What is recorded here

Beneath Coolanagh, two small earth-cut chambers wait in darkness, one measuring 1.1 by 0.9 metres and the other 1.5 by 1.0 metres. People dug them by hand, perhaps to store tools, hide goods or simply enjoy the cool quiet under the soil. A drain later broke through the northeast wall, exposing part of the passage during reclamation work. What remains is a narrow hole in the ground where human cleverness and careless progress collided.

Discovered during reclamation. Access gained through side of drain which had destroyed NE portion of Man-made underground passage. Two chambers were recorded, both earth-cut. Chamber I: L 1.1m; Wth.9m. Chamber 2: L 1.5m; Wth 1.0m. (pers. comm. R. M. Cleary). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

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