Decapitated skeletons in Limerick point to society where life was 'fraught with risk'

Before archaeologists started digging at the site on the route of the Foynes to Limerick Road Project, they were told they were excavating in 'the field of blood'

Early medieval metalwork in the form of a small, but carefully crafted buckle, found in Croagh, Co Limerick.

Archaeologists have described as “fascinating”, the discovery of a number of skeletal remains in Croagh, Co Limerick.

The recent excavations of a circular ditched enclosure along the route of the Foynes to Limerick (including Adare Bypass) Road Project, have revealed evidence of a society where life was “fraught with the risk of an early death”.