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Man-made underground passage in Treankeel

Man-made underground passage

What is recorded here

No visible entrance, no broken stone, no shadow at ground level. The story is a cave under Mayo grass, joining two raths half a kilometre apart. Build that much distance without a ladder or light and the claim stops being innocent. It becomes an underground road, perhaps cut for people who refused to be recorded.
In a rath (MA071-073----). A local tradition that a ‘cave’ or underground passage links this rath to another rath (MA071-143----) located c. 500m to N suggests that there may be a Man-made underground passage here. There is no visible trace at ground level. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 23 September 2021

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
No visible remains or recorded as destroyed

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