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Man-made underground passage in Knockeennalicka

Man-made underground passage

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Knockeennalicka held a man-made passage beneath its rath bank, now closed and hidden under a low mound of overgrowth. The opening once breached the NE quadrant, perhaps letting people crawl into darkness or emerge beside water. They filled it later, maybe to keep out rain, strangers or whatever lived below. The mound still marks the wound, waiting for someone brave enough to lift the soil and ask what the passage wanted them to know.
In a rath (KE058-096----). According to the landowner, there was an opening close to the bank in the NE quadrant of the rath, but it has been infilled. A low mound (6m N-S; c. 6m E-W), covered by overgrowth, marks the location of the opening. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

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