
What is recorded here
Cornasleeve holds a man-made underground passage only in local tradition, with no physical evidence remaining for it to show. The story lives inside the rath rather than beneath it, inviting wonder about what hands may have shaped in darkness before memory faded.
There is a local tradition of a cave or possible Man-made underground passage in the interior of rath (MW028-108001-), but there is no physical evidence of it
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of revision: 17 December 2017
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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