Summary of a study of county Cork souterrains

McCarthy, J. P.

Summary of a study of county Cork souterrains

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1983

Authors

McCarthy, J. P.

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Cork Historical and Archaeological Society

Abstract

There are several thousand souterrains in Ireland, and in Co. Cork to date we have records of the existence of approximately 500. The scientific name souterrain is an antiquarian's term for these monuments. Other names used in the past were Dane's Hole and Rath Cave. Folknames for souterrains range from the nondescript Cave or Poll Talaimh to, in specific cases, Tigh-faoi-thalamh and Carraig-an-tseomra. Dr Anthony Lucas states in a recent paper (2) that probably, during the period in which they were used, one of the common names for a souterrain was Uam (Uaimh in modern Irish).

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McCarthy, J. P., 1983. Summary of a study of County Cork Souterrains. Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society, 88 (247), pp.100-105.