Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Crossmoyle, County Monaghan, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Crossmoyle
- County
- Monaghan
- Country
- Ireland
- SMR number
- MO011-008003-
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The National Monuments Service's description
Wakeman (1875, 328) recorded a local tradition of an underground passage or possible souterrain at the motte and bailey (MO011-008001-) and there are folk references to one recorded in the schools manuscripts (IFC, School's MSS 946, 248-9; 947, 104; 956, 286-7: https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes), but no physical evidence of one has ever been encountered.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of revision: 26 January 2018
Revised by: Michael Moore
References
IFC Schools' MSS: Irish Folklore Commission Schools' Manuscripts. Department of Folklore. University College, Dublin.
Wakeman, W. F. 1875 On the Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Cluain-Eois, now Clones, County of Monaghan. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, vol. 13, 327-340 (RT 329-32; ‘Abbey' 333-35; Shrine 335-8