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Man-made underground passage in Ballynacloghy

Man-made underground passage

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Ballynacloghy holds a man-made underground passage inside a rath, though no surface trace remains for anyone to point at. Local information also names a children's burial ground nearby, giving the hidden place a bruised and tender purpose. The absence of a visible entrance does not remove the passage; it withdraws the passage from ordinary sight and hands it over to memory, story and imagination.
According to local information, there is a Man-made underground passage within the interior of a rath (GA102-002----). No visible surface trace is visible. A children's burial ground (GA102-002001-) is also associated. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 7 December 2016

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