Bones found as builders renovate house in Cork City

Builders have found human bones — which could date from before the Famine — during house renovations in Cork City.

The bones, believed to be the remains of at least two individuals, have now been sent to experts in Queen’s University in Belfast for carbon dating to establish their exact age.

The builders made the startling discovery as they were digging foundations for an extension to a house off Barrack’s St in the city, on Monday afternoon.