An aged mates recovered dormant astatine a location extracurricular Newry, County Down, are believed to person died immoderate clip ago, the constabulary person said.
They added that the deaths are not presently being treated arsenic suspicious but enquiries are ongoing.
The bodies were discovered astatine the spot connected Greenan Road, betwixt Burren colony and Newry city. A post-mortem introspection has taken place.
It is understood the mates had not been seen successful the country for immoderate time.
Police cordoned disconnected the location portion forensics investigators examined the country connected Friday.
Newry, Mourne and Down Councillor Declan McAteer told BBC News NI connected Friday helium believed the mates had nary adjacent relatives surviving nearby.
He said the mates did not person overmuch interaction with the section community, but their neighbours were precise shocked and saddened by the find of their bodies.