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In 1990 human remains were discovered by a fisherman in the bank of the Ward river at Swords. There were two skulls protruding from the river bank. Only the upper portion of the bodies were recovered. Not precisely located (NMI, Cahill & Sikora, 473).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DU011-102

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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  • Kieran Campbell, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Jonjobaker, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, blogs.stthomas.edu
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