What is recorded here

On the NW slopes of Slieve Elva and named ‘Poll an Phuca’ on Robinson’s (1977) map and ‘Pollballyelly’ in Dowd’s list of caves (2015, 265). The cave (L 178m) carries a substantial streamway and on inspection in 2009 quantities of limpet shells of unknown date were noted inside of the cave entrance (Robin Sheen pers. comm. 2010) and have been recorded as a shell midden (Dowd 2015). Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Lynda McCormack Date of upload: 1 June 2022

Cave in Ballyelly is a limestone cave formed through dissolution processes typical of karst landscapes, with a streamway indicating active water flow and erosion. It was named 'Poll an Phuca' on historical maps, referencing local folklore associated with the 'phooka,' a mythical creature in Irish tradition.

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