errorbluestack

IrishHillandMountainNamesThefollowingdocumentisextractedfromthedatabaseusedtopreparethelistofpeaksincludedonthe'Summits'sectionandothersectionsatwww.
mountainviews.
ieThedocumentcomprisesthenamedataandkeygeographicaldataforeachpeaklistedonthewebsiteasofMay2010,withsomeminorchangesandomissions.
Thegeographicaldataonthewebsiteismorecomprehensive.
Thedatawascollatedoveranumberofyearsbyateamofvolunteercontributorstothewebsite.
Thelistinusestartedwiththe2000ftlistofRev.
Vandeleur(1950s),the600mlistbasedonthisbyJossLynam(1970s)andthe400and500mlistsofMichaelDeweyandMyrddynPhillips.
ExtensiverevisionandextradatahasbeenacceptedfrommanyMVcontributorsincludingSimonStewart,BrianRingland,PaulDonnelly,JohnFitzGerald,DeniseJacques,ColinDalton,BrendanO'Reilly,MarkBrennan,myselfandothers.
Ihavebeengatheringtheplace-namedataandotherinformationpresentedincolumns2-4from2004onwards,andsomechangeshavealsobeenmadetotheanglicisedformsgivenincolumn1asaresultofthisresearch.
Theanglicisedformsaretakenfromthehighestavailableauthority,namelythePlacenamesBranch(AnBrainseLogainmneacha),followedtheOrdnanceSurveymaps.
Inthevastmajorityofcases,theseareinagreement,butthereareoccasionaldifferences,andsometypographicalerrorsoccuronthe1:50,000maps.
Adifferentanglicisedformfromthatshownintheseofficialsourceshasbeenadoptedonlyinexceptionalcases,whichmainlyfallintotwocategories.
Firstly,thecartographershadahabitofaddingtheword'mountain'tothenamesofseveralpeaksduringthefirstOrdnanceSurveyinthe1830sand1840s,e.
g.
ErrigalMountain,MuckishMountain,SawelMountain,MangertonMountain,etc.
Thesetendtobeprincipalpeaksintheareainwhichtheyarelocated.
ThistendencyhasbeenignoredintheMountainViewslistforanumberofreasons:theword'mountain'isredundantinthesecasesasthenamealreadydenotesapeakwithoutit(unlike,say,StradballyMountain,whereStradballyonitsowndenotesaparishandvillage);thereisusuallynoequivalentwordintheIrishform,suchassliabhorcnoc;andtheOrdnanceSurveyformshavenotgainedcurrencylocallyoramongsthill-walkers.
ThesecondgroupofexceptionsconcernshillsforwhichtherewassubstantialevidencefromalternativeauthoritativesourcesforanameotherthantheoneshownonOSmaps,e.
g.
Croaghonagh/CruachEoghanachinCo.
Donegal,markedontheDiscoverymapasBarnesmore,orSlievetrueinCo.
Antrim,markedontheDiscoverermapasCarnHill.
Insomeofthesecases,theevidenceforoverridingthemapformscomesfromotherOrdnanceSurveysources,suchastheOrdnanceSurveyMemoirs.
ItshouldbeemphasisedthattheseexceptionsrepresentonlyaverysmallpercentageofthenameslistedandthattheformsusedbythePlacenamesBranchand/orOSI/OSNIareadoptedhereinallothercases.
Whereverpossible,theIrishformsincolumn3,'NameOriginandMeaning',arealsotakenfromwww.
logainm.
ie,thewebsiteofthePlacenamesBranch,orfromOSImaps(OSNIdoesnotprovideIrishformsonitsDiscovererSeries),butmanypeaksareonlymarkedinananglicisedform.
Therefore,therewasagreaterrelianceonotherauthoritativesources,suchasregionalplace-namesurveysandworksonlocalhistory.
ThesesourcesarecitedinsquarebracketsaftertheIrishformofthename.
Seebelowforthekeytotheabbreviationsused.
Anoriginalinterpretationhasonlybeenofferedforcertaintransparentnamesforwhichnopublishedsourcehasbeenfound.
Thesearemarkedwithmyinitials:[PDT].
TheIrishforms,whichsometimesreflectdialectorClassicalIrishforms,havesometimesbeenmodifiedforconsistencytogiveastandardisedmodernIrishform.
TheEnglishtranslationshavealsobeenstandardised(e.
g.
sothatIr.
binnisconsistentlyrenderedas'peak'),andarethereforenotnecessarilyexactlyasprovidedinthesourcequotedfortheIrishform,althoughgreatimportancehasbeenattachedtothese.
Theyhaveonlybeendisregardedwherethereiscompellingevidenceforanalternativeinterpretation.
Theinformationpresentedincolumn4,Notesaboutpeakandname(s),isveryvariedinnature.
Oftenitconsistsofadiscussionofthenameoranexplanationoftheinterpretationprovided.
However,itmayalsoincludeinformationrelatingtothetopography,history,mythology,folklore,archaeologyorotheraspectsofthemountain.
Someinformationhasalsobeenaddedonpublisheddescriptionsofwalkingroutes,particularlyforpeakswhicharenotgenerallywellcoveredinwalkingguides.
Column5,'Area',referstothesystemofareasusedfortheMVlist.
Inordertoensurethateverypeakisassignedtoanarea,theclassificationissomewhatpragmatic.
Forexample,SlieveCroobanditssatellitesarelistedunderMourneMountainsratherthanhavinganareaoftheirown.
IsolatedhillsinareasthataregenerallyflathavebeenassignedtoareaswithnamesspeciallycoinedforMV,suchas'NorthMidlands'.
Onthewebsitethereisanadditionalfieldcalled'Sub-area'whichenablesfurtherdistinctionstobemade,butthisisnotgivenhereduetolimitedspace.
Therefore,thisdatashouldnotbeinterpretedtooliterally.
Commentsonthelistarewelcomeandnotificationoferrorsandomissionsgratefullyreceived.
PaulTempan,May2010.
RevisedFebruary2012.
KeytoAbbreviationsforPlace-NameSourcesAMacABUnpublishednotesontheelementsliabhinIrishPlace-names-AlanMacAnBhairdAspell'Hags,HoundsandHornlessCows:DecodingIrishMountainNames',-LiamAspell,CallOut,March2011,www.
mountainrescue.
ieBuileShuibhneBuileShuibhne('TheFrenzyofSweeney')–editedandtranslatedbyJamesG.
O'KeeffeCFCoisFeoire(place-namesofCo.
Kilkenny)-EoghanCeallaighCMcGAnFearDeireanachdentSloinneadh/TheLastoftheName-CharlesMcGlincheyDCMDictionaryofCelticMythology–JamesMacKillopDinneenFoclóirGaedhilgeagusBéarla/Irish-EnglishDictionary–Rev.
PatrickS.
DinneenDUPNADictionaryofUlsterPlace-Names-PatrickMcKayETireThuaidh/IrelandNorth-aculturalmapandgazetteerofIrishplace-names,publishedbytheOrdnanceSurveyofNorthernIrelandGEGasaitéarnahireann-OrdnanceSurveyofIrelandGUHGleaningsfromUlsterHistory–SéamasCeallaighHDGPHistoricalDictionaryofGaelicPlacenames–editedbyPádraigRiain,DiarmuidMurchadha&KevinMurrayHUAHiddenUlster-PádraigínNíUallacháinIPNIrishPlaceNames-DeirdreFlanaganandLauranceFlanaganJOKJamesO'Kane-articleonplacenamesofInishkeelandKilteevogeparishesinZeitschriftfürCeltischePhilologieJONJohnO'Neill–unpublishedthesisonthePlacenamesofGlencolumbkille.
LLLiostaíLogainmneacha-AnBrainseLogainmneacha.
AvailableforcountiesLimerick,Louth,WaterfordandMonaghan,OffalyandTipperary.
logainm.
ieBunacharLogainmneachanahireann,thePlacenamesDatabaseofIreland,awebsitedevelopedbyFiontaratDCUonbehalfofthePlacenamesBranch(DepartmentofCommunity,RuralandGaeltachtAffairs).
URL:www.
logainm.
ieMacNeillTheFestivalofLughnasa-MáireMacNeillMDMetricalDindshenchas-editedbyEdwardGwynnMNIMA'MinorNamesinanIrishMountainArea'–anarticlebyBreandánS.
MacAodha,publishedinStudiaCelticavol.
24-25(1989-90),pp.
141-152.
MM'TheMountainNamesofCountyDown',MícheálMainnín,inNomina17(1994)31-53.
NIPNPRepliesRepliesfromtheNorthernIrelandPlace-NameProjecttoenquiriesfromthepublic.
O'FlahertyAchorographicaldescriptionofWestorH-IarConnaught–RodericO'FlahertyOGOnomasticonGoedelicum-EdmundHoganOSIOrdnanceSurveyofIrelandmaps(usuallyfromtheDiscoverySeries,1:50,000,unlessotherwisestated)OSMOrdnanceSurveyMemoirsOSNBOrdnanceSurveyNameBook-withIrishversionsmainlyproposedbyJohnO'DonovanPDTSuggestedIrishversionproposedbyPaulTempanintheabsenceofotherpublishedsourcesPJW(TheOriginandHistoryof)IrishNamesofPlaces(3vols)–PatrickWestonJoycePNABDPlaceNamesandAntiquitiesoftheBaronyofDuhallow–MichaelJ.
BowmanPNCCPlaceNamesofCo.
Carlow–EdwardO'ToolePNCLPlace-NamesofCo.
Leitrim-Rev.
JohnPinkmanPNCWPlace-NamesofCountyWicklow-LiamPricePNDPlace-NamesofDecies-CanonPatrickPowerPNNIPlace-NamesofNorthernIreland-publishedbytheInstituteofIrishStudies,Queen'sUniversityBelfast,esp.
volumeIII(TheMournes)byMícheálMainnín.
SiúlóidíAclaSiúlóidíAcla/ABilingualGuidetoWalkinginAchillSODDinnseanchasnagCruacha-SeoirseDochartaighStubbs'PlaceNamesintheCountyofLouth'–aseriesofarticlesbyMajorGen.
F.
W.
Stubbs,publishedintheCountyLouthArchaeologicalJournal,Vol.
2(no.
1,2,3&4).
SWoIWalkGuide:South-WestofIreland–SeánSúilleabháinTCCDTríocha-CéadChorcaDhuibhne-AnSeabhac(PádraigSiochfhradha)THToponomiaHiberniae(4vols),asurveyoftheplace-namesofSouthKerry–BreandánCíobháinTNCTTownlandNamesofCountyTyrone–PatrickM'AleerTRConnemara,mapandgazetteer-TimRobinsonT6000mapofBearabyEoghanSúilleabháininTuosist6000URLogainmneachaUíbhRáthach-AnSeabhac(PádraigSiochfhradha)Anasterisk(*)indicatesthatnonamehasbeenfoundforthepeakonOSmapsorinotherauthoritativesources.
ThenamegivenherehasbeenadoptedspeciallyfortheMountainViewslist,butshouldnotberegardedasofficial.
Inmostcasesthenameadoptedisthatofatownlandoronederivedfromsomenearbylandmark.
Sincesuchnamesarenotofficial,Irishformshavenotbeenprovidedinthesecases,evenwhereavailable.
SincethefirstMountainViewslistwascompiled,authoritativenameshavebeenfoundforaconsiderablenumberofpeakswhichareunnamedonOSmaps,anditishopedthatmorenameswillemergefromresearchinthefuture.
Ahashsign(#)afterthesourceabbreviationindicatesthattheIrishversionprovidedhereisnotexactlytheforminthesourcequoted.
AcommonreasonforthisisthatthesourcegivesaformindialectorinClassicalIrish,whereastheversionprovidedherehasbeenadjustedtoconformtostandardmodernIrish.
Thedefinitearticlehasalsobeenaddedtocertainnamestoproducestandardisedforms,e.
g.
BinnRiabhachhasbeenchangedtoAnBhinnRiabhach.
Adoubledagger()afterthesourceabbreviationindicatesthattheversionprovidedhereisinferredfromarelatednameinthesourcecited.
AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetAbbeyHillCnocnaMainistreach(Ir.
CnocnaMainistreach[logainm.
ie],'hilloftheabbey')ThenamereferstoCorcomroeAbbey,whichislocatedonthesouthsideofthehill,nearBellHarbour(Bealaclugga).
Walks:forawalktothesummitofAbbeyHillandaroundtheNslopes,seeKevinCorcoran,WestofIrelandWalks,43-50,orWhilde&Simms,NewIrishWalkGuide-WestandNorth,24-25.
WestClareClareM30010324051AddernymoreAnEadarnaMhór(Ir.
AnEadarnaMhór[OSI],'thebig[obscureelement]')DonegalNWDonegalB8991524161AgannyTop*ThispeakisnearLoughAganny.
ItisunnamedontheDiscoverymap.
Anyinformationonitscorrectnamewouldbewelcome.
DartryMountainsLeitrimG84448848216Aghalateeve*AghalateeveisatownlandintheparishofRossinver.
Anyinformationonthecorrectnameofthispeakwouldbeverywelcome.
DartryMountainsLeitrimG82249043216AghlaBegAnEachlaBheag(Ir.
AnEachlaBheag[OSI],poss.
'littlelook-outpoint/prospect')DonegalNWDonegalB9622535642AghlaBeg(South)Fororiginofname,seeAghlaBeg.
Althoughthispeakishigherthaneitherofitsneighbours,AghlaMoreorAghlaBeg,ithasalwaysremainedunnamedonOrdnanceSurveymaps.
Asithasneverevenbeenmarkedwithaspotheightonthe6inchmap,itseemslikelythatitwasomittedbecauseofafailuretorealisethatitwasthehighestpeakinthegroup.
DonegalNWDonegalB9652466032AghlaMoreAnEachlaMhór(Ir.
AnEachlaP.
W.
Joyce,interpretsthisnameasIr.
eachlaoreachlann,'stable',DonegalNWDonegalB9502395841AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetMhór[DUPN],poss.
'greatlook-outpoint/prospect')suggestingitisanexampleofamountainnamedafterafeaturesituatedatitsfoot.
However,PatrickMcKaypreferstoseethemodernformasare-interpretationoftheoriginalnameAchla,aformofAichill,meaning'alook-outpointorprospect'(DictionaryofUlsterPlace-Names).
AchillIslandinMayo(Ir.
Acaill)maywellbederivedfromthesameroot.
AghlaMountainAnEachla(Ir.
AnEachla[DUPN],poss.
'look-outpoint/prospect')BluestackMountainsDonegalG89798959311Agnew'sHillAgnew'sHillisprobablythepeakmarkedasBenwellerorieonMercator'smapofSEUlster,1595.
Rory'sGlenisatownlandontheSEslopes,namedafterRoryOgueMcQuillan[OSM,vol.
x,p.
118].
Benwelleroriemayrepresentananglicisationof*BinnMhaolRuairí,'Rory'sbarepeak'.
