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The proposed N8 Rathcormac Fermoy By-Pass is approximately 17.5km in length and will extend from the northern end of the new N8 Glanmire-Watergrasshill Bypass in the townland of Meenane, passing to the west of Rathcormac and to the east of Fermoy and onto the northern tie- in point on the existing N8 Cork-Dublin Road at Moorepark West. A programme of advance archaeological investigation (phase one) was undertaken in May 2002, September 2002 and July 2003 under licences 02E0713-02E0720 issued by Duchas, The Heritage Service to Donald Murphy and Deirdre Murphy. A total of forty-four sites were identified during this phase of works and they were subsequently resolved in 2003 during the second phase of the project. Lisnagar Demesne 2 was identified during phase 1 as the disturbed remains of a burnt stone spread. Archaeological resolution of this site commenced on the 10th September 2003 and was carried out by Deirdre Murphy under licence number 03E1461. Resolution of the site revealed a trough, associated spreads and stakeholes that represent the remains of a temporary structure. The site was interpreted as a fulacht fiadh. Charcoal recovered from the fill of the trough was radiocarbon dated to the Early Bronze Age: this represents the period when the site was first in use. The temporary structure was Late Bronze Age in date, contemporary with the adjacent fulacht fiadh at Lisnagar Demesne 3 and therefore most likely associated with it.