Medieval Irish cemetery yields intriguing data

An Irish cemetery in County Donegal, discovered in 2003, has yielded some fascinating medical data about the inhabitants of Ireland from more than 1,000 years ago. Findings have revealed evidence of cystic fibrosis, TB, cancer, multiple exostoses (bumpy bone disease) and even brain surgery, which the patient survived.

In case this seems familiar, another cemetery was uncovered just last week in Ireland; but that one was in County Kildare.

Find out more about the County Donegal cemetery in the article by Donal Thornton at Irish Central.

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