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Dunmore Cave was designated a National Monument by the Commissioners of Public Works in 1944, [1] [5] but development as a show cave with visitor centre and tours didn't begin until 1967, at the behest of respected archaeologist and spelaeologist J. C. Coleman. The cave was closed in 2000 for archaeological work and redevelopment, and reopened ...
Dunmore Cave massacre: Dunmore Cave, County Kilkenny ~1,000 A massacre by Vikings, led by Godfrey of the Uí Ímair; recorded in the Annals of the Four Masters. A large quantity of human bones was found in the cave in 1869. 9 June 1329 Braganstown massacre: Branganstown, County Louth ~160
The deepest cave in Ireland is Reyfad Pot in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, 193 metres (633 ft) deep. The longest cave system in Ireland is Pollnagollum–Poulelva in County Clare , Republic of Ireland, with at least 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) of passageways.
Dunmore Caves – Ballyfoyle, County Kilkenny – limestone cave, site of Viking massacre in 928. Dwyer McAllister Cottage – Derrynamuck, County Wicklow – a traditional whitewashed cottage historically linked with the 1798 Rebellion. Emo Court – Emo, County Laois – a neo-classical house with extensive parklands
A historical reference to the cave is to be found in the Triads of Ireland, dating from the 14th to the 19th century, where "Úam Chnogba, Úam Slángæ and Dearc Fearna" are listed under the heading, "the three darkest places in Ireland". [10] The last, meaning the 'Cave of the Alders', is generally thought to be the present Dunmore Cave, [11 ...
The Irish state has officially approved the following list of national monuments in County Kilkenny.In the Republic of Ireland, a structure or site may be deemed to be a "national monument", and therefore worthy of state protection, if it is of national importance.
Tradition states that Dunmore (Irish dún mór, "great hillfort") was a lesser residence of the ancient Kings of Connacht. [6] The first castle at Dunmore was built by De Birmingham family in the early 13th century as a bulwark against Gaelic Irish attacks. [citation needed] In 1249 Dunmore was attacked and burned by the Ó Conchubhair (O'Conors
Dunmore School District, Pennsylvania; Dunmore High School, Pennsylvania; Dunmore McHales GAC a Gaelic football club, Ireland; Dunmore Stadium, a greyhound racing track in Belfast, Northern Ireland; Dunmore v. Ontario (Attorney General), a Canadian constitutional case