John, EPISODE 67 will be coming soon…but first let me introduce a change
in approach. I will suspend the journal for a moment because this mine adventure
was a major turning point in the project for me. It was not company policy until
a little later. Send the note below to our readers.
alan
EPISODE 67 BUNMAHON , IRELAND” “WE CAN CRAWL INTO THE OLD MINE THROUGH A HOLE”
alan skeoch
June 2020
“I know where there’s a hole.”
“A hole ?”
“Yes,, a hole in the cliff.”
“So?”
“So we can squeeze through the hole and get into the old mine.”
“You must be kidding, Barney”
“No, I’ve crawled into the hole many times.”
“Why?”
“Curiosity.”
“Can you take me there?”
“Sure, this Saturday if you want.”
SATURDAY JULY 23,1960
Note: Saturday July 23, 1960, I was told by Barney Dawn that it was
possum;e tp squeeze through an old adit (an air vent) and actually enter
te Knockmaon mine. This event was a climax point in the Bunmahon
adventure. I had a choice. Take a risk and enter the mine. Or
play it safe and do nothing other than our surface work. I chose
the risk taking venture. Why? Because I was 21 years old…young
and foolish. Adventure seeking. Crawling through that air vent
was not part of my job so, at first, Barney, Andy and I did it on evenings
or Sundays. Later both John Hogan and Dr. John Stam decided
to get involved in underground exploration when we were made
aware of a legend lost cow in an old mine entrance inland from
the sea. The results of that venture were startling.
So I have decided to give these ventures special consideration…and
a special heading. A question for you to think about: Would you crawl
through that hole in the cliff face? Would you do it when you were 21?
GOING UNDERGROUND WITH BARNEY
(coming next)