TheEnglishnameisderivedfromtheAgnews(Ir.
Gníomh),afamilyofScottishstockwhocametoprominenceinthisareainthe17thcenturyafterthedeclineoftheMcQuillan'sfortunes.
AntrimHillsAntrimD3270174749AgowTop*ThispeakisnearLoughAgow.
ItisunnamedontheDiscoverymap.
Anyinformationonitscorrectnamewouldbewelcome.
DartryMountainsLeitrimG86547242316AltnapasteAlltnaPéiste(Ir.
AlltnaPéiste[OSI],'ravineoftheserpent/monster')ThesummitislocatedontheboundaryofthetownlandsofAltnapaste,BallybobaneenandCashel.
Itisnotclearfrommapswheretheravineiswhichgavenametothemountainandthetownland.
ThereisaledgeandclifftotheeastofthesummitnamedAltmoreCliff.
BluestackMountainsDonegalH0459603646/11AnBheannMhór(Ir.
)AnBheannMhór(Ir.
AnBheannMhór[TH],'thebigpeak')ThispeakisunnamedonOSmaps.
ItisrecordedasAnBheannMhórinToponomiaHiberniaebyBreandánCíobháin.
DunkerronMountainsKerryV65564630883/84AnBheannMhór(Ir.
)AnBheannMhór(Ir.
AnBheannMhór[TH],'theDunkerronMountainsKerryV59368467583AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetbigpeak')AnBhinnDubh(Ir.
)AnBhinnDubh(Ir.
AnBhinnDubh[OSI],'theblackpeak')ThisisthefirstpeakWoftheConnorPass.
BrandonGroupKerryQ48405647870AnBhinnLáir(Ir.
)AnBhinnLáir(Ir.
AnBhinnLáir[TH],'themiddlepeak')LocatedatthetopoftheridgeseparatingthevalleysofDerrianafromCloonaghlin.
DunkerronMountainsKerryV63071451478/83AnCnapánMór(Ir.
)AnCnapánMór;AnSliabhDubh(Ir.
AnCnapánMór[OSI,TCCD],'thebiglump')AnSeabhacalsogivesthealternativenameAnSliabhDubh[TCCD],'theblackmountain'.
CentralDingleKerryQ52204564970AnCnocRiabhach(Ir.
)AnCnocRiabhach(Ir.
AnCnocRiabhach[TH],'thegrey/stripedhill')ThisisthefirstpeakinthehorseshoewalkwhichtakesinMullaghanattinandBeann(goinganti-clockwise).
DunkerronMountainsKerryV75876053478AngleseyMountain"CalledaftertheMarquessofAnglesea,whotillthemiddleofthelastcentury[i.
e.
19thcentury]ownedit.
"[Stubbs]Cooley/GullionLouthJ10617842829AnnaghHillAnnaghhillisalsothenameofatownlandintheparishofKilnahue.
TherearesixothertownlandsintheparishwhosenamesbeginwithAnnagh.
ThishillismarkedasConnaHillonsome19thcenturymapsofCo.
Wexford.
ConnahillisthenameofatownlandtotheSWofthesummit.
Dublin/WicklowWexfordT10068045462AnnacoonaTop*AnnacoonaCliffs,whichformadramaticbarrierattheheadofGleniff,areimmediatelynorthofthesummit.
Acavern,knownasDiarmuidandGráinne'sCave,issituatedinthesecliffs.
DartryMountainsSligoG72846359716Annatoran*AnnatoranisthehighestpartoftheplateaulocatedENEofEaskyLough.
OxMountainsSligoG47524551224ArderinArdEireann(Ir.
Ardireann[logainm.
ie],'theheightofIreland'or'Eriu'sheight')SeeMáireMacNeill,'TheFestivalofLughnasa'(pp.
221-25)fordetailsofthefestiveassemblyon'HeightSunday'onArderin.
SlieveBloomLaois/OffalyS23298952754ArdloughnabrackbaddyArdLochnamBreacBeadaí(Ir.
ArdLochnamBreacBeadaíThispeakisasmallknollbetweenLoughNabrackbaddy(LochnaDonegalNWDonegalB9552454731AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheet[OSI],'heightofLochnamBreacBeadaíorlakeofthetastytrout')mBreacBeadaí)andLoughFeeane.
ThenameiscorrectlypositionedonDiscoverysheet1,butincorrectlyonsheet2(onwhichitshouldnotappear).
Ardnageer;KnockgormArdnagCaor(Ir.
ArdnagCaor[JOK],'heightoftheberries')BluestackMountainsDonegalG96990964211ArdnageerSWTopFororiginofname,seeArdnageerBluestackMountainsDonegalG96390562611ArrooMountainSliabhAradh(Ir.
SliabhAradh[logainm.
ie],'mountainof[obscureelement]')ArrooisatownlandinRossinverparish,baronyofRosclogher.
DartryMountainsLeitrimG83352152316BalbaneHillThispeakisasouthernoutlierofCrocknapeast.
DonegalSWDonegalG69682947210BalixHillBalixisatownlandnamebutisderivedfrom(Ir.
Béalóga,'narrowgap(s)'[inferredfromHDGP].
SperrinMountainsTyroneH47596240313BallaghnabehyTopThispeakisunnamedontheDiscoverymap.
ItisnearBallaghnabehyLoughandispartoftheBenScardaun/LackaghMountainmassif.
Anyinformationonitscorrectnamewouldbewelcome.
BallaghnabehyisatownlandintheparishofCloonclare.
DartryMountainsLeitrimG94635241326/16BallinacorMountainSliabhBhailenaCorra(poss.
Ir.
SliabhBhailenaCorra[PDT],'hillofBailenaCorraorthetownlandoftheweir')Ballinacoristhenameofatownland,aparishandtwobaronies(BallinacorSouthandNorth),whichshowsthatitwashistoricallyofconsiderableimportance,eventhoughthereisnovillageofthename.
BallinacorhasinturnbeentheseatoftheAnglicusfamily(14thcentury),theO'ByrnesofGabhalRaghnaill,theRawdonfamilyandtheKemmisfamily(until1986,sincewhenithaschangedhandsseveraltimes).
Dublin/WicklowWicklowT11786553162Ballinafunshoge;SlieveBuckSliabhBoc(prob.
Ir.
SliabhBoc[PDT],'mountainofBallinafunshoge(fromIr.
BailenaFuinseoige,'townlandoftheash')orAshtownisthenameofatownland,andithasclearlybeenerroneouslyDublin/WicklowWicklowO16504248056AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetbucks')appliedtothishill.
ThepeakwasnamedSlieveBuckonmapsofWicklowmadein1760andin1822,butthisnameappearstohavebeenforgottensince.
Inhis'GuidetotheCountyofWicklow'(1827)Wrightgivesitsheightas1480ft.
,whichisalittlelowforthispeak(1582ft.
),butcorrespondstotheheightofSleamaine,locatedabout1milefurtherN.
Inanycase,atthistimesuchheightswereestimatedbyenthusiastsandwereoftennotveryaccurate.
Ballinard*BallinardisatownlandintheparishofBallincuslane.
Anyinformationonthecorrectnameofthispeakwouldbeverywelcome.
WLimerick/NKerryKerryR08311841072BallincurraHillCnocBhaileanCharraigh(Ir.
CnocBhaileanCharraigh[OSI],'hillofBaileanCharraigh')ThegapbetweenBallincurraHillandCooneenHillisknownasOrmondStile(sometimesOrmondStyle).
ItismentionedbyJohnO'DonovanasthenorthernlimitofSliabhEibhlinne(SlieveFelim),andhecallsitCéimUrmhumhain,'thestepofOrmond'.
ItisonthesouthernboundaryofthebaronyofUpperOrmond.
ShannonTipperaryR92469840359BallineddanMountainSliabhBhuaileanFheadáin(Ir.
SliabhBhuaileanFheadáin[OSI],'mountainofBallineddan')BallineddanMountainisatownland.
ThenameisderivedfromBuaileanFheadáinmeaning'milkingplaceofthestream'.
Dublin/WicklowWicklowT00290865256BallyarthurHill;LisnalannivHillCnocBhaileArtúir(poss.
Ir.
CnocBhaileArtúir[PDT],'hillofBaileArtúir')NamedLisnalannivHillontheold"series.
BallyarthurisatownlandintheparishesofMarshalstownandFermoy,baronyofCondonsandClangibbon.
TheIrishformofthisnameisBaileArtúir[logainm.
ie].
BallyhouraMountainsCork/Limerick(thoughsummitinCork)R79017935573BallycumberHillCnocBhaileanChumair(poss.
Ir.
CnocBhaileanChumair[PDT],'hillofBaileanChumairorthetownlandoftheravine')BallycumberNorthandSoutharetownlandsintheparishofKilcommon.
Dublin/WicklowWicklowT02875843162AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetBallycurraghHill;RathhinderDublin/WicklowWicklowT05782353662BallydavidHeadCeannBhaileDháith(Ir.
CeannBhaileDháith[AntOrdúLogainmneacha(CeantairGhaeltachta)2008],'head(-land)ofBaileDháith')Thisheadland,alongwiththeThreeSistersandSybilHeadontheothersideofSmerwickHarbour,areremnantsofachainofhillsthatwereworndownbyglacialactionandeventuallybrokenthroughbythesea.
DingleWestKerryQ38711324770BallykildeaMountainSliabhBhaileMhicGiollaDé(poss.
Ir.
SliabhBhaileMhicGiollaDé[PDT],'mountainofBaileMhicGiollaDé')BallykildeaisatownlandintheparishofKillaloe.
ShannonClareR66273741258BallysitteraghAnScraig;CnocBhaileUíShé(Ir.
AnScraig[TCCD],'rockyoutcrop')AlsoknownasCnocBhaileUíShé[OSI],'hillofBaileUíShé',fromBallyhea(-bought)townland.
TheEnglishformBallysitteraghcouldbefrombeBaileSuiteoireach,'thetownlandofthecamp/barracks',butthecircumstancesofitsnamingareunclear.
Coumhenry,CoumgraigandCoumthrivearehollowsbelowthemountainontheN.
side.
BrandonGroupKerryQ46005762370Ballyteige*BallyteigeisatownlandintheparishofMoyne.
Anyinformationonthecorrectnameofthispeakwouldbeverywelcome.
Dublin/WicklowWicklowT06284444762Ballyvouskill*BallyvouskillisatownlandintheparishofDrishane.
Anyinformationonthecorrectnameofthispeakwouldbeverywelcome.
Paps/DerrynasaggartCorkW25885340179BaltinglassHillCnocBhealachConglais(poss.
Ir.
CnocBhealachConglais[PDT],'hillofBealachConglais')ThereisahillfortonsummitnamedRathcoranandasecondonetoNW.
TheentryinPNCWforRathcoranreferstoanarticleon"TheExcavationofaBurialCairnonBaltinglassHill"inPRIAxlvi(1941),p.
221.
ThismakesitclearthatBaltinglassHillistheEnglishnameofthisheight.
Dublin/WicklowWicklowS88589238261BaravehaBarranBheithe(prob.
Ir.
BarranWLimerick/NKerryKerryR11208645172AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetBheithe[PDT],'hill-topofthebirch')BarcamThispeakisimmediatelynorthoftheGlendineGapandisunnamedontheDiscoverymap.
Anyinformationonitscorrectnamewouldbewelcome.
BarcamisatownlandintheparishofKinnitty.
SlieveBloomOffalyN22800048454BarnacuillewBarrnaCoilleadh(Ir.
BarrnaCoilleadh[logainm.
ie],'topofthewood')ThishillisunnamedonOSmaps.
ThenamesLengad(recteGlengad)orDooncartonandBarnacuille(recteBarnacuillew)whichappearontheDiscoverymaparetownlands.
BarnacuillewisderivedfromIr.
BarrnaCoilleadh[logainm.
ie],'topofthewood',andisthereforelikelytohavereferredoriginallytoahill.
WilliamBald'smapofCo.
Mayo(1830)givesthenameGubbin(prob.
Ir.
Gobán,'littlebeak')fortheSWspurwhichcorrespondstothe233mspotheight.
NorthMayoMayoF81137526022BarnahownaMámCam(prob.
Ir.
MámCam[PDT],'crookedpass')ThispeakisunnamedonOSmapsbutisnamedMaumeCambonBald'smapofCo.
Mayo(1830).
AspurdescendingtotheNNEiscalledKnockmuredamore.
Barnahownaisatownlandname.
AlsocalledNaweelion.
Partry/JoyceCountryMayoM00267551638BarnanageehyBearnanaGaoithe(prob.
Ir.
BearnanaGaoithe[PDT],'gapofthewind')ThisisoneofthemostcommonnamesforapassinIreland.
ThenameisactuallymarkedonlowerpeakstotheE,anditseemslikelythatthegapinquestionisevenfurthertotheE.
SlieveMishKerryQ80008256171BarnastooskaBarrnaStuaice(Ir.
BarrnaStuaice[logainm.
ie],'topofthepeak')BarnastooskaisthenameofatownlandintheparishofKilgarvan.
Shehy/KnockboyKerryW04971349779BarnesTopAlsoreferredtoasBarnessintheOrdnanceSurveyMemoirs.
SperrinMountainsDerry/LondonderryH63899945613BarraboyMountainCnocBharrBuí(Ir.
CnocBharrBuí[OSI],'hillofBarrBuíorShehy/KnockboyKerryV93860846085AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetyellowtop')BarraboyMountainSETopCnocBharrBhuíSETopFororiginofname,seeBarraboyMountain.
Shehy/KnockboyCorkV94160440985BarraboyMtnFarETopFororiginofname,seeBarraboyMountain.
Shehy/KnockboyKerryV95660645685BarradeeginBarranDígín(Ir.
BarranDígín[AntOrdúLogainmneacha(CeantairGhaeltachta)2008],'topofthelittleditch')ThispeakhasnonameonOSmaps.
HasbeencalledDoomara,thoughDoonmaraisproperlythenameofaheadlandtotheNE.
JudgingfromOSmapsandBald'smap,thenameBarradeeginseemsproperlytorefertothetopofthevalleyoftheGweedaneyRiver,whichisalittletothewest,butthenamehasbeenborrowedforthishillintheabsenceofabetteralternative.
NorthMayoMayoF86943222923BarraduffMountainCnocBharrDubh(Ir.
CnocBharrDubh[OSI],'hillofBarrDubhorblacktop')CahaMountainsKerryV90865640085BarraniskyBarranUisce(prob.
Ir.
BarranUisce[PDT],'topofthewater')JamesFraserrefersinAHandBookforTravellersinIreland(1854)to:"thehillsofCollonandBarranisky,whichriserespectively782and789feetabovethesea.
"TheheightisincorrectforBarranisky,itbeing923feethigh,butthegeographicallocationispreciseenoughtobecertainoftheidentification.
Dublin/WicklowWicklowT25679028062BarrclashcameBarrChlaisCéim(prob.
