5,700-year-old house found at bypass site

THE archaeological ghost of a house a thousand years older than the earliest Egyptian pyramid have been discovered in Co Cork.

Evidence of the dwelling, which has been carbon-dated as being built in 3700BC, was unearthed during work on the €170 million Ballincollig bypass.

Archaeologists revealed that 33 other sites of historic importance were identified during work on the road. These include the discovery of an early Bronze Age enclosed settlement, dating back to 2450BC, which was unearthed in Curraheen.