souterrains

Maudi

hi im doing a project and need help with souterrains in my area (wicklow)i know they are almost non existing here but i seem to recal some thing about one found in kilmacanogue..any help or pointers would be great...

slowburner

Here's ten listed souterrains in Wicklow, from here

SMR No. / Townland
w1007-06002 Kilmacanogue
w1025-015 Dunbur Head
w1034-014003 Killaduff
w1038-005 Ballycumber south
w1034-027002 Kilballyowen
w1026-010 Unknown
w1034-020 Killaduff
w1016-016 Lockstown upper
w1023-049 Brockagh
w1019-033 Ballyvolan


That should keep you busy for Christmas - and please, keep us posted on your project. I for one, would love to know what you come up with;)

slowburner

Did you get to see any souterrains yet?

Maudi

slowburner wrote: »

Did you get to see any souterrains yet?

did u get my reply already?anyhoo my presentation is due wednesday...i did get to see the ruins of one in rathmichael cudnt get to the one in kilmac (dogs barking nobody home) but il go back again and try..
they actually turned out to be very interesting.extremly wel built.with twists and turns.dead ends.trap doors.some with sections that only a child would fit thru..air vents and drains.some actually using the 'ring' in ring forts for concelment.an often overlooked national monument i think.

slowburner

Maudi wrote: »

did u get my reply already?

I think so - did I not reply?

anyhoo my presentation is due wednesday...i did get to see the ruins of one in rathmichael cudnt get to the one in kilmac (dogs barking nobody home) but il go back again and try..
they actually turned out to be very interesting.extremly wel built.with twists and turns.dead ends.trap doors.some with sections that only a child would fit thru..air vents and drains.some actually using the 'ring' in ring forts for concelment.an often overlooked national monument i think.

They sound very interesting - any pics?

JMSE

On souterrains and not thinking my question merits a different thread, history says that the Gaelic Irish before the 16th century 'roved' around the country following their herds and mainly living in caves or timber/straw shelters. Where are all the caves??? or were the souterrains providing the much needed shelter and security for the Gaelic Irish?

slowburner

If I recall correctly, families occasionally occupied various tombs as recently as the middle of the 19th C.
There was one in Rathdown, south county Dublin and one in Glenmalure, county Wicklow, that I know of, but there must have been many more.

It is a good subject to pick up on though, a reference to people living in 'caves' that aren't really abundant in Ireland.