Human remains taken from Inishbofin by Trinity researchers returned to island
The skulls, thought to be around 400 years old, were taken from a monastery on the island in 1890.
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The skulls, thought to be around 400 years old, were taken from a monastery on the island in 1890.
Trinity College made the decision to return the thirteen skulls to Inishbofin after a working group examined the legacy issue.
Trinity College made the decision to return the thirteen skulls to Inishbofin after a working group examined the legacy issue.
A reburial ceremony has been held on an Irish island as 13 human skulls that were stolen by academics more than 100 years ago were returned.
Trinity College made the decision to return the thirteen skulls to Inishbofin after a working group examined the legacy issue.