Meet Cork's bone collector working on the 'very, very rare' Nancy Spain’s dig

Niamh Daly is currently working on the six skeletons found beneath the former Cork music venue and pub, Nancy Spain’s, located on Barrack Street in the heart of medieval Cork

Archaeological investigations at, and adjoining, the site of the former Nancy Spain’s Public House, Barrack Street, Cork, have revealed unprecedented insights into the turbulent history and evolution of the country’s southern capital. The discoveries relate to two separate and distinct periods of Cork’s history. Picture: Claire O'Sullivan

Collecting old bones is all in a day's work for historical crime scene investigator Niamh Daly, who unearths skeletons — and the mysteries locked within them — buried beneath our roads, pubs and homes.

The osteoarchaeologist is currently working on the six skeletons found beneath the former Cork music venue and pub, Nancy Spain’s, located on Barrack Street in the heart of medieval Cork.