What is recorded here

Under St. Fursey's graveyard in Haggardstown, a man-made passage cuts through the earth, local tradition claims. Whether it served the church, hid people during trouble, or simply drained water remains unknown. The stones may have witnessed prayers, flight, or ordinary maintenance, but the absence of evidence preserves the mystery rather than solving it.

The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Local tradition of a Man-made underground passage in St. Fursey's graveyard (LH012-014----). (CLAJ 1934, 210-11).

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