What is recorded here

Hartnett heard in 1939 that a plough struck the passage roof near Garryhesty, revealing a narrow dark chamber before people closed it again. The sudden appearance of a hidden room during ordinary farm work suggests the land still keeps sharp-edged surprises beneath its soil. Whether the chamber held treasure, bones or nothing at all has vanished with the exact spot, leaving only the surprise itself to circulate locally.

Hartnett (1939, 160) recorded, from local information, that while ploughing near standing stone (6917), roofing slab of underground passage was found. Passage later closed up. No further details. Exact location not known. 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

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