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southward to the foot of the Reeks, are studded with raths, as a glance 

 at the Ordnance maps will show. The existence of the Dunloe cave, 

 well known to archaeologists through its ogams, was an indication to 

 me that underground chambers probably existed elsewhere in the 

 district. 



TuLLiG (0. S. 65^). — Hearing of a collapsed chamber, into which a 

 horse fell at TuUig, on the farm of a man named Shea, about half a 

 mile beyond Churchtown, on the right of the road to Killorgiin, I 

 paid a visit to the spot, and had the chamber cleared out at consider- 

 able labour for examination. The field is on a gentle elevation, and 

 probably once possessed a rath ; but there is no sign of it now, and it 

 was probably levelled during tillage operations, and the division of the 

 land into fields. The chamber and passages were cut in the native 

 earth, the strata being of a close and compact clayey nature, and no stones 

 whatever were used in their formation (Plate I.). Tlie main chamber, 

 which had completely fallen in, being cleared out, showed tliat it 

 measui-ed 7 feet by 4 feet 10 inches wide, it was about 5 feet high, the 

 roof being about 7 feet from the surface of the ground. It lay nearly 

 north-west by south-east; and from near the south end a narrow pass- 

 age, 18 inches high and over 2 feet long, led with a wide sweep on the 

 right into another chamber 12 feet long, 5|- feet wide, and 5 feet high. 

 Prom this chamber another passage — 5 feet long, 1 9 inches wide, and 

 the same height — led into another chamber, with a wide curve on the 

 right and running nearly east and west ; it measured about 4 feet 

 wide and sloped upwards, but was quite choked at a distance of 6 feet. 

 This was no doubt the passage from the original entrance from above, 

 but I did not get it cleared further. I was doubtful how far the passage 

 ran, nor did I like the look of the damp, moist roof ; and as much 

 labour had already been expended, and other matters pressing on my 

 attention, I abandoned further search along the passage. 



Pogaett's Kath and Chambers, Cullenagh Uppee (0. S. 65). — This 

 is a fine rath, lying south-west of CuUenagh national school, in the land 

 of a farmer named Fogarty. It is in fairly perfect preservation, and 

 circular, with an interior diameter of 76 feet. It is surrounded by 

 a stone and earthen rampart 1 1 feet thick, and 8 feet high in places 

 on which furze and thorn bushes grow luxuriantly. I was told that 

 an opening to a chamber had been discovered some years ago, and this 

 on experimenting, was found near the centre of the rath (Plate II.). The 

 removal of earth and stones to a depth of a few feet disclosed a passage 



1 The references are to the Six-inch Ordnance Map of Co. Kerry. 



