Millennium time capsule planned

A west-coast island community is planning to bury a millennium time capsule on the last day of this year

A west-coast island community is planning to bury a millennium time capsule on the last day of this year. The 120 residents of Clare Island, off the Mayo coast, are invited to contribute something to the capsule, which will be buried in the island cemetery. It will be exhumed in 2050.

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