Cave in Corbally, passage in County Galway

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What is recorded here

In W half of a ringfort (GA070-045----). A well-preserved drystone-built Man-made underground passage, roughly T-shaped in plan, consisting of two chambers connected by a creep. Access is gained via an opening at E end of 1st chamber (L 7.75m, Wth 1.75m) which runs E-W. Some 5m W of the present entrance, the creep (L 1.47m Wth 0.86m) extends off S wall and leads to 2nd chamber (L 6.4m, Wth 1.73m max.) which runs at a right angle on a N-S axis. II - North Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA070-045001

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