Viking settlement unearthed in Cork

A 1,000-YEAR-OLD settlement, described by experts as one of the most significant Viking finds outside Dublin’s Wood Quay, has been discovered in Cork.

Archaeologists yesterday confirmed the remarkable find off the city's South Main Street is the first firm proof that Vikings lived in the city.

"It's a wonderful discovery," said National Museum director Dr Pat Wallace. "What they have stumbled on is evidence of a Hiberno-Norse house of urban type in a non-Viking town."