Ir.
BarrChlaisCéim[PDT],'topofClaisCéimorthetrenchofthestep')Clashcameisatownlandname,interpretedbyJohnO'DonovanasClaisCéim,'trenchofthestep'.
ThisseemstorelatetothenameCuscamecurragh,whichonBald'smapofCo.
Mayo(1830)referstopartofthehighridgeoftheSheeffryHills(seeTievummera).
Clashcameissituatedatthewesternfootofthisridge.
Barrclashcameisthetoppartofthetownland.
Walks:forarouteSheeffryHillsMayoL84969577237AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetalongthemainE-WridgeoftheSheeffryHills,seeWhilde&Simms,NewIrishWalkGuide-WestandNorth,62-63.
BarrclashcameNorth-WestTopStarraicínnagCaor(prob.
Ir.
StarraicínnagCaor[PDT],'pinnacleoftheberries')ThispeakisnamedStorikeennageerononWilliamBald'smapofCo.
Mayo(1830).
SheeffryHillsMayoL83870058037BartonnyTop*ThispeakisunnamedontheDiscoverymap.
ItisnearBartonnyLoughandisasouthernsatelliteofBenbrack.
Anyinformationonitscorrectnamewouldbewelcome.
BreifneCavanH09819241126Bascadh(Ir.
);BoughilWestTopBascadh(Ir.
Bascadh[TH],'mutilation'or'severewounding')AsitisoddfortheusualsenseofIr.
bascadh,'mutilation',tobeappliedtoahill,itispossiblethatthenamehassomeothermeaninginthiscase.
AlsoknownasBoughilWestTop.
DunkerronMountainsKerryV82476659578BaunreaghcongThereisatownlandnamedBaunreaghintheparishofOfferlane.
Thenameofthispeakappearstobethesame,withcúng,'narrow'added.
TheRiverBarrowrisesonthenorthernslopesofthishillandflowsthroughGlenbarrow.
SlieveBloomLaoisN32703750954BaurearaghMountainSliabhBharrIarthach(Ir.
SliabhBharrIarthach[OSI],'mountainofBarrIarthachorwesterntop')CahaMountainsKerryV88460548985BaurtregaumBarrTrígCom(Ir.
BarrTrígCom[OSI],'topofthreehollows')ThethreehollowsinquestionsareprobablythevalleysofDerrymore,DerryquayandCurraheen,whichcutintothesidesofthemountain.
SlieveMishKerryQ74907685171BaurtregaumFarNETopFororiginofname,seeBaurtregaum.
ThehighestpointonaspurbetweentheCurraheenandDerryquayRivers.
SlieveMishKerryQ76809060371BaurtregaumNETopFororiginofname,seeBaurtregaum.
SlieveMishKerryQ75508181971BaurtregaumNWTopFororiginofname,seeSlieveMishKerryQ74708472371AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetBaurtregaum.
BeannAnBheannBhán(Ir.
AnBheannBhán[TH],'whitepeak')Beann(approximatepronunciation:byown,rhymingwithdown)ismostoftenclimbedincombinationwithMullaghanattinaspartofacircuitofthePocket.
DespitebeingunnamedontheDiscoverymap,itisnearlyashighasitsneighbourandhasseveralsatellitesofitsown.
Theridgeextendingtothesouth-westtowardsFinnararaghisamongthemostwildandsolitaryroutesinIreland.
DunkerronMountainsKerryV72676575278BeannBhán(Ir.
)BeannBhán(Ir.
BeannBhán[OSI1:25,000],'whitepeak')ThisisthehighestpointinthehillslyingwestoftheLackRoad.
MacGillycuddy'sReeksKerryV75682846178BeannDubh(Ir.
)BeannDubh(Ir.
BeannDubh[OSI1:25,000],'blackpeak')Oneofthreepeaksinthisareawithnamesinbeanncombinedwithacolour.
MacGillycuddy'sReeksKerryV74982945278BeannFarSWTopFororiginofname,seeBeann.
DunkerronMountainsKerryV71375463678BeannnaStiocairí(Ir.
)BeannnaStiocairí(Ir.
BeannnaStiocairí[TH],'peakoftheniggardlypersons')DunkerronMountainsKerryV59868167283BeannNETopFororiginofname,seeBeann.
DunkerronMountainsKerryV73077169278BeannSouthTopFororiginofname,seeBeann.
UnnamedontheDiscoverymap,thispeakisoverlooksthePocket.
FaherMountainisashoulderofit.
DunkerronMountainsKerryV72875563978BeannSWTopFororiginofname,seeBeann.
DunkerronMountainsKerryV71876065778BeenHillBeann(Ir.
Beann[OSNB],'peak')ThenameBeaunHill,givenintheOrdnanceSurveyNameBook,suggestsanalternativepronunciation.
GlenbeighHorseshoeKerryV59085465183BeenatoorBinnanTuair(Ir.
BinnanTuairLocatedonsouthernboundaryofGlennahootownland.
ThelocationCentralDingleKerryQ55908959270AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheet[OSI],'peakofthebleachinggreen')ofthisfeaturelooksoddontheDiscoverymapbutonthe1/2inchmapitisthelowerpeakwhichdirectlyoverlooksMaghanaboeandAnSeabhac'sdescriptionconfirmsthis:"binnárdcnuicarandteorainntheas"[Glennahootownland].
Anglicisednameappearsoninchmap.
BeenboGobanIolair(Ir.
GobanIolair[OSI],'beakoftheeagle')SinceBeenboisclearlyaseparatename(probablyfromIr.
BinnBó,'peakofthecow'),itseemslikelythatitisthetruenameofthesummit,whileGobanIolairappliesoriginallytothesharppointjustNofthesummit.
CentralDingleKerryQ54507447470BeendarrigBeannDhearg(Ir.
BeannDhearg[OSI1:25,000],'redpeak')ThispeakoverlooksthesaddletraversedbytheLackRoadwhichconnectstheBridiaValleywithLoughAcoose.
ThenameBeannDhearg/Beendarrigproperlyappliestothelowerpeakattheendofaspurabout1kmtothewest.
MacGillycuddy'sReeksKerryV76282145178BeenduffAnBheannDubh(Ir.
AnBheannDubh[logainm.
ie],'theblackpeak')Thispeakisalittletotheeastofitsslightlyhigherneighbour,Foilclogh.
IveraghNWKerryV51474547983BeenduffAnBhinnDubh(Ir.
AnBhinnDubh[OSI],'theblackpeak')Theanglicisednameappearsontheinchmap.
SlieveMishKerryQ67703751571BeenkeraghBinnChaorach(Ir.
BinnChaorach[OSI1:25,000],'mountainofsheep')BeenkeraghofferschallengingscramblingontheHag'sToothRidge.
ItisconnectedtoCarrauntoohilbyaridgeknownastheBones.
MacGillycuddy'sReeksKerryV801853101078BeenmoreBinnMhór(prob.
Ir.
BinnMhór[PDT],'bigpeak')BeenmoreisaboutmidwayalongtheridgebetweenBeenHillandDrungHill,butishigherthanboth.
ItdominatesthevalleyofGleenskandfeaturesprominentlyintheviewfromtheKerryWay.
GlenbeighHorseshoeKerryV59686766083BeennabrackMachanagCab(Ir.
MachanagCab[OSI],'plainofthebeaks')TheIrishnameMachanagCabandtheanglicisednameBeennabrackhaveverydifferentmeanings.
Itseemsunlikelythattheyoriginallyreferredtothesamefeature.
AnBrandonGroupKerryQ46705460070AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetSeabhacgivesthenameBinnnamBroc('peakofthebadgers')forthishill(TCCD,143,233),whichshowsthatBeennabrackisacorruption.
HedoesnotmentionMachanagCab.
BeenoskeeBinnosGaoith(Ir.
BinnosGaoith[OSI],'mountainabovethewind/estuary')Itwouldseemthatthisnameislocallyunderstoodtomean'mountainabovethewind',butaswindspeedstendonlytoincreasethemoreheightonegains,onehastoaskwhatthiscouldpossiblymean.
Anotherpossibilityisthatgaothisratheranarchaicwordforawaterfeature(possiblyLoughGillortheestuaryofthenearbyOwenmoreRiver),andthatthenamewasnolongerunderstoodoncethiswordhadfallenoutofcommonuseinIrish.
ForfurtherinformationonthenameBeenoskee,seePaulTempan,"SomeNotesontheNamesofSixKerryMountains",JKAHS,ser.
2,vol.
v(2005),5-19.
CentralDingleKerryQ58008982670BeenreaghAnBheannMhór(Ir.
AnBheannMhór[logainm.
ie],'thegreatpeak')TheanglicisationBeenroursuggestsadifferentIrishname:AnBhinnRamhar,'thefatpeak'.
GlenbeighHorseshoeKerryV66185349583BeenrourDunkerronMountainsKerryV54664041884BelmoreMountainSliabhanBhéilMhóir(poss.
Ir.
SliabhanBhéilMhóir[PDT],'mountainofanBéalMórorthegreatapproach')Belmoreisadistrictandestate.
O'DonovangivesthefullnameasBéalMórMuintirFeodachain/PheodachaininOSNB.
SeeMáireMacNeill,'TheFestivalofLughnasa'(pp.
151-52)fordetailsofthefestiveassemblyonthemountain.
Fermanagh/STyroneFermanaghH13841739817BenBegBinnBheag(prob.
Ir.
BinnBheag[PDT],'littlepeak')Partry/JoyceCountryGalwayL95157956038BenBury;OughtyCraggyUchtanChreagáin(Ir.
UchtanChreagáin[logainm.
ie],'breastoftheMweelreaMountainsMayoL80368379537AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetlittlecrag')BenCregganBinnanChreagáin(Ir.
BinnanChreagáin[MNIMA#],'peakoftherockypatch')ThepronunciationofthenamecollectedduringthefirstOrdnanceSurvey,Binayoragaun,wasnotasonewouldexpectfromthecurrentanglisationBenCreggan.
JohnO'DonovaninterpretedthisasBinnaChorragain.
ThissuggeststhattheBenCregganrepresentsaslightre-interpretationofthename.
Walks:foraroutetakinginBenGormandBenCreggan,seeWhilde&Simms,NewIrishWalkGuide-WestandNorth,60-61.
BenGormMountainsMayoL85766669337BenCregganSouthTopMeallLáir(prob.
Ir.
MeallLáir[PDT],'middlelump')ThispeakisunnamedonOSmaps,butiscalledMaulLauronBald'smapofCo.
Mayo(1830).
ThisisprobablyananglicisationofIr.
MeallLáir,'middlelump',indicatingitspositionhalf-waybeweenBenCregganandBenGorm.
BenGormMountainsMayoL85866168737BenCromBinnChrom(Ir.
BinnChromorBeannChrom[PNNI],'curved/stoopedpeak')BenCromoverlookstheBenCromReservoir,situatedupstreamfromtheolderSilentValleyReservoir.
Itwasconstructedin1957tomeetBelfast'sgrowingdemandforwater.
MourneMountainsDownJ31326052629BenGoramAnBhinnGhorm(prob.
Ir.
AnBhinnGhorm[PDT],'thebluepeak')BenGoramisthewesternspurofCroaghPatrick.
CroaghPatrickMayoL88780055930BenGormAnBhinnGhorm(Ir.
AnBhinnGhorm[MNIMA#],'thebluepeak')AnBhinnGhormisamountainnamewhichoccurs3timesinCo.
Mayo.
Ir.
gormisusuallytranslated'blue',butBreandánS.
MacAodhasuggeststhat'iron-grey'isclosertothetruemeaninginsuchmountainnames(MNIMA,149).
Walks:foraroutetakinginBenGormandBenCreggan,seeWhilde&Simms,NewIrishWalkGuide-WestandNorth,60-61.
BenGormMountainsMayoL86265370037BenLugmoreBinnLogMhór(prob.
Ir.
BinnLogMhór[PDT],'peakofthebighollow')MweelreaMountainsMayoL81267480337AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetBenLugmoreEastTopFororiginofname,seeBenLugmore.
MweelreaMountainsMayoL81567279037BenLugmoreWestTopFororiginofname,seeBenLugmore.
MweelreaMountainsMayoL80667779037BenofHowth;HillofHowthBinnadair(Ir.
Binnadair[GE],'peakoftar')Binnadair(TheBen/HillofHowth)isoneofthemostfrequentlycitedhillsinIrishliterature.
ItisthesubjectoftwopoemsintheMetricalDindshenchasandinAcallamnaSenórachitisthesceneofagreathunt,duringwhichArtúir(acharacterbasedonKingArthur)makesofftoBritainwithFionnMacCumhail'sthreebesthuntingdogs.
TheFiannapursueArtúir,killallhismenandbringhimbackcaptivetotheHillofHowth.
Accordingtolegend,BinnadairisalsotheburialsiteofOscar.
ThehillisalsothesceneofseveralromanticreminiscencesinJoyce'sUlysees.
EastCoastDublinO28637617150BenaghBinnFhaiche(Ir.
BinnFaiche[TCCD#],'peakofFaha')ThenameBenaghismarkedontheOS6"map.
AnFhaiche/Fahaisthenameofthetownlandinwhichthispeakissituated.
Thegrottoatwhichthetraditionalascentofthemountainbeginsisfurtherdowninthesametownland.
ThewallsEofthesummitwereidentifiedastheremainsofaninlandpromontoryfortbyarchaeologistBarryRaftery.
Forinformationonthisfort,seeArchaeologyIrelandHeritageGuideNo.
29(publishedMarch2005).
BrandonGroupKerryQ46911982270BenardAnBhinnArd(Ir.
AnBhinnArd[OSI],'thehighpeak')GaltyMountainsTipperaryR82219948074BenbaunBinnBhán(Ir.
BinnBhán[OSI],'whitepeak')BinnBhánmeans'whitepeak'andisthehighestmountaininGalway.
YoucouldsayitistheMontBlancofConnemara.
Thereisalotofwhiterockhere,mainlyquartz,thoughthisismoreafeatureofBenbrack.
AnoddthingabouttheTwelveBensofTwelveBensGalwayL78653972937AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetConnemaraisthatnobodyseemstoknowexactlywhicharethetwelvepeaksinquestion.
Thereareatleast20peakswithnamesinbinninthisarea.
However,thenotionoftwelvepeaksgoesbackatleasttothetimeofRodericO'Flaherty,whowrotein1684of"thetwelvehighmountainesofBennabeola",thoughhedidnotenumeratethem(O'Flaherty,106).
InIrishthequestiondoesn'tevenarise:thereisnonumber,theyarejustnaBeannaBeola,'thepeaksofBeola'.
BeolawasagiantandchieftainoftheFirBolg,whosenamealsofeaturesinthevillageTuaimBeola(Toombeola).
BenbaunBinnBhán;Maolán(Ir.
BinnBhán[TR],'whitepeak')Walks:foraroutetakinginCnocBreac,BinnBhreacandBinnBhánorMaolán,seePaddyDillon,Connemara,163-67.
