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Man-made underground passage in Moneymore

Man-made underground passage

What is recorded here

Moneymore, Drogheda and Mellifont Abbey may have shared a hidden underground link, according to local tradition. Whether monks built the passage for secret travel or people invented it to make the landscape sound larger, the claim still touches the area. Both places remain active and visible, which gives the hidden link a reasonable shape. The absence of a known entrance does not remove the possibility that a chamber, tunnel or forgotten route still waits beneath the ground.
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 an underground passage between the friary (LH024-041002-), Drogheda and Mellifont Abbey (LH023-007002-).

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

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