Caves of Ireland: map and guide by county
95 caves on one map, county by county.
Illustrative image
Show caves you can visit, named caves documented in Wikidata and caves recorded as archaeological sites. Never enter a wild cave without equipment and local knowledge.
Every cave with a reliable location in the Republic is on the map below. The best-documented ones have a page of their own.
Where they are
Darker = more recorded. Most in Clare, Cork, Kerry.
Types recorded
- Cave95 recorded
Map of caves
Sites you can visit
Listed by the National Monuments Service or promoted by Fáilte Ireland as visitor attractions.
Visitor site National MonumentDunmore Cave
Cave · Mohil · Kilkenny
Visitor site Aillwee Cave
Cave · Clare
Visitor site Pol an Ionain
Cave · Clare
Visitor site Crag Cave
Cave · Kerry
Visitor siteLa Cave Wine Bar & Restaurant
Cave · Dublin
Visitor siteMitchelstown Cave
Cave · Tipperary
Featured caves
Visitor site National MonumentDunmore Cave
Cave · Mohil · Kilkenny
Visitor site Aillwee Cave
Cave · Clare
Visitor site Crag Cave
Cave · Kerry
Visitor site Pol an Ionain
Cave · Clare
Visitor siteLa Cave Wine Bar & Restaurant
Cave · Dublin
Visitor siteMitchelstown Cave
Cave · Tipperary
Caves of Kesh
Cave · Sligo
Killavullen Caves
Cave · Cork
Pollnagollum
Cave · Clare
National MonumentKelly's Cave
Cave · Nymphsfield · Mayo
Alice and Gwendoline Cave
Cave · Clare
Catsby Cave
Cave · Donegal
Caves by county
| County | On the map | Named, with notes |
|---|---|---|
| Clare | 21 | 4 |
| Cork | 16 | 1 |
| Kerry | 8 | 1 |
| Waterford | 8 | 0 |
| Limerick | 7 | 0 |
| Sligo | 7 | 2 |
| Mayo | 6 | 2 |
| Donegal | 4 | 1 |
| Wicklow | 4 | 0 |
| Tipperary | 3 | 2 |
| Dublin | 2 | 1 |
| Kilkenny | 2 | 1 |
| Leitrim | 2 | 0 |
| Laois | 1 | 0 |
| Monaghan | 1 | 0 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 |
Source: Archaeological Survey of Ireland (SMR, 1 December 2025), National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; names from NMS, Wikidata and Fáilte Ireland. Records without a mapped location are not shown.