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Mysteries August 24, 2019

Vikings May Have Inadvertently Aided The Irish To Reverse Their Population Decline

According to recent research conducted by the Queen’s University Belfast’s School of Natural and Built Environment, the population of Ireland was possibly in decline for…

Mysteries October 2, 2017

Did the Irish reach the New World before the Vikings and Columbus?

We should start off by simply stating – Christopher Columbus was not the first European to reach the Americas. The honor is commonly believed to…

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Archaeology June 15, 2016

2,000-year old butter found in ancient Irish bog might still be edible

A lump of butter that smells like strong cheese must be very old. Well in this case that lump of butter in question is around…

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Vikings May Have Inadvertently Aided The Irish To Reverse Their Population Decline

Did the Irish reach the New World before the Vikings and Columbus?

2,000-year old butter found in ancient Irish bog might still be edible