Human remains found in Cork pub not from Viking era

The site is very close to the historic Elizabeth Fort and to the medieval heart of the city.

A Garda with a workman on the site of the former Nancy Spain's pub on Barrack Street, Cork, where the human remains have been discovered. Picture: Dan Linehan

Archaeologists are set to examine a set of historic skeletal human remains which were found buried under a partially demolished pub close to the medieval heart of Cork city.

It's understood the remains, which were found on the site of the former Nancy Spain’s pub on Barrack Street, one of the oldest streets in the city, are not from the Viking era, given the depth at which they were found.