Man-made underground passage in Kinard

This Man-made underground passage was discovered in the early 1800's in Kinard townland, but its exact location is no longer known. The 1838 OS Letters record that ‘In the Townland of Kinard or Glen-Eeveen was lately discovered an artificial cave of cyclopean architecture. It lies opposite the mill of Rath-Creevy on the other side of the River Daoil. It is rounded at the corners and formed of very large stones. About one hundred yards of the same mill of Rathcreevy there is a natural cave called Dun-briste’ (O’Flanagan 1927, 99 (50)). The mill, indicated as ‘Corn Mill’, is shown on the E side of the River Deel on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. This would imply that the Man-made underground passage is location on the SW side of the river, possible in the vicinity of Dunbristle (MA038-031----). Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 14 August 2019