What is recorded here

Drogheda, Moneymore area, County Louth, Ireland: local tradition remembers a hidden cave beneath the land near the Dominican monastery, though no entrance remains visible. People may have dug or uncovered the passage for refuge, storage, or secret worship, then buried it when the monastery rose above. The earth kept the shape while memory preserved the purpose, waiting for someone to listen beneath the roots.

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 'cave' near the Dominican monastery (LH024-041001-), Drogheda. (D'alton 1844, 107).

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