The remains of Kilkenny’s famine victims could be used to inform future famine studies.
An investigation into the effects of malnutrition on the make-up of bones has been completed for the first time, using the remains uncovered in Kilkenny in 2005.
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Dr Lauren Meckel is the person behind it and she’s told KCLR’s History Fix that the remains provided the largest sample that could be studied like this.
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