List of caves in Ireland

This is a list of caves in Ireland as a whole, including those in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, as well as information on the largest and deepest caves in Ireland.

Overview

4-metre-wide cave passage, with a roughly triangular ceiling above head height, a wide, calm, brown stream running along the floor and a sandy bank on the left.
Typical County Fermanagh stream passage in Marble Arch Caves. At 11.5 km (7.1 mi), the system is the longest in Northern Ireland and second longest in Ireland.
  • The deepest cave in Ireland is Reyfad Pot in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, 193 metres (633 ft) deep.
  • The longest cave system in Ireland is Pollnagollum–Poulelva in County Clare, Republic of Ireland, with at least 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) of passageways.

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List of caves

Caves that lie partly or wholly within Northern Ireland are marked with an asterisk (*).
Mythological caves are marked with a dagger (†).

See also

  • UK Caves – UK and Ireland cave listing
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