A 36-year-old man has admitted stealing the mummified head of an 800-year-old 'Crusader' from a church in Dublin.
'The Crusader' was decapitated at the crypt in St Michan's Church, Church Street in February of this year and stolen, along with another skull.
On 5 March, gardaí recovered both the head of the crusader and the second skull.
Brian Bridgeman, with an address at Fortlawn Park, Blanchardstown, Dublin, appeared briefly before Dublin Circuit Criminal Court where he was arraigned.
Bridgeman pleaded guilty to entering the vaults of St Michan's between 23 and 24 February as a trespasser and committing theft.
Judge Martin Nolan adjourned the case for sentencing on 24 July.
Bridgeman has been remanded in custody.
