Underground Ireland

Dingatron · 10-01-2007 5:18pm

Exit wrote:

Great stuff. I've always been interested in hidden history like this.

I used to work at the airport and always heard that rumour about an underground tunnel for future Metro purposes, but never confirmed it. There is a door to the far right in the Arrivals Hall, and I asked someone what was behind it and was told that it might lead there, but that could've been spoofing.

This was not a tunnel but part of the 6 bay basement extension to terminal 1. It was a possible location for a station for the proposed Metro however it is now the soon to be open Checkin Area 14.

but underneath the baggage hall is another unused baggage hall. Don't know if it's ever been used, or if it's there for future passenger growth, but it's kinda eerie down there.

This is also part of the 6 bay lower basement. It is in full use but I know what you mean about it feeling eerie.

mike65 · 10-01-2007 5:35pm

The only Waterford tunnel I know of

http://www.deisedesign.com/de3/categories/services/article26/6.jpg

Mike.

Fajitas! · 10-01-2007 5:39pm

Where abouts is that?

Must see if I can dig up any more info of the Greyfriars one.

Static M.e. · 10-01-2007 5:40pm

These could be just rumours but here you go.

Garbally College in Ballinasloe is suppose to have tunnels leading from the main building out in the grounds somewhere this was for the priests has an excape route.

St Endas secondary school in Galway is meant to have an another tunnel which leads from under the stage out under the shop across the road.

mike65 · 10-01-2007 5:48pm

Fajitas! Thats part of the old Waterford/Dungarvan railway, its at Durrow townland about 5 miles from Dungarvan if I recall. There's a nice viaduct too.

Mike.

Jaden · 12-01-2007 11:33am

JohnCleary wrote:

Was the beginning of this tunnel between the station, and the walk-way leading out over Lough Atalia? Is ther eanything left on the Woodquay side?

And most importantly, can it be accessed?

Anyone want to go looking for this? I'm game. I'm thinking if we wander over to Woodquay and up the embankment we might find something.

andrew · 14-01-2007 1:23am

This is the mother of all hidden tunnels (at niagra falls) Sooo cool

Fajitas! · 14-01-2007 12:48pm

mike65 wrote:

Fajitas! Thats part of the old Waterford/Dungarvan railway, its at Durrow townland about 5 miles from Dungarvan if I recall. There's a nice viaduct too.

Mike.

Ah right! Thanks Mike!

Musashi · 14-01-2007 10:17pm

Isn't there supposed to be a tunnel under Dungarvan Harbour, going from the Castle in Dungarvan to the old Abbey on the headland in Abbeyside! My father says he's been in it but it had fallen in very near the Castle side. He's a horrible liar though so may be all bollix talk

I have been into some of the caves around town, back of the Cattle Mart for one, they go in a good ways and are rumoured to link with the Whitechurch caves. We couldn't find our way through so drove out to Whitechurch (10 miles) and got in at that end as well. Well scary tight places they were too, made watching any caving movie since a heart thumping flashback experience

Happy Days!

admiralofthefleet · 15-01-2007 6:22pm

saw this in tonights herald

archaeologists excavating the route of the M3 motorway from dublin to navan have unearthed a sixth century underground passage in near perfect condition at roestown, co. meath.
but the passage, used to store food and valuables and as a place of refuge, will not be preserved for future generations as a tourist attraction.
instead its location and condition will be recorded before it is capped and the motorway is built above it

lostexpectation · 15-01-2007 8:01pm

Bluetonic wrote:

There are over 30 underground rivers in Dublin alone.

