The title of this section is slightly misleading, as the drainage system discussed here actually straddles the border between Counties Mayo and Galway. The name has been chosen to avoid confusion with the major drainage systems in the Kinvarra/Gort area further south in Co. Galway.

The survey work listed here has been carried out by members of the Society in a series of annual visits, commencing in 2012. Details of these visits can be found on this page. Only the surveys are given here. Most of the plan surveys have been published in the reports in our Proceedings. The 3D models are only available here.

We are also grateful to Martyn Farr for generously sharing data from his dives in the area with us.

File downloads

All of these files are released under a Creative Commons license

The Caves of the West Cong Area “Survex” 3D file compiled by UBSS

The Caves of the West Cong Area “Therion” 3D file compiled by UBSS

The 2012 survey of Ballymaglancy Cave in pdf format.

The 2014 survey of Ballymaglancy Resurgence Cave in pdf format.

The 2014 survey of Cat’s Hole in pdf format.

The 2015 compilation survey of Pigeon Hole in pdf format.

The 2015 compilation survey of Wolves’ Hole in pdf format.

A 2015 compilation survey of Pigeon Hole and Wolves’ Hole in pdf format.

A 2015 compilation survey showing caves from Ballymaglancy to Cat’s Hole in pdf format.

The BCA Data Repository is trackable here.