Waterford News & Star — Trinity College to return 400-year-old human skulls stolen by academics from island
The Trinity Legacies Review Working Group carried out research on whether to return the 13 skulls to Inishbofin.
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The Trinity Legacies Review Working Group carried out research on whether to return the 13 skulls to Inishbofin.
A Dublin university has decided to return 400-year-old human skulls that were stolen from an island off the west coast of Ireland more than 100 years ago. Thirt...
A Dublin university has decided to return 400-year-old human skulls that were stolen from an island off the west coast of Ireland more than 100 years ago. Thirt...
The university is formally reviewing legacy issues since its foundation in 1592, including that of skulls taken from the island of Inishbofin.
Marie Coyne, a genealogist who set up the Inishbofin Heritage Museum, said that islanders want the skulls returned and that the process has been too drawn out.