TwelveBensGalwayL76556847737BenbegBinnBheag(prob.
Ir.
BinnBheag[PDT],'littlepeak')SeeMáireMacNeill,'TheFestivalofLughnasa'(p.
175)fordetailsofthefestiveassemblyheldonDonaghSunday,thelastSundayinJuly,attheBlackRocksnearBellavallyGap.
BreifneCavanH12125453926/27ABenboBeannaBó(Ir.
BeannaBó[OSI],'hornsofthecow')AbattlewhichtookplaceatthefootofthismountainismentionedintheAnnalsoftheFourMastersundertheyear1585.
DartryMountainsLeitrimG85137741516BenbrackAnBhinnBhreac(Ir.
AnBhinnBhreac[logainm.
ie],'thespeckledpeak')AlargegroupofrocksontheeastsideofBellavallyGapareknownastheBlackRocksorMaguire'sChair.
Thiswasthesiteofanassemblyon'DonaghSunday',thelastSundayinJuly(MacNeill,175-77).
AccordingtoDalton,thenamehasledtoanerroneousbeliefthatthiswastheinaugurationsiteoftheMaguires,andthisisconfirmedbyMacNeill.
BreifneCavanH10121750226/27ABenbrackBinnBhreac(Ir.
BinnBhreac[OSI],'speckledpeak')Thesummitofthismountainisstrewnwithlumpsofquartz.
Walks:foraroutetakinginCnocBreac,BinnBhreacandBinnBhánorMaolán,seePaddyDillon,Connemara,163-67.
TwelveBensGalwayL76655858237BenbrackNEFororiginofThispeakfacesCuilcaghacrosstheBreifneCavanH11223549627A/26AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetTopname,seeBenbrack.
BellavallyGap.
BenbrackWTopFororiginofname,seeBenbrack.
AlittletotheNWofthesummitisMunterEolusLough,namedafterMuintirEolais,amedievalpopulationgroupwhoinhabitedthispartofCo.
Leitrim.
BreifneCavanH06622146326BenbradaghAnBhinnBhradach(Ir.
AnBhinnBhradach[DUPN],'thetreacherous/dangerouspeak')FormerlyknownasGealbhinn[DUPN],'brightpeak'SperrinMountainsDerry/LondonderryC7221134658BenbreenBinnBhraoin(Ir.
BinnBraoin[TR],'Braon'speak')ThispeakisparticularlyimpressivewhenviewedacrosstheabyssofMámnaGaoithefromBengower.
Braoncanmean'drip'or'drop',butmaybeapersonalnamehere.
ItisthebasisofthesurnamesBraoinandMacBraoin,anglicisedasBreenandMcBreen.
TwelveBensGalwayL78351569137BenbreenCentralTopBinnBhraoinCentralTopFororiginofname,seeBinnBhraoin.
TwelveBensGalwayL78152068037BenbreenNorthTopBinnBhraoinNorthTopFororiginofname,seeBinnBhraoin.
TwelveBensGalwayL78452267437Benbulbin(orBenbulben)BinnGhulbain(Ir.
BinnGhulbain[GE],'Gulban'speak'or'jaw-shapedpeak')Benbulbin,withitslimestoneescarpmentresemblingtheprowofaship,isoneofthemostrecognisableIrishmountains.
Itisalsosteepedinlegend.
IttakesitsnamefromConallGulban,sonofNialloftheNinehostages,whowasfosteredhere.
FionnMacCumhaillfindshissonOisínnakedunderarowantreeonBenbulben,havingnotseenhimforsevenyears.
ItisalsothespotwhereDiarmuidDuibhneisfinallykilledbyaboar,afterheandGráinnehavebeenpursuedformanyyearsthroughoutIrelandbyFionn.
SometimesspeltBenbulben.
DartryMountainsSligoG69246352616BenchoonaBinnChuanna(Ir.
BinnChuanna[OSI],Cuannaisprobablyapersonalname.
AtownlandnearbyisnamedTooreenacoona(TuairínUíTwelveBensGalwayL76361758137AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetpossibly'peakofCuanna')Chuanna,'O'Cooney'sgreen')[TR].
"Aroundnoon,Ireachedthesummit:aroughbrokentablelandofflatrocks,perhapsaquarterofanacreinarea,andplanedsmoothbytheoldice.
Therewasasinglesmallcairn,andonitstopsatahornedsheep'sskull.
Ipickeduptheskull,andasIdidsowaterstreamedfromitsraggednose-holesinsuddenliquidtusks,andranontomyhandandupmysleeve.
Iputitbackonthecairntop,havingturneditsothatitfacedeastwardandinland,lookingovermilesofemptylandglintingwithlakes,onwhichthousandsofwildgeeseover-winteredeachyear.
Thesuncameout,breakingfitfullythroughthecloudsandwarmingmyhandsandface.
Seawards,Ilookedacrosstheintricatetasselworkofinletandpeninsula.
Closeathand,sheetsofmicascatteredthesunshine,sothateventhedryrocksshoneinthelight"(RobertMacFarlane,TheWildPlaces,Granta,2007).
Walks:foraroutefromtheNE,seeWhilde&Simms,NewIrishWalkGuide-WestandNorth,40-41.
BencollaghduffBinnDubh(Ir.
BinnDubh[TR],'blackpeak')Bencollaghduffmeans'peakoftheblackhags'.
Theblackhagsinquestionarecormorants[TR].
TheOSIformBinnDhubhrepresentsaprescribedstandardmodernIrishform.
TimRobinson'sBinnDubhrepresentsthelocaldialect,whichomitslenitionofdandtwhenthepreviouswordendsinadentalconsonant.
TwelveBensGalwayL79853069637BencorrBinnChorr;BinnanChoireMhóir(Ir.
BinnChorr[TR],'pointedpeak')TimRobinsonalsogivesthealternativenameBinnanChoireMhóir,'peakofthebigcorrie'.
ThesapperssetupabeacononthispeakduringthefirstOrdnanceSurvey[TR].
TwelveBensGalwayL81252271137BencorrNorthTopBinnChorrNorthTopFororiginofname,seeBinnTwelveBensGalwayL80952469037AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetChorr.
BencorrbegBinnanChoireBhig(Ir.
BinnanChoireBhig[OSI],'peakofthelittlecorrie')TheCarrotRidge(MeacanBuí)isanobviousnoseofrockrisingfromGleninaghtowardsBencorrbeg.
Itisgradeddiff.
andis275mlong.
TimRobinson'sremarkthattheEnglishnameisa"mistranslation"is,uncharacteristically,offthemark.
Infactitisaclimber'snameratherthanalocalname.
ItwasnamedtheCarrotRidgebyJossLynamandLiamRéagainwhobelievedtheywerecompletingthefirstascentinthe1949.
(Infact,theylaterlearnedthatsomeCambridgestudentshadalreadyclimbeditin1933.
)JossaskedLiamwhattheIrishforcarrotwas,andLiamreplied"meacanbuí".
ThisisaperfectlygoodtranslationfortheEng.
word'carrot'andislistedinDinneen'sDictionary.
TwelveBensGalwayL81653357737Bencroy;GubnaveaghGobnabhFiach(Ir.
GobnabhFiach[PNCL],'point/beakoftheravens')GubnaveaghisalsothenameofatownlandintheparishofOughteragh.
BreifneLeitrimH04519151826BencullaghAnChailleach(Ir.
AnChailleach[OSI],'thehag')AwomanknownasCailleachanChlocháin,'thewitchofClifden',wasafamouscharacterinthe19thcentury.
TwelveBensGalwayL75653763237BenduffAnBhinnDubh(Ir.
AnBhinnDubh[OSI],'theblackpeak')ShannonTipperaryS05178845559Benfree;LuggatarriffBinnFraoigh(Ir.
BinnFraoigh[TR],'peakofheather')OntheDiscoverymapthispeakismarkedasLuggatarriff,anamemeaning'hollowofthebull'whichprobablyappliestoahollowontheslopesofBenfree.
TwelveBensGalwayL77854463837BengleniskyBinnGhleannUisce(Ir.
BinnGhleannUisce[OSI],'peakoftheglenofwater')GleannUisce,'theglenofwater',isontheSEsideofthispeak.
OntheNWside,inthetownlandofBarrnanrán,thishillisknownasBinnDubhorCnocDubh.
ThedistinctivegreenConnemaramarbleisworkedinaquarryinBarrnanrán.
ThequarrywasstartedbyThomasMartininthe1820s[TR].
Walks:forTwelveBensGalwayL76650151637AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetaroutetothesummit,seePaddyDillon,Connemara,146-50.
BengormAnBhinnGhorm(Ir.
AnBhinnGhorm[OSI],'thebluepeak')Walks:foraroutetakinginBengorm,CorranabinniaandGlennamong,seeWhilde&Simms,NewIrishWalkGuide-WestandNorth,72-73.
NorthMayoMayoF92801358231BengormNWTopFororiginofname,seeBengorm.
NorthMayoMayoF91802646830BengowerBinnGabhar(Ir.
BinnGabhar[TR],'goats'peak')Erroneouslymarkedas'Glengower'ontheDiscoveryseriesmap.
Onthesummitofthismountainyouwillfindthrift(orsea-pink)inbloomduringthelatespring,despitethefactthatitisfarinland.
TwelveBensGalwayL78350766437BenleaghBinnLiath(prob.
Ir.
BinnLiath[PDT],'greypeak')Dublin/WicklowWicklowT03894268956Benlettery;BendouglasBinnLeitrí(Ir.
BinnLeitrí[TR],'peakofthewethillsides')ThetownlandofLettery(Leitrí,'wethillsides')isontheSslopesofthismountain.
ThealternativenameBindowglassorBendouglas(BinnDúghlais,'peakoftheblackstream')isrecordedasearlyas1684byRodericO'Flaherty.
Notethatbothnamesrefertothewetstateofthemountain.
O'Flahertymentionsapoolofwateronthesummitwhichturnsthehairwhiteofanyonewhowashesinit.
Inthedaysbeforeaccuratemeasurementsofaltitude,heerroneouslybelievedthatBindowglasswasthehighestoftheTwelveBensandwastwomileshigh.
ThismisconceptionwascorrectedbyJamesHardiman,whoeditedO'Flaherty'sworkin1846,awarethattheOrdnanceSurveyhadfoundthat"BenCorrandBenBawnexceeditinheightbyseveralhundredfeet(O'Flaherty,107).
"TwelveBensGalwayL77549557744BenlevyBinnShleibhe(Ir.
BinnShleibhe[OSI],'peakofthemountain/moorlaBenlevydominatesthenarrowneckoflandbetweenLoughMaskandLoughCorrib,onwhichClonburandCongaresituated.
Walks:foraroutetothesummitfromtheSE,seeWhilde&Simms,NewIrishWalkPartry/JoyceCountryGalwayM05054941638AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetnd')Guide-WestandNorth,58-59.
BennaunmoreAnBeannánMór(Ir.
AnBeannánMór[logainm.
ie],'thebig(little)peak')Althoughdwarfedbyitsneighbours,MangertonandCrohane,Bennaunmoreisfullofcharacterandoffersmuchofinteresttothewalker.
OnthewestsideisCappaghGlenwithitsatmosphericwoodland.
OntheeastsideanoldpilgrimagepathleadingtoGouganeBarrapassessomecolumnsofrocksimilarto"theOrgan"attheGiant'sCauseway.
Bennaunmoreisaremnantofanoldvolcano.
MangertonKerryW03481945479Bentee(orBenatee)BinnanTí(Ir.
BinnanTí[UR#],'peakofthehouse')Thisisthe'homemountain'toinhabitantsofCahersiveen.
LocallyspeltBenateeandpronouncedaccordingly.
IveraghNWKerryV47678137683BenweeHeadAnBhinnBhuí(Ir.
AnBhinnBhuí[G],'theyellowcliff')TheenvironsofBenweeHead,withitscliffs,arches,stacksandislands,offerssomeofthemostdramaticcoastalsceneryinIreland,withwhichperhapsonlySWDonegalandCo.
Clarecancompete.
Toappreciatethemfully,youneedtoseethemfromthesea.
BenweeHeadisinthetownlandofKilgalligan,whichhasbeenstudiedindetailin"TheLivingLandscape:Kilgalligan,Erris,Co.
MayobySeamasOCathain&PatrickO'Flanagan.
"NorthMayoMayoF81644325522BenwiskinThispeakisremarkableforitswave-likeprofilewhenseenfromnearBallintrillick.
DartryMountainsSligoG72349151416BessyBellSliabhTroim(Ir.
SliabhTroim[DUPN],'mountainofelder')BessyBellanditslowerneighbour,MaryGray,arenamedaftertheheroinesofaScottishballad.
Thisbegins"BessieBellandMaryGray,theyweretwabonnylasses.
"TheobviousScotsoriginofthenamedidnotdeterSamuelLewisfrommakinganextravagantconnectionbetweenBessyBellandthepagandeityBaalinhisTopographicalDicitionaryofIreland(1843):"OnthesummitofBessyBell,or'Boase-Baal',onwhichinpagantimessacrificeissupposedtohavebeenofferedtoSperrinMountainsTyroneH39182142012AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetBaalorBel,isalargeandcuriouscairn.
"SliabhTroimistheoriginalIrishname.
AlsorecordedasSliabToadinLeborGabálarenn('TheBookofInvasions').
BigCollinCollannMór(poss.
Ir.
CollannMór[PDT],'bigheight')AlongtheeastcoastofIrelandthereisaclusterofnamesanglicisedas"Collin"/"Collon"fromIrishcollann,meaning'aheight'.
SeealsoCollinTop(Co.
Antrim)andCollonHill(Co.
Wicklow).
TheymayultimatelyshowthesamerootasLat.
collis,Fr.
collineandEng.
hill.
AntrimHillsAntrimJ2339673539/14BinbaneBinnBhán(Ir.
BinnBhán[SD#],'whitepeak)AccordingtoOGthisnameisderivedfromBennBogaineorBennBaghaine,'peakoftheCenélBogaine'.
BluestackMountainsDonegalG83886945311BinevenaghBinnFhoibhne(Ir.
BinnFhoibhne[DUPN],'peakofFoibhne')Accordingtolegend,Foibhne,sonofTaircheltar,wasslainhere.
Binevenaghisunmistakablewithitsimpressivebasaltcliffs,1235ft.
high,andalowerseriesofbrokencragsresemblingfangs.
KeenaghtDerryC6923023854BingormsNaBeannaGorma(Ir.
naBeannaGorma[logainm.
ie],'thebluepeaks')ThisnameseemsproperlytoapplytoagroupofcragsoverlookingLoughBarraandhasalsobeenappliedtothetownlandinwhichtheyaresituated.
DonegalNWDonegalB9341435781BinnantSaighdiúra(Ir.
)BinnantSaighdiúra(Ir.
