Cave — Ballycummin

The record identifies Cave — Ballycummin as Man-made underground passage. It does not safely name every person, family or worker who used it, or fix all phases to exact years.

The recorded type points to a built underground passage, often connected with a farm or defended home, although its exact use can vary. That explains the likely everyday purpose without claiming people, tools or customs that the exact record does not prove.

The saved source says: Situated on slight E-facing slope in gently undulating pasture. Remains comprise a covered passage (L E-W 5m; H 1.1m; Wth 1.6m) with walls of un-mortared, un-coursed, limestone rubble. The roof is made up of large, roughly rectangular oval sectioned, lintels (av. L 1.9m; T 0.4m). The E end of the passage is blocked with collapsed earth. The W end is walled and terminates in a point. The current entrance, probably not original, is through a gap between the lintels toward the W end of the passage. Compiled by: Mark Keegan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

The saved record does not establish one certain ending. A change in farming, water level, trade, fuel, ownership, route or settlement pattern may have ended the use, but no single cause is claimed without evidence.

Cave — Ballycummin fixes a real piece of work or daily life to an exact place. Even where names are lost, its remains show how people obtained food and materials, organised land, made homes or adapted to the local ground.