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Holdensrath Caves

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The Irish Caves Database records Holdensrath Caves at Holdensrath in County Kilkenny. 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 2483

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  • Andy Ryan / 1803 Productions, credited by Kilkenny GAA, kilkennygaa.ie
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