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Digging into the past reveals Cork settled much earlier than thought

Wooden floors uncovered by excavation work on South Main Street suggests urban planning arrived in Cork earlier than we thought, writes Niall Murray.

Digging into the past reveals Cork settled much earlier than thought

Mon, 29 Jan, 2018 - 00:00

Wooden floors uncovered by excavation work on South Main Street suggests urban planning arrived in Cork earlier than we thought, writes Niall Murray.

One of a sequence of house floors dating from 1070 to 1120. Picture: Maurice F. Hurley

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Courts Analysis Cork Event Centre Place: Cork Place: South Main Street Place: Bishop Lucey Park Place: Christchurch Place: Beamish Place: Crawford Place: River Lee Place: rsquo Person: Niall Murray Person: Maurice Hurley Person: Hurley Organisation: Crawford brewery

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