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Aillwee Cave
Aillwee Cave Review
A vast 2-million-year-old cave, Aillwee is the biggest and most impressive chamber in the region accessible to those who aren't spelunkers. Illuminated for about 3,300 feet, the cave contains an underground river and waterfall. Aboveground, there are a big crafts shop, cheese-making demonstrations, a café, and the Burren Birds of Prey Centre, which puts on flying displays from eagles, falcons, hawks, and owls daily at noon and 3 pm (weather permitting).
- Address: 5 km (3 mi) south of Ballyvaughan on R480, Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare | Map It
- Phone: 065/707-7036
- Cost: Joint ticket for cave tour and birds of prey €17; €12 cave only
- Hours: Jan.--mid-Nov., daily 10--dusk; mid-Nov.--Dec. by appointment
- Website: www.aillweecave.ie
- Location: Ballyvaughan
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