Mysterious discovery of whale bones on Cork beach prompts questions

A group of children came across the near 20-foot-long skeletal remains on the tidal channel which runs behind Barleycove beach near Goleen in West Cork on Saturda

Mystery Whale Bones have appeared on Barleycove Beach over the weekend. Picture: Noel Sweeney

An elaborate end-of-summer stunt or the long-lost remains of an ancient ocean giant? 

The discovery of a near-intact whale skeleton has sparked a mystery on the Mizen peninsula.