There is a passage called the Dead Passage leading from Hartnett's fort in Ballyea to OGrady's rock and back to Bourke's and O'Connors fort in Duxtown. Long ago people who were long dead were seen walking along this passage during the night. This passage is going through OConnor's land in Ballyea, and is one of the ditches where it is going through, no tree ever grew.

There is a ‘fort’, an under-ground passage to the Abbey in Killeigh, almost 4 ¼ miles away. In this passage came the monks, used to store valuable books and other things. Once when the Danes attacked the monastery, the monks fled along the passage to Killeigh. They forgot a book, and a message was sent from monk, along the passage until finally the message reached Killurin. On Christmas Night, bells can be heard singing and an ass braying from Killeigh.

Over a hundred years ago Passage was only a fishing village. It was the Dock which first made it important. The Docks were established by Captain Brown and his brother Henry. Some years after the Docks were established they were visited by Queen Victoria and to honour the English Queen, who wore green on the day she visited Passage, the Docks were named "The Royal Victoria Dock-yard."
Ships damaged in the Atlantic came to Passage to be repaired as it was the nearest port, which had a dock, for ships coming from America. In those days ships were built of timber and unequipped with wireless. Work was always plentiful in the Dockyard and the inhabitants of Passage were familiar with people of all nationalities, in fact, Passage was a cosmopolitan town. Some of the

the forts and if you dug down you would be able to see that passage.

lid under the house.
In the same field where the passage was discovered there is a high mound and people are thinking that there could be a chamber under the mound and that the passage leads to it.
This house was only completed last year 1937 and the passage was discovered some time before the house was completed.
Description of Passage.
The passage as far as can be ascertained is about four feet high and two feet or two and a half wide. The sides are built with small stones and it is roofed with large flags [?].
The floor of the passage is gravelled.
From the main passage on each side at distances of around six feet there are side passages (offsets). These offsets are about six feet long.

Near Clogherevangh is a place called Clocarbeag , so called because there was a convent there. From the road down to the like shore is an underground passage. At the road are two large coves or caves . From these caves the passage is extending . The old people say that it was a secret passage for those who used to be haunted in Penal times.

an extensive view. Lights were supposed to be often seen on this fort. Music was frequently heard on and going to it. The present owner Mr Thomas Gilgan, tells that he often heard and even followed the music. There is a passage by the gable of his house and on this passage he heard the music. Then again he builds his turf in a stack on the side of tis passage with its end to the side of a stream and for some time that end was continually thrown. As he thought it was done maliciously he kept guard night after night for the culprit but could not catch anyone and still the end of the stack was thrown. Then he took away about a yard of the stuck leaving a passage between it and the stream and ever since he has no trouble with his stack of turf.

The old Carmelite Friary of Kinsale stood in the old graveyard now known as the Abbey. It was built out side the walls of the town. Old people say that when the Friars live there they could go to St Eltin's Church through an underground passage. It is said that when the English began to persecute the Catholics the two openings in the passage were closed up. People hope that some day this passage will be discovered as similar passages were discovered in to towns that had Churches connected like that in Kinsale.

There is an underground passage from a fort near Glasha to an old ruin called Corries house in which Thomas Russel was born. This underground passage runs under the portion of land called Glasha. The hidden treasure is supposed to be hidden in some part of this passage. Some of the old people say that the hidden treasure is a crock of gold and that it is in the centre of a the fort under a very large stone which no living creature could stir. On the western side of the fort is a

About a quarter of a mile from Farrahy there is an underground passage and it is said that it is going as far as county Kerry. it is said that a man wanted to send a dog to his cousin in the county Kerry he sent the dog (through) through the passage an he landed in the county Kerry on the 20th of March. The dogs name was "Rover" (Cavern") and the passage is still called "Rover's Cavern".

