The Archdeacon of St Michan's Church, from where a mummified head and skull were stolen recently, has thanked the public and the Gardaí for their help in returning the historic remains.

Gardaí have recovered a stolen 800-year-old skull.

Thieves broke into a crypt at St Michan's Church and stole the head of one mummy called The Crusader, while damaging a number of others.