Skeleton uncovered in Smithfield

sf80 · 14-10-2011 12:08pm #1

http://twitpic.com/702xxw

Degsy · 14-10-2011 12:30pm

sf80 wrote: »

http://twitpic.com/702xxw

I have a bone to pick with that bloke.

GoldenTickets · 14-10-2011 12:32pm

Degsy wrote: »

I have a bone to pick with that bloke.

There is nothing humerus about this.

Sooopie · 14-10-2011 12:36pm

oh my!

wonder how long its been there?!!!

14-10-2011 12:38pm

I told ESB thats a graveyard !!

OwlsZat · 14-10-2011 12:41pm

Looks like distant rather than recent history. Wonder what Smithfield was many moons ago?

getz · 14-10-2011 12:46pm

Sooopie wrote: »

oh my!

wonder how long its been there?!!!

i believe that they found a coin around its neck,which said on it,;irish hide and seek champion 1863

Degsy · 14-10-2011 12:48pm

I understand its U2 frontman Bone-O.

Degsy · 14-10-2011 12:50pm

OwlsZat wrote: »

Looks like distant rather than recent history. Wonder what Smithfield was many moons ago?

Its at the same level as the pipes to the left of the screen so it cant be that old..

However we should know more about it to-marrow.

mikemac · 14-10-2011 12:51pm

This has happened in Galway a few years back and it was found out later they were executed prisoners buried in a paupers grave there and then

Was Smithfield the place in Dublin for this?

Degsy · 14-10-2011 12:55pm

mikemac wrote: »

This has happened in Galway a few years back

Near Schull was it?

NewFrockTuesday · 14-10-2011 1:02pm

Degsy wrote: »

Near Schull was it?

That remains to be seen.

Degsy · 14-10-2011 1:10pm

Is the Guard in the picture a member of the Traffic Corpse?

vektarman · 14-10-2011 1:14pm

mikemac wrote: »

This has happened in Galway a few years back and it was found out later they were executed prisoners buried in a paupers grave there and then

Was Smithfield the place in Dublin for this?

Only on horse fair days.

OwlsZat · 14-10-2011 1:16pm

Poor time to get dug up, looks like he is going to get nicked and all!

BeerNut · 14-10-2011 1:17pm

Another resident of Dublin Central gets a dig-out :rolleyes:

It's pre-1660s, apparently.

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Degsy · 14-10-2011 1:30pm

BeerNut wrote: »

Another resident of Dublin Central gets a dig-out :rolleyes:

It's pre-1660s, apparently.

The bones appear to belong to a female..i reckon her name was Denise.:pac:

NewFrockTuesday · 14-10-2011 1:33pm

Took me longer than it should have to get that!

Dancor · 14-10-2011 1:41pm

Not even in a proper grave yard

Must be a no body

Degsy · 14-10-2011 1:42pm

NewFrockTuesday wrote: »

Took me longer than it should have to get that!

I thought it was obvious,tibia honest witha you.

admiralofthefleet · 14-10-2011 1:43pm

jaysus lads, let it rest

John Mason · 14-10-2011 2:43pm

quite day in work, Degsy?

not yet · 14-10-2011 2:59pm

Jesus this sh1te is dreadful. so many stand up comics in one place.

getz · 14-10-2011 3:04pm

the first englishman to tell a irish joke ?

Helium · 14-10-2011 3:08pm

That fella in high vis jacket looks like he has a boner!!

TheVoodoo · 14-10-2011 3:40pm

The comment under the pic says ' Skeleton found in May ' Is this an old pic that's been dug up?

stovelid · 14-10-2011 3:44pm

not yet wrote: »

Jesus this sh1te is dreadful. so many stand up comics in one place.

Somebody needs to have a sternum word with them.

Degsy · 14-10-2011 3:51pm

irishbird wrote: »

quite day in work, Degsy?

Yep..quiet as the grave.

Dont mind me,i'm just ribbing you.

