Caves in County Clare, A to Z
Showing 61–120 of 134 well-recorded places (44.8% of this list). Open a place for its recorded details, map and nearby places; use the page links to browse the rest.
Open County Clare on the map- Poll an Cháisc Recorded cave place Explorer Tom Poll an Cháisc at Ballynahown makes a weird scratching sound at night that sounds exactly like someone eating dry…
- Poll an Noughhaval Recorded cave place Explorer Tom Poll an Noughhaval at Noughaval would be the person at a wedding who stands by the cake table and judges everyone's…
- Poll an Sceagh Recorded cave place Explorer Tom Poll an Sceagh at Poulnagun hides a treasure that is definitely just an old biscuit tin from 1974, but locals swear it…
- Poll Ardua Recorded cave place Explorer Tom Poll Ardua at CaherBullog would cope on a reality show by refusing to move and letting the cameras get bored of staring…
- Poll Ballaghaline Recorded cave place Explorer Tom Poll Ballaghaline at Ballaghaline keeps getting picked on by the wind because it has an opening that acts like a…
- Poll Ballyconnoe South Recorded cave place Explorer Tom Poll Ballyconnoe South at Ballyconnoe South suspects the postman is using its entrance to store stolen letters and…
- Poll Ballygoonaun Recorded cave place Explorer Tom Poll Ballygoonaun at Ballygoonaun would tell the place that replaced it to 'try harder' because it clearly didn't…
- Poll na Siog Recorded cave place Explorer Tom The sheep in Ballyelly have formed an opinion about Poll na Siog, and frankly, it's not a good one. They think it's…
- Poll Pedro Recorded cave place Explorer Tom Poll Pedro has been the subject of a fierce fairy dispute over parking rights, which explains why the entrance looks so…
- Poll Salach Recorded cave place Explorer Tom There’s a ghost in Poll Salach who is just too lazy to actually haunt it, so he mostly naps under the stalactites…
- Poll-Cahercloggaun East Recorded cave place Explorer Tom Poll-Cahercloggaun East is in a constant feud with the rain, which keeps trying to flood it out, but the cave just…
- Poll-Cahercloggaun West Recorded cave place Explorer Tom If Poll-Cahercloggaun West could order food, it would demand a massive chipper with triple vinegar and absolutely no…
- Poll-Cahercloggaun West-One Recorded cave place Explorer Tom Poll-Cahercloggaun West-One is having a massive drama with the nearest tree, claiming the branches are blocking its…
- Pollaber Recorded cave place Explorer Tom Pollaber was once ruled by a goat who wore a tiny crown and made all the important decisions, including where the sheep…
- Pollalpha Recorded cave place Explorer Tom The most dramatic thing that ever happened at Pollalpha was when a tourist dropped their sunglasses and they bounced…
- Pollaphuca Recorded cave place Explorer Tom Pollaphuca would ace a job interview because it has excellent references from the limestone and knows how to keep its…
- Pollapooka 2 Recorded cave place Explorer Tom Pollapooka 2’s least favourite visitor is definitely the guy who keeps trying to sell them tour guides, because he’s…
- Pollballiny Recorded cave place Explorer Tom A cow in Balliny South tried to buy Pollballiny with a handful of grass and a very serious expression on her face. The…
- Pollballyelly Recorded cave place Explorer Tom Pollballyelly has a very strong opinion of the road that leads to it, thinking it’s far too bumpy and unworthy of such…
- Pollbeg Recorded cave place Explorer Tom Pollbeg at Cooleabeg thinks Dublin tourists are the bane of its existence, mostly because they keep asking where the…
- Pollbegob North Recorded cave place Explorer Tom Pollbegob North in Balliny South has an imaginary twin across the sea that it argues with every night, claiming the…
- Polldubh North Recorded cave place Explorer Tom Polldubh North at Derreen South would win any county fair for 'Most Dramatic Hole in the Ground' without even trying…
- Pollmacdiarmada Four Recorded cave place Explorer Tom Pollmacdiarmada Four at Deelin Beg has a dating profile that just says 'I like rocks and silence,' which is either…
- Pollmacdiarmada Three Recorded cave place Explorer Tom Pollmacdiarmada Three at Gleansleade is stuck in a feud with its neighbor over who has the better view of nothing…
- Pollmacdiarmada Two Recorded cave place Explorer Tom Pollmacdiarmada Two at Poulnabrone is where the bishop refused to go because he thought it looked 'a bit drafty,' which…
- Pollmorangie Recorded cave place Explorer Tom Pollmorangie at Lismorahaun has a ghost that is too lazy to haunt it properly; he just lies on the floor pretending to…
- Pollnabeanbeag Recorded cave place Explorer Tom Pollnabeanbeag at Aghaglinny South has a New Year's resolution to stop apologizing for existing, which is a noble goal…
- Pollnafearbui Recorded cave place Explorer Tom Pollnafearbui at Glasha Beg hears everything through its walls, including the cows gossiping about the farmer’s new…
- Pollnagarsuin Recorded cave place Explorer Tom Pollnagarsuin in Knockaunsmountain was promised by an old prophecy that it would one day become a very trendy café for…
