The remains were found under Nancy Spains pub as the site was being cleared for a social housing project.
Cork City Council archaeologist Ciara Brett said the Barrack Street remains appear to be from the 18th Century or earlier. The human remains are being fully recorded and will be removed by the archaeological team before further analysis.Currently, no "datable evidence" such as artefacts have been found buried with the remains, she said, and the remains are "quite fragmentary".Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, she said the excavation will be completed by the end of the week.
Then, the remains will be examined by the osteoarchaeologist who can "identify quite a lot of things, such as the sex of the individuals, possible age of them, whether they are adult or juvenile".Ciara Brett explained that the groundworks at the site are located within the former suburbs of the medieval city of Cork and are of important historical and archaeological significance.
Im sure I recognise 2 of them
I hope they figure out they were actually from Dublin and were down in Cork on their hollibops or we'll never hear the end of it 🤣
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