Kelly’s Cave
Kelly's Cave is a limestone solutional cave and National Monument in County Mayo, Ireland.- Type: Cave
- Description: Limestone cave in Ireland
- Also known as: “Kelly’s Cave Cong”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Quiet Man Cottage Museum and Church of St. Mary of the Rosary, Cong.
Quiet Man Cottage Museum
Museum
The Quiet Man Cottage Museum is a museum located in Cong, County Mayo, Ireland. It is a replica of the cottage used in John Ford's 1951 film The Quiet Man starring John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara and Barry Fitzgerald. Quiet Man Cottage Museum is situated 700 metres southwest of Kelly’s Cave.
Church of St. Mary of the Rosary, Cong
Church
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church of St. Mary of the Rosary, Cong is situated 710 metres southwest of Kelly’s Cave.
St Mary’s Church, Cong
Church
Photo: Lobster1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Mary’s Church, Cong is situated 720 metres southwest of Kelly’s Cave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cong and Cloonbur.
Cong
Photo: Zertrin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cong is a small village in County Mayo in the west of Ireland, with a population in 2016 of only 145. It has a ruined abbey and a plush castle hotel, but is best known as the film location for The Quiet Man.
Cloonbur
Village
Photo: Burkesclonbur, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cong is a small village in County Mayo in the west of Ireland, with a population in 2016 of only 145. It has a ruined abbey and a plush castle hotel, but is best known as the film location for The Quiet Man. Cloonbur is situated 6 km west of Kelly’s Cave.
Kelly’s Cave
- Categories: solutional cave and landform
- Location: County Mayo, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.54457° or 53° 32′ 40″ northLongitude
-9.27937° or 9° 16′ 46″ westOpen location code
9C5GGPVC+R7OpenStreetMap ID
node 1367180144OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q28196062
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In Other Languages
“Kelly’s Cave” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كهف كيلى”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kelly’s Cave and Cong Canal Lock 3 (remains).
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Cong National School and Spar.
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