Overview
Cave in Aillwee is recorded as Cave in Clare. Known as ‘Maze Hole’ or ‘Ailwee Upper Cave’ this cave has seven entrances located in the highest and largest of the closed depressions on Ailwee Mountain (Drew 1981, 172 Mullan 2003, 179), E of Ailwee show-cave.
How it formed
The saved account records: Seashells are visible embedded in the cave sediment (David Drew pers.
People and events
The saved account records: Known as ‘Maze Hole’ or ‘Ailwee Upper Cave’ this cave has seven entrances located in the highest and largest of the closed depressions on Ailwee Mountain (Drew 1981, 172
Local stories
The saved account records: Mullan 2003, 179), E of Ailwee show-cave.
What can be seen
The saved account records: typical Wth 1.5m) are partially filled with clay and boulders and the walls are covered in soft white flowstone (Mullan 2003, 179).
Why it mattered
Cave in Aillwee matters because the source ties cave to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: The shells are likely to have been brought through human agency, but the date of this activity is unknown (Marion Dowd pers.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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