This http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunnels_in_Ireland and this http://www.dublinks.com/index.cfm/loc/6-7/pt/0/spid/D9A8961B-398A-4E6C-A6ADB5DD24861F6D.htm should be of interest.

i hear some cities are restoring theres are there any rivers worth unculverting?

or there bits of the tolka and doddle that need to be reopened?

alos see an ep of coast that showed this miles long salt mine excavation in antrim

Degsy · 15-01-2007 10:54pm

lostexpectation wrote:

i hear some cities are restoring theres are there any rivers worth unculverting?

or there bits of the tolka and doddle that need to be reopened?

alos see an ep of coast that showed this miles long salt mine excavation in antrim

The stream that gave finglas its name is onli visible at a couple of point,along dunsink lane and parralel to the dual carraigeway beside premier square.In fact they culverted another 50 meter section of it last year,presumably so they can build apartments on top of it.In Donghmede,the Donagh Water,an anciet strem associated with the holy well of St Donagh was finally culverted over in the 80's because parents were worried thier brats would drown in it.It bugs me to see ancient watercourses treated like sewers.

starn · 07-02-2007 7:49pm

Looks like I might be paying a visit to Tara mines next week. Its the largest zinc mine in the WORLD. Anyone know if there is anything I should look out for while im there

Capt'n Midnight · 07-02-2007 8:50pm

didn't they used to have a big tank of mercury to float things on - IIRC they used to do a man walking on water act, but health and safety killjoys stopped that, even if you swallowed a load of it you still wouldn't drown

aphex™ · 07-02-2007 9:58pm

Capt'n Midnight wrote:

didn't they used to have a big tank of mercury to float things on - IIRC they used to do a man walking on water act, but health and safety killjoys stopped that, even if you swallowed a load of it you still wouldn't drown

Mercury? If you swallowed a tiny drop you'd be mentally retarded instantly and a vegetable for life.

mloc · 07-02-2007 11:58pm

aphex&#8482 wrote:

Mercury? If you swallowed a tiny drop you'd be mentally retarded instantly and a vegetable for life.

ok, maybe a slight exageration, but even the fumes from that amount of mercury would be highly toxic, walking across it not such a great idea, mercury is absorbed through the skin too...

http://ptcl.chem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/ME/mercury.html

Pineapple stu · 08-02-2007 12:31am

jackdaw wrote:

I heard there is a tunnel connecting Connelly station and Heuston station,

And its stupid that they don't use it ?

Anyone confirm this ?

They do. its the phoenix park tunnel which is about 750 meters long.

starn · 08-02-2007 8:32am

Capt'n Midnight wrote:

didn't they used to have a big tank of mercury to float things on - IIRC they used to do a man walking on water act, but health and safety killjoys stopped that, even if you swallowed a load of it you still wouldn't drown

Your ****ting me

Scrotum · 08-02-2007 11:08am

Theres an old mine on killiney beach.
Just past the old tea rooms.

"There is an old mine entrance in the cliff (it is unsafe to enter), where lead and copper was worked sporadically during the 1750's and 1820's."

sunnyjim · 11-02-2007 3:24am

dade wrote:

heard the stoey of teh Oconnell street ones years ago

Marino casino is suppose to have a load of them, some running as far as St Davids CBS up the malahide road. Not sure if that is true or not.

Dade, you are bang on.

There are 3 main buildings in the St Davids 'campus'... The School, the Gym ( a former church ) and the Artand Boys Band complex. Beside the gym there was once a great oak, which was a few hundred years old and cut down 4 years ago. There was a little shed under this tree attached to the gym... If you were a bold boy, you could break into this shed and climb down a rusty ladder into a tunnel. The door was open when I was reall young ( 14 years ago ) and was closed up proper 10 years ago.

John R · 12-02-2007 11:00am

aphex&#8482 wrote:

Mercury? If you swallowed a tiny drop you'd be mentally retarded instantly and a vegetable for life.

Complete rubbish.

Pure mercury can be ingested in relatively large doses with little effect. To do so on a regular basis would have a cumulative effect that would certainly lead to mercury poisioning but as a once-off swallowing a small amount would not be particularly harmful.

Degsy · 12-02-2007 12:34pm

John R wrote:

Complete rubbish.

Pure mercury can be ingested in relatively large doses with little effect. To do so on a regular basis would have a cumulative effect that would certainly lead to mercury poisioning but as a once-off swallowing a small amount would not be particularly harmful.

