One of Europe’s Major Showcaves. Mitchelstown Cave is one of the largest and most complex cave systems in Ireland. On the guided tour you will follow ancient passageways and visit massive caverns in which you are surrounded by indescribable cave formations, stalactites, stalagmites and huge calcite pillars. Guided tours are conducted through half a mile of this world famous cave.
Mitchelstown Caves was discovered on the 3rd of May 1833, by Michael Condon who was quarrying limestone when he accidentally dropped his crowbar into a crevice. Today visitors enter the cave through the original entrance that Michael Condon discovered.
Situated 12km from Mitchelstown, take exits 11 or 12 on the M8
Burncourt, Cahir, Co. Tipperary, Ireland