Bringing up the bodies: Ground beneath Cork's Nancy's Spain's finally reveals its secrets

One site, two remarkable finds from two separate and distinct periods of the Cork's past. And this may only be the start of the story.

The former Nancy Spain's bar on Cork's Barrack Street before it was demolished.

It has held its secrets for centuries. Now the ground beneath what was once one of Ireland’s most popular music venues is finally giving them up.

Archaeologists knew the site of the former Nancy Spain's pub on Cork's Barrack St, close to the medieval heart of the city, had potential once groundworks started last year.