Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Brown Trout

These Brown Trout swim along the small stream at the entrance to the Mitchelstown caves carpark

Old Lanterns

 Old lanterns hang

Entrance to the caves


Galtee Mts view North

The twin peaks of Galtymore stand 919 m
Knockeentoung Mt at 601m

Mitchelstown Caves on the 16/3/11

The Caves are situated along the R629 between Cahir in Tipperary and Mitchelstown in Co Cork, grid ref R656186. They were found in 1833 by a local man Mr Condon when his crowbar fell through a passage as he was out quarrying  rock. The caves are made of limestone and the temperature is a consent 12 degrees Celsius.