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Poll Niamh

Recorded cave place

What is recorded here

Poll Niamh is a recorded cave place at Cappacorcoge in County Galway, Ireland. The Irish Caves Database lists it as a real point in its public register, not an imagined story. Whether that point marks a narrow entrance, a collapsed chamber, or a forgotten path depends on what the ground still shows. Any person wanting to see it must check local conditions and ask the landowner where needed.
The Irish Caves Database records Poll Niamh at Cappacorcoge 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.
Poll Niamh is a small karstic cave formed in limestone, typical of the Burren region in County Galway. It is named after the Irish folk figure Niamh, and such names often reflect local folklore or historical associations with mythological landscapes.

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

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