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Man-made underground passage in Killalough

Man-made underground passage

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Killalough hides a man-made underground passage inside its ringfort, yet no entrance or trench remains visible for modern eyes. Local tradition preserves the tunnel while the earth has swallowed the proof. People may have dug the passage to escape rain, invaders or ordinary boredom, but the soil has erased the exit and changed the function into mystery. What is left is a hole in knowledge rather than a hole in ground, waiting for someone reckless enough to dig or patient enough to listen for water moving through dark stone.
In ringfort (CO064-004001-). Local tradition of Man-made underground passage; no visible surface trace. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). 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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