The find reveals the existence of a Christian church predating the foundation of St Mary’s Abbey, which was previously thought to be the earliest post-Viking settlement in the area.
Bullitt Hotel – which is on track to be built between Abbey Street and Mary's Lane – is now the site of an archaeological discovery.
Members of the archaeology team works on a skeleton at an ancient burial site associated with the earliest inhabitants of medieval Dublin, which has been discovered along with foundations of buildings dating back to the 1600s, during preparatory works for a new development on Capel Street, Dublin
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