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Cave (site of)

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One hundred yards east of the cromleac, a vanished cave waited behind a cut-stone entrance, while a conglomerate rock nearby served as a Mass Rock. Old men from Bruff repeated the shape of that hidden door, and two large flagstones still marked the lost gateway beside it. The cave itself has withdrawn from the living land, leaving only witness stones and memory to hold its absence.
Site of cave described by Lynch (1913, 20) as following; 'Just outside Mr. Leahy's yard wall is a fine conglomerate, which many years ago, Mr. Leahy was informed, was used as a Mass Rock. About sixty yards [55m] north of this Mr. Kelly pointed out the exact spot where the cave was discovered. Mr. Leahy Jnr., heard old men from Bruff say that the entrance to the cave was formed of cut stone. It is about 100 yards [91m] due east of the cromleac [LI032-120----]. Near the cave are two large flagstones where an old gateway was'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 06 August 2019

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