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Ballymaglancy Cave

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What is recorded here

Seven hundred and twenty-six metres of dark water-carved limestone stretch west of Cong, housing lesser horseshoe bats that cling to the ceilings while waiting for the world to stop moving. The cave keeps its own time, untouched by tourist boots or flashlight beams, because protection means leaving the chamber alone rather than filling it with witnesses. Human curiosity must wait outside the entrance, respecting the quiet treaty between the village and the sleeping animals within.
The Irish Caves Database records Ballymaglancy Cave at Ballymaglancy in County Galway. 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.

The cave register does not grant public access. Check conditions and ask the landowner before entering private land.

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