Clonycavan and Old Croghan Men

 Within the past dew years, and near the town of Clonycavan, County Meath, and near the town of Croghan Hill, County Offaly, two bog bodies were found within three months of each other. Radiocarbon dating showed that Clonycavan Man lived between 392 and 201 B.C. and Old Croghan Man between 362 and 175 B.C. Both men were young, showed few signs of physical labor during their lives, and were healthy at the time of their deaths which resulted from ritualistic execution.  They had been  buried in separate bogs 25 miles apart

a typical Irish bog

Clonycavan Man’s diet was rich in vegetables, and that he was killed in the summer or early fall when fresh produce would have been available. His hair also created much interest for both scholars and the public for the unusual way it was twisted over his head and held in place with gel made of plant oil and pine resin.