BinnantSaighdiúra[TR],'peakofthesoldier')ItissaidthatasapperfromtheOrdnanceSurveyfelltohisdeathhereduringsurveyworkonthefirst6"mapseriesinthe1830s.
TwelveBensGalwayL81152865337BinnBhánNETopFororiginofname,seeBinnBhán.
Luaghnabrogueisanearbytownland.
BluestackMountainsDonegalG84487343911BinnBhriocáin(Ir.
)NETopBinnBhriocáinNETopFororiginofname,seeBinnBhriocáin.
MaamturksGalwayL86255460337BinnChaonaigh(Ir.
)BinnChaonaigh(Ir.
BinnChaonaigh[TR],'peakofmoss')Walks:foraroutealongtheridge,takinginBinnChaonaighandBinnidirandáLog,seeKevinCorcoran,WestofIrelandWalks,81-92.
MaamturksGalwayL90051563337BinnidirandáLog(Ir.
)BinnidirandáLog(Ir.
BinnidirandáLog[TR],'peakbetweenWalks:foraroutealongtheridgetakinginBinnChaonaighandBinnidirandáLog,seeKevinCorcoran,WestofIrelandWalks,81-92.
MaamturksGalwayL88852870237AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetthetwohollows')BinnidirandáLogSETop(Ir.
)BinnidirandáLogSETopFororiginofname,seeBinnidirandáLog.
MaamturksGalwayL89452665937BinnMhairg(Ir.
)BinnMhairg(Ir.
BinnMhairg[TR],'peakofwoe')MaamturksGalwayL90252061237BinnMhór(Ir.
)BinnMhór(Ir.
BinnMhór[TR],'greatpeak')BinnMhóroverlooksMáman.
Thisisthesiteofapattern"heldannuallyonthelastSundayofJuly,knownlocallyasDomhnachMhámanandasDomhnachChromDubh(MacNeill,123).
"ItisalsovisitedonSt.
Patrick'sDayandGoodFriday.
RodericO'Flahertywrotein1684:"AtMam-en,therespringsoutofastonealitlewater,namedfromSt.
Patrick,whichisapresentremedyagainstmurreinincattel,notonlyapplyed,butalsoeassoonastissentfortheybegintohaveease.
NextMam-enarethemountainsofCorcoga,intheconfinesofBalynahynsy[Ballynahinch],RossandMoycullincountreys,wherethefatdeereisfrequentlyhunted;whereofnohighmountaininthebaronyofBalynahinsy,orthehalfbaronyofRosseisdestitude(O'Flaherty,121-22).
"ThispeakhasbeencalledShannakeala.
MaamturksGalwayL91849466144BinnasruellBinnnaSruthal(Ir.
BinnnaSruthal[logainm.
ie],'peakofthestreams')SruellisatownlandintheparishofKillymard.
Ir.
sruthailisafemininenounmeaning'stream'derivedfromsruth,thoughratherlesscommonthansruthán.
BluestackMountainsDonegalG91789850511BinnionCnocanBhinnín(Ir.
CnocanBhinnín[CMcG],'hillofthelittlepeak').
ItislikelythatthenameofthishillwassimplyAnBinnínandthatthenameCnocanBhinnínarosefromtheneedtodistinguishthehillfromthetownlandofthesamename.
InishowenDonegalC3694892503BirdHill"ThreemilesshortofKilgarvanis,left,BirdHillrisingsteeplyabovetheroad.
Heretherelivedinthefirsthalfofthe18thcenturyafamilyofOShehy/KnockboyKerryW01768741285AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetSullivans,threebrothersandason,allpoetsofsomequalityinirish,theirpoetrycollectedandpublishedbyRisteardOFoghludha"(Barrington,DiscoveringKerry,302).
BirreencorraghBirínCorrach(Ir.
BirínCorrach[logainm.
ie],'rockylittlespike')TheelementbirínisrareinIrishnames,butalsooccursunqualifiedinBirreen,anoutlierofCroaghmoyle.
Walks:foraroutetothesummitfromtheN,seeWhilde&Simms,NewIrishWalkGuide-WestandNorth,70.
NorthMayoMayoG02505069823/31BirreencorraghSouthTopFororiginofname,seeBirreencorragh.
NamedBerreenCorroughBegonBald'smapofCo.
Mayo(1830).
NorthMayoMayoG02403256431BirreencorraghWestTopFororiginofname,seeBirreencorragh.
NorthMayoMayoG01505055123/31BlackHillDublin/WicklowWicklowO04109060256BlackstairsMountainNaStaighríDubha(Ir.
naStaighríDubha[GE],'theblackstairs')CaherRoe'sDenisacaveontheSWridgeofthispeak.
AjuttingpinnacleatthisplaceiscalledSthurra[MacNeill,225].
CaherRoe'sDenisnamedafterCathaoirnagCapalloftheO'DempseyfamilyfromLaois.
Afterhewasdispossessed,heturnedrappareeandstolehorses.
HewashangedatMaryborough(PortLaoise)inAugust1735.
TheDenisreputedtoholdhistreasure.
However,MáireMacNeillremarks:"WedoubtifCathaoirnagCapalleverhadtotakerefugethere.
Thecave-dwellingabductor,theowneroftreasureinthebowelsofthemountain,wasnot,wearesure,theeighteenthcenturyraparee,butanancientdeity,possiblytheremotedivineancestoroftheLeinstermen,CathairMár.
"LocalpeopleusedtoclimbtoCaherRoe'sDenon"MountainSunday",thelastSundayofJuly[MacNeill,225-27].
BlackstairsMountainsCarlow/WexfordS81044873568BleantasourMountainBleantasourandBleantasourmountainaretownlandsintheparishofSeskinan.
MostofComeraghMountainsWaterfordS23608840275AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetthetownlandnamescontainingtheword"mountain"inthispartofCo.
Waterfordrefernottosummitsbuttoareasofmountainpasture.
BloodyForelandCnocFola(Ir.
CnocFola[OSI],'hillofblood')TheIrishnameCnocFolaonlyappliestothehillandnottheheadland,whichiscalledAnReannachRua[ET].
DonegalNWDonegalB8343233141BohaunBothán(Ir.
Bothán[OSI],'littlehut')Partry/JoyceCountryGalwayM00655942438BohilbreagaBuachaillBréige(prob.
Ir.
BuachaillBréige[PDT],'falseshepherd'(acairnorrockresemblinghumanfigure)SperrinMountainsDerry/LondonderryC7600024788BolaghtMountainItisnotcertainwhetherBolaghtrepresentsBothLeachta,'hutofthemonument'[TNCT]orBuaileacht,'herdofcows,dairyingplace'[JOD].
Intheabsenceofanyarchaeologicalevidenceforeitherahutorburialmonument,thelatterseemsmorelikely.
SDonegal/WTyroneTyroneH25976634512BolusCnocBhólais(Ir.
CnocBhólais[logainm.
ie],'hillofBólas')ThispeakisonaheadlandwhichrunsoutbetweenSt.
Finan'sBayandBallinskelligsBay.
TheelementBólasisobscureinmeaning.
ItispossiblethatthenameoriginallyappliedtoBolusHead,whichisrecordedasCanbolesin1595onMercator'smapofIreland.
CanbolesprobablyrepresentsIr.
CeannBhólais.
IveraghNWKerryV39963541083BoolatinTop*ThispeakisawesternspurofKeeperHill.
ShannonTipperaryR80466244059BoughilBuachaillFinnleithid(Ir.
BuachaillFinnleithid[OSI],'cowherdofFinlehid')Themountainisdescribedinc.
1750bytheanonymousauthorof'AHistoryofKerry'(RoyalIrishAcademyMS24K43)as"Sliavfionleahid,aspaciousgoodmountaininthebaronyofDunkieronbutmoreremarkableforthereportofhavingacowboyorherdonitthatnevereats,drinksorsleeps,butstillDunkerronMountainsKerryV84276563178AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetfoundstanding,takingaviewofthenumerousflocksofcattleonsaidmountain.
Thisisintruthbutastonestandingofanendonaplacefromwhichthereisafullprospectoftherestofsaidmountain,andattadistanceseemstosomegoingby,tobeaman,asbeingmuchofthatshapeandsize,andiscalledBuachaillFinnleithid,meaningtheaforesaidherd"(quotedinTHiv,29,seealso31).
DerreenfinlehidisatownlandontheroadfromMoll'sGaptoSneem.
Kerry'sBuachaillhasanumberofIrishcompanionsandatleasttwoScottishonesinGlenCoe,thewell-knownpeaksBuachailleEtiveMòrandBuachailleEtiveBeag.
BoultypatrickBuailtePádraig(Ir.
BuailtePádraig[OSI],'Patrick'sdairyingplaces')BluestackMountainsDonegalG96898042911BovielTop*BovielisatownlandintheparishofDungiven.
SperrinMountainsDerry/LondonderryC7360914548BranScultair*(Ir.
)BranScultair*MáireMacNeill,discussingthecustomsassociatedwithCaherRoe'sDen,reports:"Lesserpilesalongthetopofthemountain-ridgearecalledafterFionn'sdog,Bran,whichissaidtohaveleapedfromonepiletoanother(MacNeill,225).
"BranScultairandthenearbyDhoBranappeartobetwosuchnames,thoughtheirprecisemeaningisnotclear.
BlackstairsMountainsCarlow/WexfordS78540150468Brandon(orMountBrandon)CnocBréanainn(Ir.
CnocBréanainn[OSI],'Brendan'shill')NamedBrandonMountainonOSmaps.
BrandonistheonlyoneofKerry's3,000footpeakslocatedoutsidetheReeks.
ItisstronglyassociatedintraditionwithSt.
BrendantheNavigator,fromwhomitgetsitsname.
ThestoryofSt.
Brendan,whosetsailfromIrelandinaboatofwoodandleatherandfoundnewlandstothewest,waspopularinmanycountriesofBrandonGroupKerryQ46011595270AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetmedievalEurope.
Themountainwasthefocusofapilgrimage,whichprobablygoesbacktoatimebeforebothSt.
BrendanandthearrivalofChristiantyaltogether.
Itsimportancemaybeduetothefactthat,beingsofarwestandsohigh,itistheplacewherethesuncanbeseenthelatestasitsinksbelowthehorizon.
NamedBrandonMountainonOSDiscoverymap.
CalledSliabhnDaidcheinBeathaBhréanainn,St.
Brendan'sLife,whereitiswrittenthathespentthreedaysonthemountainandthathewasvisitedbyanangel.
Itisdescribedasbeingsurroundedbytheocean,whichfitswellwiththetopographyofMountBrandon.
AlanMacanBhairdhasingeniouslyinterpretedmonsAitcheas'mountainofFaithche'.
BrandonstandsinFahatownland.
Forthearchaeologyofthismountain,includingtheBenaghpromontoryfort,theSaints'Road,thepilgrimagetraditionandthelinkswithSt.
Brendan,seeArchaeologyIrelandHeritageGuideNo.
29(publishedMarch2005).
ForthepilgrimagetraditionandcustomsassociatedwithBrandon,seeMáireMacNeill,TheFestivalofLughnasa,101-05.
ForfurtherinformationonthenameSliabhnDaidche,seePaulTempan,"SomeNotesontheNamesofSixKerryMountains",JKAHS,ser.
2,vol.
v(2005),5-19.
BrandonHillCnocBhréanail(Ir.
CnocBhréanail[OSI],'hillofBréanal')ThisisthehighestpointinCo.
Kilkenny.
BrandonhillisalsothenameofatownlandsplitbetweentheparishesofGraiguenamanaghandTheRowerandbetweenthebaroniesofGowranandIda.
ThereisalsoatownlandnamedBrandondaleintheparishofGraiguenamanagh.
SouthMidlandsKilkennyS69740251568BrandonNorthFororiginofClimberswhofollowtheFahaRidgeBrandonGroupKerryQ46112289170AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetTopname,seeBrandon.
andsticktothecrestwilleventuallyemergeonthesummitridgenearthegrassytopofthispeak.
InclearconditionsitcommandsaspectacularviewoftheFahaRidge.
BrandonPeakBarranGhéaráin(Ir.
BarranGhéaráin[OSI],'topofthefang')FromthevicinityofCloghanechurchthereisastrangeopticalillusionwherebythispeakseemshigherthanthesummit,thoughitisactuallyover100mlower.
BrandonGroupKerryQ47209584070BrandonSouthTopFaillnanDeamhan(Ir.
FaillnanDeamhan[TCCD],'cliffofthedemons')MáireMacNeillcommentsontheplace-namesaroundBrandonasfollows:"FromAnSeabhac'scompendiumoftheplace-namesofthedistrictwelearnthatseveralplacesonthemountainhavenamessuggestiveofmythswhichrecuratotherLughnasasites,e.
g.
MachaanMhíl(theBeast'sPasture),FaillnanDeamhan(theDemons'Cliff),ComnaCaillighe(theHag'sRecess),LochnaMná(theWoman'sLake),CnocanTairbh(theBull'sHill),etc.
"[MacNeill,ThefestivalofLughnasa,105]FaillnanDeamhanonBrandonisparalledbyLognanDeamhan(Lugnademon)onCroaghPatrick.
BrandonGroupKerryQ46810779070BrasselMountainCnocBreasail(Ir.
CnocBreasail[TH]orBreasail[OSI1:25,000],'hillofraddle')TheOrdnanceSurveyNameBooksuggeststhatBreasalisaman'sname,butaconnectionwithraddle,thereddyetraditionallyusedtomarksheep,seemsmorelikely.
MacGillycuddy'sReeksKerryV83082357578BrayHeadCeannBhreagha(Ir.
CeannBhreagha[logainm.
ie],'head(-land)ofBreagha')ThenameisofthesameoriginasBrayandBrayHeadinCo.
Wicklow.
IveraghNWKerryV33473723983BrickanyBreicneach(Ir.
Breicneach[TCCD],'speckledplace')Thishill,locatedinthetownlandofBallynane,isunnamedonOSDiscoverymapbutnamedontheold"seriesandonroadatlases.
CentralDingleKerryQ63202237471BricklieveMountainsAnBricshliabh(Ir.
AnBricshliabh[logainm.
ie],'thespeckledThesehillsarejustnorthofthetownofBoyle.
TheyoverlookLoughsGara,ArrowandKey.
Thenamehasnothingtodowiththebird,thecurlew.
ThisismerelyanBricklieve/CurlewSligoG75311732125AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetmountain')anglicisationofIr.
Corrshliabh.
However,theprecisemeaningofthefirstelementisunclear.
Theinterpretation'pointedmountain'offeredbyFlanagan&Flanagandoesnotfitthelandscapeatall.
Joyce's'roughorruggedmountain'ismoreplausible,buteventhisseemsabitexaggeratedforthesehills,whicharerathergentlyrolling,especiallyincomparisontotheirimmediateneighbours,theBricklieveMountains.
AnearliernameforthisrangeisSliabhSeaghsa.
SegaisisalegendarywellofwisdomtowhichthegoddessBoannwasforbiddentogoto.