Complete rubbish.Thats lead you're talking about,mercury is very toxic indeed.
Speaking of lead,i know its not below ground but along Puck's castle lane in shankill is the leadmines chimney,it looks like a round tower and was used for smelting lead.Does anybody know more about it?

John R · 12-02-2007 9:33pm

Degsy wrote:

Complete rubbish.Thats lead you're talking about,mercury is very toxic indeed.

I never said Mercury was not very toxic. It is extremely toxic IF it gets into the bloodstream, it just happens that ingesting it in liquid form does not cause much to pass into the bloodstream.

Inhaling mercury vapour, ingesting or even having skin contact with certain mercury compounds is however extremely dangerous. You are more likely to have dangerously elevated levels of mercury in your bloodstream from continuously eating large amounts of certain seafood than from ingesting a spoonful of pure mercury on an occasional basis.

andrew · 12-02-2007 10:40pm

Regardless how toxic it is, it is toxic, and i doubt you'd be able to walk on it and 'swallow a load of it without drowning.'

Hard Larry · 13-02-2007 11:52pm

There's tunnels under Collins Barracks in Dublin. (Might link with the Guinness ones maybe?) They might be out of bounds though as they go under Arbour Hill Prison too.

Magazine Fort in the Pheonix Park is rumoured to have tunnels under it.

wasnt there a tunnel/walkway under the liffey from Park Gate Street to Heuston Station?

Also I'm informed that there are tunnels running from the Old Irish Indo Printing Press on Prince Street that run under the Liffey.

And wasnt there something under the Pope's Cross?

Overheal · 14-02-2007 12:30am

Several cities in Canada are designed to be able to operate during the height of winter when its blizzardy as hell: All major buildings are linked via underground pathways and such. you see that a bit in Paris, where buildings are homes to sub/rail stations. Cept in Canada theres whole shopping malls down there..I think (this could use some Hooser confirmation btw

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JaysusMacfeck · 14-02-2007 1:26am

Overheal wrote:

Several cities in Canada are designed to be able to operate during the height of winter when its blizzardy as hell: All major buildings are linked via underground pathways and such. you see that a bit in Paris, where buildings are homes to sub/rail stations. Cept in Canada theres whole shopping malls down there..I think (this could use some Hooser confirmation btw )

Yeah, it's a great system they have in Canada. You could commute around the city and visit apartments, office and shops without ever having to go outside!

seabee · 14-02-2007 12:44pm

very random but great thread - i spent about 20 mins yesterday reading it looking at all this links....anyway i saw a bit of a programme on rte 1 yesterday evening called "Urban Tales" and there was a piece about underground catacombs under Christchurch in Cork(right next to Bishop Lucy Park). After the end credits the presenter spoke and said that if you have heard any historical urban tales you should e-mail urbantales@rte.ie and they may investigate it for the next series - so maybe some people here should do that to confirm/deny some of the stories . I'm just after looking at the website and a future episode will contain a piece about under ground tunnels in Derry.
Now for my story

I live a few mile away from Rathcroghan - burial place of the Kings of Connacht. There are some caves/underground passages nearby which are partialy accessible now, and the story goes that these stretched for miles around, including some hills (where it is possible to see approx 4 counties) around 8 miles away - where another fort was located, and another goes to a former "mass rock"/place of worship 5 miles away. This is a limestone area so some of the passages would be natural but this network may have been extended by people in ancient times...

starn · 14-02-2007 10:49pm

Hard Larry wrote:

There's tunnels under Collins Barracks in Dublin. (Might link with the Guinness ones maybe?) They might be out of bounds though as they go under Arbour Hill Prison too.

Magazine Fort in the Pheonix Park is rumoured to have tunnels under it.

wasnt there a tunnel/walkway under the liffey from Park Gate Street to Heuston Station?

Also I'm informed that there are tunnels running from the Old Irish Indo Printing Press on Prince Street that run under the Liffey.

And wasnt there something under the Pope's Cross?

Has anyone it visited any of these

rardagh · 17-02-2007 6:28pm

http://www.archiseek.com/content/showthread.php?t=514

Underground Ireland

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