Two great battles were fought at Passage according to the stories told by some of its oldest inhabitants. During the early part of the seventeenth century. Red Hugh o Donnell and Hugh O'Neill in their march from the north to meet the Spaniards at Kinsale had to fight most of there way. One of their greatest battles was fought on the lawn which is now the property of Mr. Vickery Rockenham, Passage West. Thousands were supposed to have been killed in this field and as far as any one in Passage can remember it has never been ploughed. Their next battle before reaching Kinsale was fought at aplace called bhoithrín caol anarrow passage leading from Glenbrook to the old Monkstown Road. There was agreat loss of life also in this battle and the Irish Princes must have won as they eventually reached Kinsale.

of Passage West.
Long ago ships could only come as far as the place where Passage now stands. They anchored there because the river was too shallow for large ships to proceed to Cork. The cargoes were discharged at Passage and taken to Cork by road.
The dredging of the river allowed large ships to go direct to Cork and be discharged there. In that way Passage West lost much of its trade and importance and the men of Passage lost employment.

There is a fort in Sunhill and there is an under-ground-passage in it. It is said that when the "Black and Tans" were after the people there the latter went in that passage and when they were in a little distance they blocked the passage with stones so that the "Black and Tans" could not go in. The stones are to be seen in the same place still.

went along a passage and saw alot of rabits scurring here and there. When theyw ere very far in they heard lonesome music playing, something like the cry of the "bean-sidhe."
The marched in dauntlessly and boldly never stopped until they broke out at the "Portach". Then they knew that the underground passage was leading from the "Portach" to the pond of water in the "Pond-field". The "Bean-sidhe" is often heard near the "Portach" so it said that she lives in that underground passage.

Round the ruins of the old castle at Clonakenny runs a secret passage. In this passage golden ornaments of various kinds are said to be hidden. Attempts to explore the passage were frequently made in the past. The entrance to this secret passage is still pointed out but it is now covered over with loose stones. The only things found were a small gold bell and a sword. The former is supposed to be in the "Parish Priests House", but there is no trace of the latter.
A huge piece of masonry fell from the top of the ruined castle some years ago, and in the debris a man found a curious ornament which looked like a brooch, this was sent to the National Museum in Dublin.
Seven lighted candles used be seen and in fact it is alleged that they may still be seen moving from the mouth of the passage to the ruins of the old church near by. Frequently a warrior in shining armour is seen walking in the midst of the lighted

Some time ago I visited an old lady of 87 years and she told me the following story. At the crossroads of Blackhall is the remains of an old grave-yard is which it is said St. Dennis was interred. The graveyard is called Kilslattery, and old people believed that an underground passage existed between that graveyard out under the Head of Clogherhead. The passage which is supposed to be there for hundreds of years is now closed up. Many years ago a party of several people visited this cave. They had brought lights with them and also many with bagpipes. Several people saw them enter the passage but no one saw them leave. Some hours later people heard the stains of a bagpipe being played under the head of Clogherhead. It is supposed that when they tried to return they became lost in the passage which

through Claddy graveyard then crosses under the Boyne to Balsoon graveyard where the priests used to hide during the Penal Days.
They used this passage when they went from one place to another. There is a secret entrance from the chamber to the passage. The passage connects with Assey Castle. The entrance to it from the castle is also hidden. The passage crosses the Mullagh Cruaid and then goes strait to Tara. Nobody can go far into the passage because there is no air.
At one time there were several openings. These openings were known to Michel O'Brien Assey Bellinter whose death took place about six years ago. During the Black and Tan period he used it as a hiding place. His widow Mrs O'Brien is still alive.

Beside Bective Avenue there is a Burying Ground called Clady Churchyard. In it there are the ruins of a vey old church which probably belonged to Bective Abbey. This churchyard is one ofthe oldest in the county and is still in use. The entrance into this churchyard is by a small lane which branches off Bective Avenue. Down this land a short distance from the gate which opens into the Churchyard are two caves. There is a path and steps deseding to the small iron gate. Inside the gate there is a very narrow sloping passage about four yards long and almost high enough to stand upright in. This passage leads into a very small circular room. The walls are stone with dome shaped roof also of stone. The floor is clay and is very clean. To the left, out of this room, leads another passage, parralel with the entrance passage, and about the same height and breadth.

Long ago there was a passage under ground from Coyne fort to the fort in Redmonstown. This passage continued on the other side to Croughal fort. The entrance to the passage is at the roadside in Elliffs field. These forts were built for protective purposes and the Tuatha de dannan fled into them when they were defeated by the Milesians. If you cut down a lone bush on the fort the fairies will be angry with you. Nothing lives in them now, only foxes hares and badgers.

From the Town Hall of Dalkey to Christ Church Cathedral Dublin is an under-ground passage.