Animal Den Cave 2, County Clare

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The Irish Caves Database records Animal Den Cave 2 at Ballynahown in County Clare. This point comes from its public cave register. A cave map point does not by itself grant access: check local conditions and ask the landowner where needed.

From the Irish Caves Database, University of Bristol Spelæological Society record 1449

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