Shedefiedthistaboo,andtoshowherdispleasureattheprohibitionwalkedthreetimestuathal(anti-clockwise)aroundit.
Thisritual,oftenusedincursing,showeddisrespectatleast,andthewaterfromthewellroseupandchasedhertotheseaatDrogheda,thusformingtherivernamedforher,theBoyne.
Onapointofgeography,itshouldbenotedthattherealsourceoftheBoyneisactuallysomewaytothesouth-eastnearCarburyinCo.
Kildare.
ThoughthenameSliabhSeaghsaseemstohavesomerelationtotheWellofSegais,theCurlewMountainsarewestoftheRiverShannon.
BroaghnabinniaBruachnaBinne(Ir.
BruachnaBinne[OSI],'vergeofthepeak')CíobháingivesBeann,'peak',asthetruenameofthismountain.
ThisisconfirmedbyArthurYoung'sdescriptionin1766oftheviewfromKillarney'sUpperLake:"MacGillyCuddy'sReeks,withtheirbrokenpoints;Baum[i.
e.
Beann],withhisperfectcone;thePurpleMountain,withhisbroadandmoreregularhead;andTurk[Torc].
.
.
"ApparentlythenameBruachnaBinnereallybelongedtoafeatureafewmilestotheWoverlookingtheBridiaValleyandwasmistakenlyappliedtothisDunkerronMountainsKerryV80181474578AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetpeakbythesappers.
BrockaghMountainSliabhnaBrocaí(poss.
Ir.
SliabhnaBrocaí[PDT],'mountainofBrocachorplaceofbadgers')BrockaghisatownlandintheparishofDerrylossary.
PricederivesthisnamefromBrocach,'placefrequentedbybadgers'[PNCW].
Dublin/WicklowWicklowT10899055756BrockaghMountainSETopFororiginofname,seeBrockaghMountain.
Dublin/WicklowWicklowT12598547056BroemountainBreo(Ir.
Breo[logainm.
ie],meaningobscure)BroemountainisatownlandsplitbetweentheparishesofLickoranandSeskinan.
Ir.
breomeans'fire','flame','torch',etc.
,butitsmeaninginthisplace-nameisunclear.
Thereisnoevidencetosuggestthatitcandenoteabeacon,northatabeaconexistedonBroemountain.
KnockmealdownMountainsWaterfordS14406642974BrougherMountainBruachar(Ir.
Bruachar[DUPN],'edge/brink')ThetownlandofBroughergetsitsnamefromthehill.
Thenamemeaning'edge'or'brink'mayreflectthefactthatBrougherMountainstandsontheborderbetweenTyroneandFermanagh.
Fermanagh/STyroneFerm/TyrH34952831718Brown'sHillBluestackMountainsDonegalH02589349811BruseHillSliabhBrúis(Ir.
SliabhBrúis[logainm.
ie],'mountainofthehostel')Therearecairnsnearsummit.
ThenameisassociatedwithaplacecalledBrúClochairorCúilClochair[PhilipO'Connell,"TheTopographyoftheLochRamorRegion,"Breifneiii,no.
10,231-64andiii,no.
12,443-8].
NorthMidlandsCavanN31698026034Búcán(Ir.
)Búcán(Ir.
Búcán[TR],'spur')Theelementbúcseemstoberelatedtothedialectwordbuc,meaning'point,summit'foundinSouthernFranceinmountainnames,e.
g.
BucPointu.
Walks:forawalktakinginBúcánandBinnBhán(Maumturkmore),seePaddyDillon,Connemara,92-97.
MaamturksGalwayL85260755037BuckooghBocUmhach(Ir.
BocUmhach[OSNB],'eminencerichincopper')NorthMayoMayoF99501758831AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetBulbinCnocBulaba(Ir.
CnocBulaba[CMcG],'hill'+unknownelement)TheremaybeaconnectionbetweenthisnameandthoseoftwootherpeaksinInishowen,Bulbinmore(BolbainMhór)andBulbinbeg(BolbainBheag).
InishowenDonegalC3574224943BullaunmoreAnBullánMór(prob.
Ir.
AnBullánMór[PDT],'thebigroundhollow')NorthMayoMayoG00708638823/31BunmoreAnBunMór(Ir.
AnBunMór[logainm.
ie],'thebigbottom')BunmoreWestandEastaretownlandnames.
However,WilliamBald'smapofCo.
Mayo(1830)shows'Bonmore'alsoahill-name.
ThisisunusualinthatIr.
bun,'bottom,base'wouldnotbeexpectedinahill-name.
Thismaybeduetoconfusionofbunwithbinn,'peak'.
HasbeencalledBallycroyHill.
NorthMayoMayoF81411524322BunnacunneenBunanChoinín(Ir.
BunanChoinín[logainm.
ie],'theendortailoftherabbit')Walks:foraroutetothesummitfromtheSW,seeWhilde&Simms,NewIrishWalkGuide-WestandNorth,54-55.
Partry/JoyceCountryGalwayL93957757538BunnacunneenSETopFororiginofname,seeBunnacunneen.
Partry/JoyceCountryGalwayL94756247938BurrenBoireann(prob.
Ir.
Boireann[PDT],'rockyplace')BoggeraghMountainsCorkW37778938079ButterMountain;SlievenamuckSliabhanIme(Ir.
SliabhanIme[PNNI],'mountainofthebutter')Thename'ButterMountain'isnotareferencetoEUsurpluses.
Itprobablycomesfromthepracticeofburyingbuttertopreserveit.
Itwasusedbypeoplewhotendedcattleinthemountainsduringthesummer[MícheálMainnín].
ThenameButterMountainwasmarkedatthesummitonthe1steditionoftheOS6inchmap(1834),butonthe1859revisionithadbeenshiftedtothenorth.
ThenameSlievenamuckwasnotonthe1steditionatall,butappearedonthe1859maponthelowgroundsouthofthispeak(nearMourneMountainsDownJ27527950029AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheettheDeer'sMeadow).
Onthelatesteditionsofboththe1:50,000and1:25,000mapsthisnamehasbeenmovednorthtothesummititself.
Allofthechangessince1834aresomewhatdoubtful,andsinceSlievenamuckfirstappearedonlowgroundratherthanonapeak,thereisastrongsuspicionthatissimplyavariantformofSlieveMuck(apeaksouthoftheDeer'sMeadow)whichhasbeenwronglyplaced.
BweengLittleFororiginofname,seeBweengduff.
BoggeraghMountainsCorkW46590841480BweengduffWhilsttheoriginofthisunusualname,alongwithBweengLittle,isunclear,theyarealmostcertainlyrelatedtothenearbysettlementofBweeng(Ir.
NaBoinn)andthetownlandsofBeennamweelEastandWest.
OnepossibilityisthatBoinnisacorruptionofIr.
muing,'rushyarea',andthisexplanationwouldfitwellwithitsapplicationtoanuplandareasofmoderateheightinBweengLittleandBweengduff.
BoggeraghMountainsCorkW46890341680CaherCathair(Ir.
Cathair[OSI1:25,000],'stonefort')AccordingtoCíobháin,thismountainisalsoknownasCathairnaFéinne,'stonefortoftheFianna'.
MacGillycuddy'sReeksKerryV792839100178CaherMountainCathair(Ir.
Cathair[logainm.
ie],'stonering-fort')Mizen/SheepsHeadCorkV79338033888CaherWestTopFororiginofname,seeCaher.
Caherhasthreedistincttops,thoughonlytwohavesufficientprominencetobelistedhere.
MacGillycuddy'sReeksKerryV78984097578CaherbarnaghAnChathairBhearnach(Ir.
AnChathairBhearnach[OSI],'thegappedfort')SeeMáireMacNeill,'TheFestivalofLughnasa'(pp.
211-12)fordetailsofthefestiveassemblywhichtookplaceonCaherbarnaghonLatiaranSundayinlateJuly.
Paps/DerrynasaggartCorkW19287168179CaherbarnaghNWTopFororiginofname,seeCaherbarnagh.
ThenameGlanaprehaneprobablyreferstothesteepglenNofCaherbarnaghratherthanthispeak.
Paps/DerrynasaggartCorkW18887666879AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetCaherblaCathairBhláth(Ir.
CathairBhláth[TCCD],'stonefortofflowers')AnSeabhacreportshearingfromashanacheethatthecorrectnamewasCathairBhláthnaide,'Bláthnaid'sstonefort'.
BláthnaidwasthedaughterofthekingoftheIsleofMan.
CúChulainnandCúRoífelloutoverwhowouldhaveherhand.
SeeCaherconree.
SlieveMishKerryQ72405258671CaherconreeCathairConraoi(Ir.
CathairConraoi[OSI],'CúRoí'sstonefort')Anarrowbuteasilypassableridgeconnectsthispeaktoitshigherneighbour,Baurtregaum.
Caherconreeisnamedafterastonefortsituatedtwo-thirdsofthewayupitswesternflank,overlookingthemountainroadcalledBótharnagCloch('roadofthestones').
Thisisaninlandpromontory-fort,consistingofanaturalprojectingledgesurroundedonthreesidesbysteepcliffs,thefourthsidebeingdefendedbyastonewall.
InlegendthisisthefortofCúRoímacDaire,heroofMunster,whowasabletomakeitspinaroundatnighttoperplexanyattackerslookingfortheentrance.
ThebestknownstoryconnectedwithitrelateshowCúChulainnattackedthefortwiththeaidofBlathnaid,thedaughterofthekingofMan,whomCúRoíhadtaken,nonetoowillingly,forhiswife.
BlathnaidtauntedCúRoíthathisfortwastoosmallforsuchamagnificentchieftainashimself,andwhenthewallsweredownduringtheconstructionofbiggerfort,shepouredmilkinastream(nowtheFinglasRiver,fromIr.
AnFhionnghlaise,'thewhitestream')asasignaltoCúChulainnthatthemomentwasrighttoattack.
Forafulleraccountofthestory,seeTheDinglePeninsulabySteveMacDonogh,pp.
31-33.
Noristhisthehill'sonlylegendaryassociation.
ThesummitisknownasFinMacCool'sTable,whilearockfeatureonthenorthernridgeconnectingtoGearhaneiscalledFinMacCool'sSlieveMishKerryQ73307383571AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetChair.
CahernageehaMountainSliabhChathairnaGaoithe(poss.
Ir.
SliabhChathairnaGaoithe[PDT],'mountainofCathairnaGaoithe')CahernageehaisatownlandintheparishofKilcrohane,whosenamemeans'stonefortofthewind'.
DunkerronMountainsKerryV53961349984CairngaverCarnGeamhair(prob.
Ir.
CarnGeamhair[PDT],'cairnofthecorn-grass')CairngaveristhehighestpointintheCraigantletHillsbetweenBelfastandBangor.
Thenamereferstoacairnonthesummit,whichmustoncehavebeenofconsiderablesize.
However,itappearstohavebeenrobbedout,leavingonlyahighring-shapedbank.
Thesummitisshadedbyagrove,openenoughtopermitgoodviewsoftheArdsandStrangfordLough,inwhichScraboTowerfeaturesprominently.
TheanglicisedformCairngaversuggeststhatthesecondelementisgeamhar,'cornintheblade','corn-grass'(Dinneen).
Thisismoreprobablethan*CarnGabhar,whichonewouldexpecttoyieldanglicisedformslike*CairngoreinUlsteror*Carngowerelsewhere.
BelfastHillsAntrimJ45476521715CamaderryMountainSliabhChamanDoire(Ir.
SliabhChamanDoire[logainm.
ie],'mountainofCamanDoireorthebendoftheoak-wood')CamaderryorSevenchurchesisatownlandintheparishofDerrylossary.
ItincludesseveralecclesiasticalbuildingsthatmadeupthemonasticcityofGlendalough.
Dublin/WicklowWicklowT08198069856CamenabologueCéimnamBulóg(Ir.
CéimnamBulóg[PNCW],'step/passofthebullocks')Dublin/WicklowWicklowT02395975856CamenabologueSETopFororiginofname,seeCamenabologue.
Dublin/WicklowWicklowT03795466356AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetCamloughMountain;SlieveGirkinSliabhgCuircín(poss.
Ir.
SliabhgCuircín[PDT],'mountainofthe(cock's)comb')SummitsituatedinthetownlandofCross.
Hadanarmybaseonthesummit,dismantledaround2001.
ThesecondelementofSlieveGirkinissuggestiveofcuircín,'crest'or'comb',whichwouldfitwellwiththecrinklyappearanceofthesummitwhenseenfromCamlough,butnoIrishformshavebeenfoundtoconfirmthis.
Cooley/GullionDownJ05025342329CaoinkeenAnCaincín(Ir.
AnCaincín[T6000],'snubnoseorturned-upnose')ThenamereferstotheridgerunningnorthfromKnockboywhichisabruptlytruncatedinacliff.
Shehy/KnockboyCork/KerryW01064669285CappaghabaunMountainEastCappaghabaunMountainisproperlythenameofalowermountaintotheSW.
ScalpisalowermountaintotheN.
Anyinformationonthecorrectnameofthishillwouldbewelcome.
ShannonClareR67792237852CarhooHillCnocnaCeathrún(poss.
Ir.
CnocnaCeathrún[PDT],'hillofanCeathrúorthequarter')EaskTower,anoldsignaltower,islocatedonthesummitofCarhooHill.
BallymacadoyleHillisalowerheightfurtherwest.
DingleWestKerryV43898318470CarnHillCnocanChairn(prob.
Ir.
CnocanChairn[PDT],'hillofthecairn')SperrinMountainsDerry/LondonderryC7500784488CarnMountainSliabhanChairn(Ir.
SliabhanChairn[PNNI],'mountainofthecairn')Thereisnownotraceofasignificantcairnatthesummit.
MourneMountainsDownJ28826058829CarnanellyCarnánAichle(Ir.
CarnánAichle[DUPN],'littlecairnofthelook-outpoint')TheelementaichillalsooccursinGlenelly,attheheadwhichCarnanellystands.
PatrickMcKaysuggeststhatthelook-outpointinbothnamesmaybethemountainofCarnanellyitself(DUPN).
SperrinMountainsTyroneH67592156213CarnanellyWestTopFororiginofname,seeCarnanelly.
SperrinMountainsTyroneH66492150513CarnavaddyCarnanMhadaidh(Ir.
CarnanMhadaidh[LL],ThesummitcairnisindicatedasanantiquityontheDiscoverymapbutCooley/GullionLouthJ11313847536AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheet'cairnofthedog')thesummititselfisnameless.
ThenameCarnavaddyisgivenontheTáinWaymapguide.
Carrickrawor(AnChreigRamhar[LL]),Slievetrasna,SlievestucanandtheCastlearemarkedassatellitepeaksorslopesofthismountain.
Corrakit(CorranChait)isatownlandtotheeast,onthenorthsideoftheWindyGap.
[OSI]CarnaweenCarnnanan(Ir.
