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Man-made underground passage in Doolargy

Man-made underground passage
Man-made underground passage in Doolargy
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Beneath Doolargy, a hidden passage linked Rice's fort to Cnoc na Cruinn, according to local story. It has vanished from human reach, leaving only shallow depressions on the mound's crown beside the cemetery. What remains is a ghost of shape, an absence that still points toward the buried route.
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 There is a 'cave' from 'Rice's fort' to 'Cnoc na Cruinn' mound according to the IFC (Schools MSS 660, 2-3). Now inaccessible, but visible as depressions on top of mound to N of cemetery.

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