DeepSleeper · 14-10-2011 4:01pm

BeerNut wrote: »

Another resident of Dublin Central gets a dig-out :rolleyes:

It's pre-1660s, apparently.

A skeleton has been found in a hole in Smithfield.... Gardaí are looking into it...

Degsy · 14-10-2011 4:09pm

DeepSleeper wrote: »

A skeleton has been found in a hole in Smithfield.... Gardaí are looking into it...

Gardai said due to cutbacks they now have to operate with a skeleton staff.

vektarman · 14-10-2011 6:32pm

Degsy wrote: »

Gardai said due to cutbacks they now have to operate with a skeleton staff.

Sounds like a grave situation.

Degsy · 14-10-2011 6:46pm

vektarman wrote: »

Sounds like a grave situation.

Dont be so shallow.

dominiquecruz · 14-10-2011 6:47pm

vektarman wrote: »

Sounds like a grave situation.

:rolleyes: Good one. None of us cadaver top that.

Degsy · 14-10-2011 8:37pm

BeerNut wrote: »

Another resident of Dublin Central gets a dig-out :rolleyes:

It's pre-1660s, apparently.

Gardai believe this was the last thing the man saw

The_B_Man · 15-10-2011 5:11pm

Lookin at the first photo therem there's some pipes right beside the skeleton. How could someone lay those pipes without noticing it??

PS Its May Lane behind Smithfiled Square. Its where the roadworks are taking place right in front of the Old Jameson Distillery.

DeepSleeper · 15-10-2011 5:56pm

The_B_Man wrote: »

Lookin at the first photo therem there's some pipes right beside the skeleton. How could someone lay those pipes without noticing it??

I'd say the trench for those pipes was just a little higher than the skeleton, in which case they weren't exposed at the time, or else the machine-dug pipe trench truncated the skeleton - archaeological remains are often truncated by later activity and often the machine-operator genuinely doesn't notice because they are digging a vertical trench through horizontal strata/remains - It happens... The driver is watching out for buried cables/pipes/rocks and a bone fragment or two (he'd only see fragments, not the whole thing normally) wouldn't raise an eyebrow as he'd probably consider them to be dumped animal bones if he saw them.

We won't know the story until the archaeologist issues their report (or a press release) - that will tell us if the skeleton was intact or truncated...

boneless · 16-10-2011 12:04am

Smithfield was a burial site for execution victims in the 17th century. The public gallows was in Hammond Lane, a corruption of Hangmans Lane... a good number of skeletons were excavated by archaeologists in the area during the past few years.

I was on one such dig in 2005.

The_B_Man · 16-10-2011 2:56am

Did u find any skeletons, or was the site boneless??

dsmythy · 16-10-2011 3:21am

boneless wrote: »

Smithfield was a burial site for execution victims in the 17th century. The public gallows was in Hammond Lane, a corruption of Hangmans Lane... a good number of skeletons were excavated by archaeologists in the area during the past few years.

I was on one such dig in 2005.

And look at what happened to you!

Degsy · 16-10-2011 11:36pm

dsmythy wrote: »

And look at what happened to you!

Look what happened to the bloke they murdered and buried!

dave80 · 17-10-2011 9:56am

Another skeleton found this morning, looks to be a small child, hav a pic but can't upload from mobile

Degsy · 17-10-2011 10:24am

dave80 wrote: »

Another skeleton found this morning, looks to be a small child, hav a pic but can't upload from mobile

It looks like they could now be excavating in what was once the churchyard at the back of St Michans.

boneless · 17-10-2011 5:13pm

I have just been speaking to one of the team at the site. Indeed, it does look like it is part of the extended St Michans cemetery. They found nails and traces of wood, possibly from coffins in the same contexts as the skeletons.

And to answer some of the quips above, I am boneless due to severe artrithis

... possibly due to all that digging up bones!!

Skeleton uncovered in Smithfield

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