Carnnanan[SOD#],'cairnofthebirds')UnlessCarnaweenisaspellingerrorforCarnaneen,itdoesnotseemtomatchwiththeIrishformCarnnanan.
BluestackMountainsDonegalG87689152111CarncormickCarnChormaic(prob.
Ir.
CarnChormaic[PDT],'Cormac'scairn')Thetriangulationpillaronthesummitstandsontheremainsofacairn.
AntrimHillsAntrimD1691434369CarnearnyCarnireann(Ir.
Carnireann[DUPN],'riu'scairn')Thehillderivesitsnamefromacairnatthesummit,andthereisalsoatownlandcalledCarnearny.
NeitherisnamedontheDiscoverermap.
riuisasovereigntygoddessembodyingIreland.
ireistheModernIrishformofthisname.
SeeArderininSlieveBloom,whichhasasimilarorigin.
Unfortunately,thecairnisovergrownandtheformerlyexcellentviewofLoughNeaghhasbeentotallyblockedbynewlyplantedconifers.
TobernaveenHillisaslightlylowerhilltothewest.
CarnearnyisrecordedintheAnnalsoftheFourMastersasthesiteofabattlein912ADwherethelocalchieftainLoingsechUaLethlobhair(Lawlor)wasdefeatedbyNiall,sonofAedhFinnliathofTyrone[LNP].
AntrimHillsAntrimJ17692731914CarntogherCarnTóchair(Ir.
CarnTóchair[DUPN],'cairnofthecauseway')ThecausewayreferredtomaybethatmentionedinTáinBóCuailnge.
Conchobar,KingofUlster,sendshissonthroughoutthekingdomtorousethewarriorstobattle.
HepassedacrossacausewaybeforearrivinginthevalleyofDungiven.
SeeMáireMacNeill,'TheFestivalofLughnasa'(pp.
148-49)fordetailsofthefestiveassemblyonCarntogher.
SperrinMountainsDerry/LondonderryC7960614648AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetCarntreenaCarnTraonach(Ir.
CarnTraonach[OSI],perhaps'cairnofcorncrakes')SeeMáireMacNeill,'TheFestivalofLughnasa'(pp.
140-42)fordetailsofthefestiveassemblyonCarnTraonachandCnocnaBealtaine.
DonegalNWDonegalB8882524251CarrafullNamedGarrafullonBald'smapofMayo,butthisvariantdoesnotseemtobeconfirmedbyothersources.
NorthMayoMayoF87124726923CarranAnCarn(prob.
Ir.
AnCarn[PDT],'thecairn')Thereisasubstantialcairnonthesummitwhichgivesthehillitsname.
Shehy/KnockboyKerryW05267860485CarranFarNorthTopFororiginofname,seeCarran.
Shehy/KnockboyKerryW05670250679CarraneHill(orCorran)CnocanChorráin(Ir.
CnocanChorráin[logainm.
ie],'hillofthesickle')CarraneHillisthehighestpointinarangeofhillsknownastheArignaMountains,orasBraulieve(sometimesBrauslieve)fromIr.
Braidshliabh,'plundermountain'.
ThelatternamedoesnotappearonOSImapsbutisstillrememberedinthearea.
ThesehillsstraddletheSligo/Leitrimborder,exceptforachunkinthesouthbelongingtoRoscommon.
AnearlyalternativenamerecordedinBethuPátraic(TheLifeofSt.
Patrick)isSliabhan-Ailella,'mountainofthedescendantsofAilill'.
SeeMáireMacNeill,'TheFestivalofLughnasa'(pp.
183-84)fordetailsofthefestiveassemblyonthemountain.
ArignaMountainsSligoG84520645826CarranNorth-EastTopFororiginofname,seeCarran.
Shehy/KnockboyKerryW06669456185CarranSouthTopFororiginofname,seeCarran.
Shehy/KnockboyKerryW05567156785Carranarah"ThehillofCarranarah,which,immediatelybehindthetownofFoxford,risestoaheightof600feetabovethelough-thewinterleveloftheloughitselfbeing42feet-commandsagoodviewofLoughsCullinandConn,andoftheOxMountainsMayoG28602919731AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetmountainslyingarounditsnorthernshores,andgenerallyofthepoor,wretchedly-cultivated,butromanticcountrylyingaroundFoxford.
"(JamesFraser,HandBookforTravellersinIreland,1844)CarrauntoohilCorránTuathail(Ir.
CorránTuathail[GE],'Tuathal'ssickle'[OSNB])JustasthesummitofIreland'shighestmountainisoftencoveredinmist,itsnameisshroudedinuncertainty.
Unlikesomelesserpeaks,suchasMangertonorCroaghPatrick,itisnotmentionedinanysurvivingearlyIrishtexts.
P.
W.
Joycesuggeststhatmeaningofthisnameis'invertedreapinghook'andthatthissensecanbeappreciatedfromthemiddleoftheHag'sGlen.
Heproposesthatthereapinghookisinvertedinthesensethatitisconvexratherthanconcave[IrishNamesofPlaces,vol.
i,p.
6].
TheserratedridgeswhichrunupthenorthfaceofCarrauntoohilarecertainlyamongstitsmostdistinctivefeaturesandarethereforelikelytohavegivennametothemountain.
However,theimageofa'convexreaping-hook'isaveryoddandcomplexoneonwhichtobaseaplace-name,andtheuseoftuathaltomeaninverted,whilefoundindictionaries,seemstobewithoutparallelinotherIrishplace-names.
Itseemsmorelikelythatthesecondelementissimplythepersonalname'Tuathal'asJohnO'Donovanbelieved.
ThisforenamewascommoninMedievalIrelandandisthebasisofthesurnameTuathail(O'Toole).
ItalsooccursinLiosTuathail(Listowel,Co.
Kerry)andCarraigThuathail(Carrigtwohill,Co.
Cork),whichtheFlanagansinterpretinbothcasesasapersonalname(IrishPlaceNames).
Intriguigingly,oneoftheearliestaccountstomentionIreland'shighestmountain,writtenbyIsaacWeldin1812,referstoitasMacGillycuddy'sReeksKerryV803844103978AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheet'Gheraun-tuel',whichsuggeststhatthefirstelementwasnotcorrán,butrathergéarán,'fang',whichisfoundinthenameofseveralotherKerrymountains.
Onthebasisofthisonereference,itisdifficulttosaywhetherthisrepresentsanearlierformofthenameorwhetheritwasacorruption.
Forfurtherinformationonthename,seePaulTempan,"SomeNotesontheNamesofSixKerryMountains",JKAHS,ser.
2,vol.
v(2005),5-19.
CarrickMountainThenameofthishillisdocumentedinvariousforms,suchasCarrigmurrelyin1756andCarrickmacreilyin1795.
Itisfairlycertainthatthesecondelementisapersonalname,buttheformsaretoodiversetospecifywhichname.
PricementionsthepossibilitythatitisMurghaile.
Dublin/WicklowWicklowT23394138156CarrickashaneMountainCarrickashaneismentionedinPNCWunderMucklaghtownland,butnointerpretationisgiven.
CarraigantSionnaighispossible.
Dublin/WicklowWicklowT07886050862CarrickbyrneHillCarraigBhrain(Ir.
CarraigBhrain[logainm.
ie],'Bran'srock')CarrickbyrneHill,7mileseastofNewRoss,maybethemodernnameofAirdLeamhnachta,aheightwhichisthesubjectofaDindshenchaspoem,inwhichitissaidtobeinUíCheinnselaig(HDGP).
SeeMáireMacNeill,'TheFestivalofLughnasa'(pp.
227-28)fordetailsofthefestiveassemblywhichtookplaceontheCarrickbyrneHillon'RockSunday'or'FraughanSunday'inmid-July.
AgrassyswardonitssummitiscalledtheGreenLoft.
SouthWexfordWexfordS83024823476CarricktrissGorseLocatedinthetownlandofMullenbeg.
CarricktrissGorseisthehighestpointintheWalshMountains.
ItisunusualthattheelementGorsehasbeenaddedtothisname,butthemostlikelyexplanationisthesimpleone:gorseisabundantonthishillandwasprobablyevenmoreabundantbeforeSouthMidlandsKilkennyS48329131475AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetconiferswereplantedhere.
TheOrdnanceSurveyLettersforKilkennyexplainthenameas"Carrick-Trost(CarraigaTriost)from"Carrick"asabove[arock]and"Troste"acrackorfissure.
"CarrigalachanBlackstairsMountainsWexfordS79042746368CarrigaloughaCarraiganLocha(Ir.
CarraiganLocha[logainm.
ie],'rockofthelake')Shehy/KnockboyCorkW14871842379CarrigatukeCarraigantSeabhaic(Ir.
CarraigantSeabhaic[DUPN],'rockofthehawk')CarrigatukeisinArmaghbraguetownland.
ItisthehighestpointinthegroupofhillsknownasSliabhFúait[OG].
SeeMáireMacNeill,'TheFestivalofLughnasa'(pp.
157-60)fordetailsofthefestiveassemblyonCarrigatuke.
Cooley/GullionArmaghH90332136528CarrigawaddraCarraiganMhadra(prob.
Ir.
CarraiganMhadra[PDT],'thedog'srock')Thispeakisasouth-easternoutlierofCrohane.
MangertonKerryW06082042579CarrigeenamronetyCarraigínnamBróinte(prob.
Ir.
CarraigínnamBróinte[PDT],'rockofthequerns')BallyhouraMountainsLimerickR70116040173CarrigfaddaAnCharraigFhada(Ir.
AnCharraigFhada[logainm.
ie],'thelongrock')Shehy/KnockboyCorkW24243031386/89CarrigleitrimCarraigLiatroma(Ir.
CarraigLiatroma[PNCW#],'rockofLiatroimorthegreyridge')Pricehasagooddealofinformationonthisname:"PronouncedCorrig·leitrim.
ThenameofthehillwhichformsthenorthernspurofSorrelHill.
Itisquitewellknown,thoughitisnotontheO.
S.
map.
TheoldtrackwhichcrossedthemountainsbetweenDouceMountainandGravalemusthavepassedclosetoit.
.
.
Thereisacairnofstonesonthehill"[PNCW].
HealsoproposesDublin/WicklowWicklowO04814040856AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetthisplaceastheidentificationforLiathdruim,mentionedinthe12thcenturyMetricalDindshenchas,suggestingitwasofsomeimportance.
CarriglineenMountainSliabhCharraigLinnín(Ir.
SliabhCharraigLinnín[OSI],'mountainofCarraigLinnín')PricesuggeststhatCarriglineenmayderiveratherfromIr.
CarraigGlinnín,'rockofthelittleglen'.
Dublin/WicklowWicklowT11891245556CarrignabinniaCarraignaBinne(Ir.
CarraignaBinne[OSI],'rockofthepeak')GaltyMountainsLimerickR85023782274CarrignagowerCarraignanGabhar(Ir.
CarraignanGabhar[PND],'rockofthegoats')AnearbypointismarkedCarrignagower,height2478ft.
,onthe19246"map.
NamedKnocknalingadyinClaudeWall'sbookMountaineeringinIreland,fromthenearbytownlandofCoolnalingady.
ComeraghMountainsWaterfordS31112276775CarrigroeAnCharraigRua(prob.
Ir.
AnCharraigRua[PDT],'theredrock')"Carrigroeisasmallhilleightmilesinlandfromthesea,whichcommandsawidespreadviewofthecoastalplainbetweenCourtownandWexfordHarbourandlookswestwardoverthepleasantcountrysidesurroundingFerns…OnthelastSundayofJuly,knownasFraughanSunday,peoplewenttothehilltopickberries.
.
.
OntopofthehillisacleftrockcalledtheGiant'sBed"(MáireMacNeill,'TheFestivalofLughnasa',p.
229).
(poss.
Ir.
CnocnaCarraigeRua[PDT],'hilloftheredrock')BlackstairsMountainsWexfordS79341549568CarrigroeHillCnocnaCarraigeRua(poss.
Ir.
CnocnaCarraigeRua[PDT],'hilloftheredrock')NorthWexfordWexfordT09249823269CarrigshoukCarraigantSeabhaic(Ir.
CarraigantSeabhaic[logainm.
ie],'rockoftheThispeakliesSEofMullaghcleevaunandjustWoftheMilitaryRoad.
Dublin/WicklowWicklowO09705157356AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheethawk')CarrigvoreAnCharraigMhór(Ir.
AnCharraigMhór[PNCW#],'bigrock')Dublin/WicklowWicklowO12310268256Carroll'sHillThispeakisonaspurextendingbetweenGlendossaunandGlenafelly.
SlieveBloomOffalyN22502048254CarronMountainBallyhouraMountainsLimerickR60817844073CarronadavdergCarnanDaimhDheirg(Ir.
CarnanDaimhDheirg[LL],'cairnoftheredox')CarronadavdergisthehighestpointintheDrumHills(Ir.
DromFhinín[LL]).
CanonPowersaysofthisheight:"ThiscarniserroneouslymarkedasSliabhGrainnonoldmaps.
Aremarkableeminencevisibleformanymilesinthreedirections.
Awildlegendaccountsforthename.
Fionnandacontemporarygianthadadifferenceastotheownershipofacertainredbull.
Intheheatofthedisputetherivalproprietorsseizedeachahornofthebeastandpulledthecreatureintwain.
"ComeraghMountainsWaterfordX17486930182CashelHillCnocanChaisil(Ir.
CnocanChaisil[OSI],'hillofanCaisealorthestonering-fort')Cashel/AnCaisealisthenameofasettlementsouthofthehill,andalsoatownland.
"Thetownlandisnamedfromtheearth-andstone-banked'ringfort'orcashelsurroundingtheoldcemeteryinCaisealArd/HighCashel.
ThisisprobablyanEarlyChristianreligioussite(TR,72).
"Walks:foraroutetothesummitfromtheSW,seeWhilde&Simms,NewIrishWalkGuide-WestandNorth,30.
SouthConnemaraGalwayL80043631144CashlaundrumlahanCaisleánDhroimLeathan(prob.
Ir.
CaisleánDhroimLeathan[PDT],'castleofthebroadridge')CashlaundrumlahanisthehighestpointontheGalwaysideofSlieveAughty,thoughMagherainClareistheculminationofthisrange.
ShannonGalwayM58604835852Cashloura*ThispeakisunnamedonOSmaps.
ItissituatedinthetownlandofCashloura.
AnyinformationonthecorrectnameofthishillwouldbeShehy/KnockboyCorkW21048529885/89AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetwelcome.
CastleHillAsthispeakisratherfarfromanycastle(atCastledrumorCastlemaine),itmaybesimplynamedfromitscommandingposition.
SlieveMishKerryQ75606360071Castleconor*ThispeakisSWofGlendelourandisunnamedontheDiscoverymap.
Anyinformationonitscorrectnamewouldbewelcome.
CastleconorisatownlandintheparishofOfferlane.
SlieveBloomLaoisN28202340754KnocklineghanCnocLaighneacháin(prob.
