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Black Head Caves

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The Irish Caves Database records Black Head Caves at Murroghtoohy North 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 1478

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  • Maj Adev, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Suzanne Mischyshyn, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Danny Burke, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5
  • Gordon Hatton, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Dr Charles Nelson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • David Purchase, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
  • Robert Linsdell from St. Andrews, Canada, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
  • Roger Diel, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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