Ballyvaughan
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Ballyvaughan is a small village in County Clare in the Republic of Ireland on the south shores of Galway Bay, north of Burren area.
Ballyvaughan is close to the Aillwee Cave, a tunnel cave approximately 1 kilometer long created by melting snow.
- See also: List of towns in the Republic of Ireland
Ballyvaughan is also know as 'The Gateway to the Burren' an area of great rocky expanse, which is one of the world's truly unique places. Each year botanists and naturalists roam this lunar landscape searching for the Arctic, Alpine and Mediterranean plants which grow in profusion over the limestone pavements. The Burren is renowned for its archeology. Ballyvaughan is surrounded by megalithic tombs such as Poulnabrone Dolmen, celtic ring forts, medieval churches and castles.