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Man-made underground passage in Lisnagry

Man-made underground passage

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Thirty feet of hollow earth hide inside the Lisnagry rath, bending like a buried tongue before disappearing under the grass. The chamber is wide enough for two people to walk side by side, yet shallow enough that a jumping child might break through the roof. Build that much deliberate space beneath a ancient fort and you are not digging a drain; you are making a room for secrets, panic or ceremony. The earth forgot the purpose but never erased the shape.
Within the NW quadrant of a rath (GA106-119----). This roughly L-shaped depression (L >16.5m, Wth 4.5m max.; D 0.7m) runs NE-SW for 12m before turning SE at NE end for a further 4.5m. It may mark the site of a Man-made underground passage. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 24 January 2018

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