Skeletal remains of six people found under Cork pub

The first skeleton was unearthed almost two weeks ago and works have now uncovered the remains of six people, believed to predate the 19th century building on the site

The fragmentary remains of the first skeleton discovered on the site. Picture: D Murphy, John Cronin and Associates

The skeletal remains of six people have now been found under a partially demolished pub near the medieval heart of Cork city.

Confirmation of the new discoveries on the site of the former Nancy Spain's pub on Barrack St comes almost two weeks after the discovery of a partial human skeleton during groundworks on the site, which is being cleared for a Cork City Council social housing project.