Some remains date back to between AD 662 and 817.
It's been discovered human remains from an Offaly bog site are more than 1,300 years old.
They were exposed to the elements when trees uprooted themselves last year on the Lemanaghan Bog during Storm Eowyn.
The storm happened to also fall on January 24th, the feast day of Saint Manchán, the site's founding saint.
People came across them after, which led to an archaeological investigation which found some of the remains state as far back as between 662 and 817 AD.
Chair of the Lemanaghan Bog Heritage and Conservation Group Seamus Corcoran says it brings local history to life:
Meanwhile, An Offaly community are continuing to appeal against a proposed windfarm.
BnM and SSE Renewables. are seeking to build between 13 and 17 turbines on Lemanaghan Bog which would stand at 220 meters tall.
Plans were lodged with An Coimisiún Pleanála in July 2021, with plans still in a pre-application consultation stage.
The Lemanaghan Bog Heritage and Conservation Group set themselves to oppose the project, with a peaceful protest carried out against the project in August 2024.
Chair of the group Seamus Corcoran says it's embedded in the community:
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