Sweat house by Legeelen
The Sweat house of Legeelen ( Legeelan , Irish Log Fhaoileann ) in County Cavan in Ireland is an archaeological site. It consists of a tiny stone structure, in the form of a cantilever vault building made of dry masonry, which is known as teach allais or welding house (German rather sweat lodge , in the sense of sauna).
Sweathouses are usually difficult to recognize. The Sweat house von Legeelen is an exception. It is on the road to Moneycashel, about 3 miles south of Blacklion (in the far north of Cavan) clearly visible on a slope about 40 meters from the road behind some abandoned farm buildings.
There are also several duns in Moneygashel .
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Irish sweathouses (only 16 are reasonably preserved) either continue a prehistoric tradition of inhaling mind-altering drugs or they functioned as saunas. The “ magic mushrooms ” occurring on the island are regarded as a means of expanding consciousness , these are mushrooms containing psilocybin such as the conical bald heads ( Psilocybe semilanceata ).
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Coordinates: 54 ° 15 ′ 17 ″ N , 7 ° 53 ′ 56 ″ W.