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Dear Karin,
 
Yes, it certainly appears to be a shrew. The common shrew (Sorex  araneus) 
and water shrew (Neomys fodiens) are not native to  Ireland but the pigmy shrew 
(Sorex minutus) is. From the very small  size of the mandible it most probably 
belongs to that species.
 
Ian L. Baxter