12/10/2023
Archaeological excavations at the County Down site of a new school have uncovered ground-breaking artefacts.
Excavation of the property at Downpatrick first revealed an Irish famine graveyard that had been a workhouse.
However, as we went further, we found one of the biggest prehistoric settlements ever found on the island of Ireland.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-northern-ireland-64577046
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