Plunkett — On the Exploration of the Knockninny Cave. 331 



The engraving opposite shows the general appearance of Knock- 

 ninny, and also the position of the entrance to the cave. It penetrates 

 an escarpment in the south-west side of the hill, at an altitude of about 

 330 feet above the adjoining valley. 



Fig. 2. — Entrance to Knockninny Cave. 



On examining the rock adjoining the entrance, several feet of it were 

 found to have crumbled away through atmospheric agencies. An 

 excavation was made 6 feet outside the entrance, and, after removing 

 a quantity of debris, charcoal, human remains, and animals' bones 

 were found, and a little deeper the original floor of the cave. 



The cave passes into the hill with a gentle curve for a distance of 

 35 feet, when it narrows to a width of 2 feet, and 4 feet high. Parsing 

 through this narrow door the cave immediately enlarges to a width 

 of 6 feet, and 10 feet high; then, taking a sudden bend, passes out 

 westward on a rocky shelf on the top of a precipitous rock. The 

 distance from the east entrance to where it passes out in the west is 

 51 feet, and varies in height from 10 to 4 feet. These observations 



