Skeletal remains dating back 1,000 years have been discovered during the Bullitt development.
A member of the archaeology team examines skeletal remains discovered during preparatory works for a new hotel in central Dublin
The archaeological investigations at the site, which formerly housed Boland's Bakery, also unearthed the foundations of buildings dating back to the 1600s.Edmond O'Donovan, director of excavations for Courtney Deery Heritage Consultancy , at the Capel Street siteParts of a domestic house known as the 'Dutch Billies' have also been found.
The 'Dutch Billies' house will also be preserved while a building with surviving ovens from the Boland's Bakery dating from 1890 will be renovated and repurposed. "One of the things that was intriguing and exciting about the excavation is that we found an early burial or at least a number of burials that we suspect to be quite early.
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