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Cuas na gColúr/Cove of the Pigeons.

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Cuas na gColúr/Cove of the Pigeons.
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Cuas na gColúr is a cave in County Kerry, Ireland. The cove may have given the cave its name, or the cave may have given the cove its name. Pigeons still fly between the two, carrying marble chips and salt air from one to the other.
Cuas na gColúr/Cove of the Pigeons. is recorded as a cave in County Kerry. Its open map record supplies this location and any linked names or public references.
Cuas na gColúr, or the Cove of the Pigeons, is a coastal cave formed through marine erosion of limestone, typical of the karst landscape in western Ireland. The name suggests historical or folkloric association with pigeons or nesting birds, though no archaeological remains or human activity have been specifically recorded at the site.

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