What is recorded here

Five metres of quiet darkness still yawns beneath the southern soil, marked only by a shallow depression and a forgotten slab trapped in ash roots. The rath itself has vanished under plough and time, yet its ghost outline remains visible when the grass grows tall enough to reveal the shape of what was lost. Whoever dug those caves worked in shadow, building rooms no map can enter. They likely believed depth could hide life from hunger, violence or gods. The land kept that belief safe by swallowing the entrance whole.

Located in a rath (MA071-167001-). A Man-made underground passage, marked as 'Caves', is shown on the 1838 OS 6-inch map in the NW quadrant of the rath. The rath has been levelled but its outline can still be traced. A slight surface depression (diam. c. 5m) in the S half may point to an underlying Man-made underground passage. A large slab, possible a displaced roof lintel, is visible amidst an accumulation of field clearance stones at the roots of an ash tree on the SW perimeter of the rath. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 23 September 2021

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