Workmen unearth 800-year-old burial site

Workmen unearthed a burial site near Limerick’s King John’s Castle which may date to the 13th century.

Three human skulls were among the disarticulated bone parts discovered just off Nicholas Street and the site was immediately sealed off and the National Museum informed.

Work was being done on a new entrance to the bank of the Shannon from Nicholas Street when the discovery was made at around lunchtime.