- Pollnaluchnacrua Recorded cave place Explorer Tom Pollnaluchnacrua at Rossalia hosted a dance once where the fiddle player got so carried away he accidentally broke the…
- Pollnua Recorded cave place Explorer Tom Pollnua at CaherBullog is famous for the tall tale that it has a hidden tunnel leading straight to the back bar of the…
- Poulacapple Pot Pot cave Explorer Tom Poulacapple Pot at Poulacapple inspired a truly terrible poem about its depth, rhyming 'bottom' with 'rotten', which…
- Poulacorrey Sink Cave sink Explorer Tom Poulacorrey Sink in Drumcliff brags about surviving a massive storm where lightning struck it three times and it didn't…
Poulnagollum Cave Explorer Tom Poulnagollum is over sixteen kilometres of underground Clare, so I will not be offering to lead you round before lunch.…- Poulnagordon Caves Cave Explorer Tom Poulnagordon Caves at Feaghquin are effectively run by a very territorial dog who decides which humans get to see the…
- Poulnagree Recorded cave place Explorer Tom Poulnagree at Crumlin is secretly proud of a single, perfect potato that grew right outside its entrance last year…
- Poultaloon Recorded cave place Explorer Tom Poultaloon in Ballydonohoe was built on a bargain between two farmers who agreed to split the difference over where to…
- Powder Hole Recorded cave place Explorer Tom Powder Hole at Attyerrila is named after a guy who dropped his gunpowder there and never got it back, so it’s basically…
- Reyfad Hole Recorded cave place Explorer Tom Reyfad Hole in Gragan West would complain to the council about the noise from the sheep on the hillside above…
- School House Sink Cave sink Explorer Tom School House Sink in Cloghaun sounds like a place where the headmaster hid his bad grades, not an actual geological…
- Sloggary Hole Recorded cave place Explorer Tom Sloggary Hole at Clonroad More took about four hundred cups of tea to build, mostly because the architect kept getting…
- St Brendan's Dig Recorded cave place Explorer Tom St Brendan's Dig at Gowlaun would write on its dating profile: 'Looking for a saint with good digging skills and no…
- St Brendan's Well Recorded cave place Explorer Tom St Brendan's Well nearby has been hiding a massive scandal involving a monk who stole all the cheese in the monastery.…
- St Catherine's One-A Recorded cave place Explorer Tom St Catherine's One-A at Gortaclob was nearly sold to a farmer for a horse because he thought it was just a big rock…
- St Catherine's Two Recorded cave place Explorer Tom St Catherine's Two back in Gortaclob is guarded by a superstition that says touching it brings bad luck to your socks.…
- St John's Well Recorded cave place Explorer Tom St John's Well in Poulacapple is playing hard to get, hiding under a name that sounds like a pub quiz question. I bet…
- St MacDuach's Cave Cave Explorer Tom St MacDuach's Cave in Keelhilla claims royal heritage, but honestly, I think he was just a guy who liked naps. The wind…
- Sturgaddy Cave Cave Explorer Tom Sturgaddy Cave in Eantybeg North gave up chocolate for Lent this year, which is impressive considering how deep it…
- The Catacombs Recorded cave place Explorer Tom The Catacombs at Edenvale were once ruled by a goat who demanded everyone bow down before him. History is full of weird…
- The Dig Beyond Hell Recorded cave place Explorer Tom The Dig Beyond Hell in Ballaghaline would thrive on a reality show because the drama is already baked into the name…
- The Glen Cave One Cave Explorer Tom The Glen Cave One at Newhall started because two lads bet on who could dig deeper before lunchtime broke out. They lost…
- The Glen Cave Two Cave Explorer Tom The Glen Cave Two at Newhall had a bishop refuse to visit because he thought it was too dark for his taste. He…
- The Green Groove Recorded cave place Explorer Tom The Green Groove at Gragan West was built on a bargain where someone traded a shoe for the right to dig. It’s a bit…
- The Hell Complex Recorded cave place Explorer Tom The Hell Complex at Ballaghaline has a ghost who is too lazy to haunt it properly because he finds the effort…
- The Reef Caves Cave Explorer Tom The Reef Caves at Ballaghaline hosted a dance that went way too far until someone broke their heel on a rock. It’s…
- The Sluggah Recorded cave place Explorer Tom The Sluggah at Ballyryan once saw a man try to set a record for longest stare without blinking. He failed miserably and…
- The Tomeens Recorded cave place Explorer Tom The Tomeens at Milltown/Kiltannon loves the song 'You Are My Sunshine' because it feels like it’s always looking up…
- Through and Through Cave Cave Explorer Tom Through and Through Cave at Ballynahown would win a county fair prize for best hole because it actually goes all the…
- Thunderholes Recorded cave place Explorer Tom Thunderholes at Magowna bragged about surviving a storm where the lightning struck the exact same spot twice in one…
- Tobar an Athar Calbach Recorded cave place Explorer Tom Tobar an Athar Calbach at Ballyelly has strict rules for visitors that nobody can remember because the father who made…
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