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[JohnnyRaz]

is that the capucin place?

Yeah.
As I understand there was earth from the holy land in the crypt, so all the notables wanted to be buried there. And one day one of the friars got all blue Peter with the corpses

 

[magicbastarder]

blindboy posted this, ref the fire in michan's, and pointed out that the remains in question are pre-christian.

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there is an obvious dichotomy there, if they shouldn't be shared on social media because they're human remains, what makes them special?
i've no idea whether the footage shows horseplay by archaeologists or someone having broken into the site at night, say, and interfering with a dig. given the garda involvement, i suspect it's more likely to be the latter.

I suspect this is the site:

Calls to preserve human remains at DLS site

DUBLIN City Council have been asked to ensure the preservation of archaeological finds including that of human remains at the De La Salle site in Ballyfermot.Dwyer Nolan Developments Ltd are building a development for 927 residential units, in blocks up to a height of 13 storeys, at the site of...

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