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Tue 04 Apr 2007Remains discovered in Clare may date to pre-Christian timesThe skeletal remains of what appears to be at least six individuals, possibly dating back to pre-Christian times, have been discovered during a local authority archaeological dig in Co Clare.They were discovered during preparatory work for a waterworks scheme in Newmarket-on-Fergus.According to a Clare County Council spokesman, the remains and up to four further possible burials have also been detected during archaeological monitoring of ground works for a water reservoir at Barnhill, near Newmarket-on-Fergus.