Man-made underground passage in Bealick

The record identifies Man-made underground passage in Bealick 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: McCarthy (1977, 336) recorded 'a chamber found at entrance to Firville House c. 1883'. No visible surface trace. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

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.

Man-made underground passage in Bealick 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.