Ir.
CnocLaighneacháin[PDT],'hillofLaighneachán')ThispeakisunnamedonOSmaps.
ItissituatedinthetownlandofCloghanelineghan.
OnthemapofCo.
KerryinLewis'AtlasofIreland(1837)itisnamedKnockdyneghan.
AlthoughthissuggeststhenameDuibhneacháin(Deenihan),itismuchmorelikelythatthedisanerrorforlandthatthenameofthehillincludesthesamepersonalnameasthetownland.
IveraghNWKerryV47082136183CaunogeThisnameisratherpuzzling.
Ir.
cánógmeans'puffin',butthereseemstobenootherinstancesofitsuseasagenericinplace-names.
GlenbeighHorsehoeKerryV58280050283ChimneyRockMountainSliabhanAoire(Ir.
SliabhanAoire()[PNNI],'mountainoftheshepherd')Granitewasquarriedonthenorthernslopesofthismountain.
Mournegraniteistypicallygreyandofhighquality.
Vastquantitiesusedtobeexportedforconstruction.
ThestreetsanddocksofLiverpoolwerebuiltofMournegranite.
WalterHarrisreferstoapeakcalledSlieveNeirin'TheAntientandPresentStateoftheCountyofDown'(1744),whichmaywellbeanearlierIrishnameforChimneyRockMountain.
ThisisprobablyderivedfromIr.
SliabhanAoire,'mountainoftheshepherd',whichlinksitwithMourneMountainsDownJ36425765629AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetBallaghanery(Ir.
BealachanAoire,'passoftheshepherd'),thetownlandonthewesternflanksofthispeak(PNNI3,p.
129).
BothnamespreservethememoryofBoirche,themythicalshepherdoftheMourneMountains(BeannaBoirche).
BloodyBridgeandtheruinedchurchofSt.
Mary'sareinBallaghanerytownland.
ChurchMountain;SlieveGadSliabhgCod(Ir.
SliabhgCod[logainm.
ie],'mountainof[obscureelement]')ThismountainisfirstmentionedunderthenameSliabhanChodaigh,'mountainofthecovenant'inataledatingfrombeforethe12thcentury.
SubsequentlythenameappearsasSliabhgCodorsimilar,whichisobscureinmeaning,unlessitissimplyacorruptionoftheearlierform.
"Thesiteispre-Christian.
Therearetheremainsofalargecairnontopofthemountain.
Thestoneshaveevidentlybeenscatteredintoirregularheaps.
Thereisapartiallyclearedspaceinthemiddle,inwhichtherearethefoundationsofabuilding,apparentlyasmallancientchurch.
.
.
.
Lewis(Topog.
Dictionary,1837,s.
v.
Donard)saysthatnumerouspilgrimsresorttothechurchonthetopofthemountaintovisitawellwhichisclosetothewalls.
Thiswellisstillknown,andIhavehearditcalledSt.
Gad'sWellbylocalpeople"[Price,PNCW].
SeeMáireMacNeill,'TheFestivalofLughnasa'(pp.
96-101)fordetailsofthemountainpilgrimage.
Dublin/WicklowWicklowN94901254456ClagganMountainNETopSliabhnaCloigneNETop(Ir.
SliabhnaCloigne[logainm.
ie],'mountainoftheskullorskull-shapedtop')NotethatthispeakishigherthanClagganMountainitself.
ClagganMountain(383m)isnamedKnocknatintreeonWilliamBald'smapofCo.
Mayo(1830).
ClagganMountainNETop,however,isunnamedonBald'smap.
NorthMayoMayoF85801150130ClaraghMountainClárach(Ir.
Clárach[OxfordIrishMentionedinthesaying'CeoarMhuisireisClárachlom,ancomharthasoininneisfearrarPaps/DerrynasaggartCorkW25089145279AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetQuotations],'flat-topped(mountain)')domhan','MistonMusheraandClaraghisthebestsignofgoodweatherintheworld'.
Thereisahill-fortonthesummitofClaragh.
ClermontThisname,likeClermontCarn,recordstheassociationwithLordClermontofRavensdale,whoseresidencewasRavensdaleParkintheearly19thcentury.
Cooley/GullionLouthJ09917144436ClermontCarn;BlackMountainCarnánMhaighréidNáir(Ir.
CarnánMhaighréidNáir[HU],'cairnofnobleMargaret')MarkedasBlackMountainontheDiscoverymap.
Themorecommonname,ClermontCarn,appearedontheold"map.
ThisnamerecordstheassociationwithLordClermontofRavensdale,whoseresidencewasRavensdaleParkintheearly19thcentury.
Cooley/GullionLouthJ09915751029/36AClermontCarnNETopFororiginofname,seeClermontCarnCooley/GullionLouthJ10316644836CloghernaghClocharnach(Ir.
Clocharnach[PNCW],'stonyplace')Dublin/WicklowWicklowT05791980056CloghernyTopThispeakisnamedafterthetownlandofCloghernyGlebe,whichisintheparishofBodoneyUpper.
CloghernyTopisonthewatershedwhichformstheboundarybetweentheparishofBodoneyUpperandLower.
SperrinMountainsTyroneH58990840813Cloghervaddy*CloghervaddyisatownlandintheparishofKilteevoge.
BluestackMountainsDonegalH02790240211CloghmeenHillBluestackMountainsDonegalG85687442911ClogrennanHillCnocChlochGrianáin(poss.
Ir.
CnocChlochGrianáin[PDT],'hillofClochGrianáinorstoneofthesunnyspot')ThisisthehighestpointinSlieveMargy.
ThenameClogrennanHilldoesnotappearonOSmapsbutisconfirmedbysourcessuchasRichardGriffith'sGeologicalandMiningReportontheLeinsterCoalDistrict(1814),whichstatesthattheRiverDinan"hasitssourcenearthesummitofClogrennan-Hill.
"ClogrenanisatownlandstraddlingtheLaois/Carlowborderandalsoadistrict.
OnthesummitplateauisalsoRossmoreBog,RossmoreSouthMidlandsLaoisS66974033661AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetbeingatownlandintheparishofKilleshin,baronyofSlievemargy.
ThishillappearstobethelocationofTemairMairge(theTaraofMargy)mentionedinLebornahUidreandtheYellowBookofLecan.
ClomantaghHillCnocnaCloicheMantaí(poss.
Ir.
CnocnaCloicheMantaí[PDT],'hillofAnChlochMhantachorthegappedstone')ThenameClomantaghHillisgivenbyEoghanCeallaighinCoisFeoire.
Thewordmantachisusuallyappliedtoteeth.
Itmeans'gummy'or'gap-toothed'.
ClomantaghisaparishinthebaronyofCrannagh.
TheIrishformofthisnameisAnChlochMhantach[logainm.
ie].
SouthMidlandsKilkennyS33365434960ClondermotHillCnocChlannDiarmada(poss.
Ir.
CnocChlannDiarmada[PDT],'hillofClannDiarmadaorDiarmuid'sprogeny')ThenameClondermotHillisreferredtonumeroustimesintheOrdnanceSurveyMemoirfortheparishofClondermot.
ItisoddthatthenamedoesnotappearonOSNImaps.
HasbeencalledCorrodyHill.
SperrinMountainsDerryC4341282207Cloonacool*CloonacoolisatownlandintheparishofAchonry.
Anyinformationonthecorrectnameofthispeakwouldbeverywelcome.
OxMountainsSligoG45519944024CluidanillerWestTopCnocanIolair(MullachThiar)(Ir.
CnocanIolair[AntOrdúLogainmneacha(CeantairGhaeltachta)2008],'hilloftheeagle')ThehighestpeakontheislandofAranmore.
Theanglicisedformsuggestsanalternativename,ClúidanIolair,'theeagle'snook'.
DonegalNWDonegalB6541582271CnocanBhráca(Ir.
)CnocanBhráca(Ir.
CnocanBhráca[OSI1:25,000],'hilloftheroughground')OnreachingCnocanBhrácawhentraversingtheeasternReeks,CruachMhór,theBigGunandtheridgebetweencomeintofullview.
MacGillycuddy'sReeksKerryV85885473178CnocanChuillinn(Ir.
)CnocanChuillinn(Ir.
CnocanChuillinn[OSI1:25,000],'hillofthesteepslope')ThenameHollyMountainappearsbetweentheGapofDunloeandGarrountoohilMountain[Carrauntoohil]onasketchmapof1837entitled"APanoramicalViewoftheLakesofKillarney,CountyMacGillycuddy'sReeksKerryV82383395878AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetKerry",madebyCorneliusK.
Farrelly.
ItseemslikelythatHollyMountainreferstothispeak,thoughthissuggeststhatthenamewasunderstood(atleastbythemap-maker)tocomefromcuileann,'holly',ratherthancuilleann,'slope'.
CnocanChuillinn(Ir.
)EastTopCnocanChuillinnEastTopFororiginofname,seeCnocanChuillinn.
Locatedmid-waybetweenCnocanChuillinnitselfandMaolánBuí.
MacGillycuddy'sReeksKerryV82883492678CnocBólais(Ir.
)CnocBólais(prob.
Ir.
CnocBólais[PenelopeDurell],'hillofthecow-pasture')ThereisasignaltoweratthehighestpointonDurseyinthetownlandofTilickafinna.
ItseemslikelythatthishillwascalledCnocBólais,sincePenelopeDurellrecordsthisnameinDiscoveringDurseywiththemeaning'beaconhill'.
Althoughthetranslationseemsincorrect(bólasisprobablyrelatedtodairying,frombó,'cow'),thisclearlylinksthenamewiththesignaltower.
AcliffnearbytothenorthcalledFoilbolussupportsthis.
SlieveMiskishCorkV47240425284CnocBreasail(Ir.
)CnocBreasail(Ir.
CnocBreasail[TH],'hillofraddle')Thispeak,unnamedontheDiscoverymap,isasatelliteofKnocknagantee.
LoughKeimaneighisnearthesummit.
DunkerronMountainsKerryV65372559178/83Cnocochtair(Ir.
)Cnocochtair(Ir.
Cnocochtair[OSI1:25,000],'lowerhill')ThefirstpeakonthenorthernsideofCoomloughra.
MacGillycuddy'sReeksKerryV78585974778CnocMordáin(Ir.
)CnocMordáin(Ir.
CnocMordáin[logainm.
ie],'hillofMordán')Mordánisawizardconnectedinfolklorewiththishill[TR].
ThenameisverysuggestiveoftheWelshMerddyn(Merlin).
Walks:foraroutearoundBinnBhuí,SofCnocMordáin,seeWalkinginConnemara,3.
2.
Forawalkalongtheridge(namedDerryrushtoKilkieran,ratherthanCnocMordáin),seeWhilde&Simms,NewIrishWalkGuide-WestandNorth,28-29.
SouthConnemaraGalwayL86437735444CnocnaBánóige(Ir.
)CnocnaBánóige(Ir.
CnocnaBánóige[TCCD],'hillofthegrassypatch')CentralDingleKerryQ54804864170AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetCnocnaBánóige(Ir.
)NTopCnocnaBánóigeNTopFororiginofname,seeCnocnaBánóige.
ThishillisasmallriseontheplateaueastofCommanareLakes.
CentralDingleKerryQ55206144570CnocnadTarbh(Ir.
)CnocnadTarbh;Srón(Ir.
CnocnadTarbh[OSI1:25,000],'hillofthebulls')CíobháinalsogivesthealternativenameSrón[TH],'nose'.
MacGillycuddy'sReeksKerryV86285065578CnocnagCapall(Ir.
)CnocnagCapall(Ir.
CnocnagCapall[OSI1:25,000],'hillofthehorses')ThefirstofthreepeaksontheridgetothewestofBoughil.
DunkerronMountainsKerryV83476763978CnocnahUilleannNorthTopFororiginofname,seeCnocnahUilleann.
ThenameMaumean/Mámaninthislocationseemsopentosomedoubt.
Itoughttorefertoacolratherthanapeak,butitisnotmentionedbyTimRobinsoneitheronhismaporinthegazetteer,andsincethereisaMámanabout6kmfurthertotheSW,thereseemsreasontosuspectaconfusionwiththisname.
MaamturksGalwayL87254554137CnocnaStuaice(Ir.
)CnocnaStuaice(Ir.
CnocnaStuaice[TCCD],'hillofthepeak')ThisisthefirstpeakonaridgerisingNEfromInch.
SlieveMishKerryQ66602948371CnocnaToinne(Ir.
)CnocnaToinne;AnCaisleánGeal(Ir.
CnocnaToinne[OSI1:25,000],'hillofthewave')CíobháinalsogivesthealternativenameAnCaisleánGeal[TH],'thebrightcastle'.
ThepathknownasBótharnaGígeortheZig-ZagsattainstheridgenearthesummitofCnocnaToinne.
MacGillycuddy'sReeksKerryV81183384578CnoicínantSeabhaic(Ir.
)CnoicínantSeabhaic(Ir.
CnoicínantSeabhaic[www.
gaeltalk.
net],'littlehillofthehawk')Thispeak,locatedinthetownlandofCillLeiceFórabháin,isunnamedonOSmaps.
Theoldlighthousestandsonthishill.
Mizen/SheepsHeadCorkV97222216088CockMountainSliabhanChoiligh(Ir.
SliabhanChoiligh[PNNI],'mountainofthecock')Thereisaveritableaviaryhereabouts:CockMountainhasneighboursnamedHenMountain,EagleMountainandPigeonRockMountain.
MourneMountainsDownJ25326850429CollinTopAlongtheeastcoastofIrelandthereisaclusterofnamesanglicisedas"Collin"/"Collon"fromIrishcollann,AntrimHillsAntrimD2181684299AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetmeaning'aheight'.
SeealsoBigCollin(Co.
Antrim)andCollonHill(Co.
Wicklow).
TheymayultimatelyshowthesamerootasLat.
collis,Fr.
collineandEng.
hill.
CollonHillThishillisunnamedonOSmaps,butitismentionedintheParliamentaryGazetterofIreland:"Collon-hill,3milessouth-south-westofWicklow,782feet.
"JamesFraserdescribesinmoredetailinAHandBookforTravellersinIreland:"TwomilestotheseawardofKilboybridge[nearKilbride]istheHillofCollon.
Itattainsanelevationof782feetandisremarkableasrisingconsiderablyoverthelowerhillswithwhichthesurfaceofthecountryisvaried;andfromitanextensiveviewofthecoastandcountryaroundareobtained.
"ThetownlandsofCullenUpperandLowerappeartohavethesamenameinavariantspelling.
Fororiginofname,seealsoCollinTopandBigCollin(Co.
Antrim).
HasbeencalledCastletimonHill.
Dublin/WicklowWicklowT30286723862CollyAnBheannMhór(Ir.
AnBheannMhór[logainm.
ie],'thebigpeak')OverlooksBallaghisheen(Ir.
BealachOisín,'passofOisín'fromthenorth.
AridgetothenorthconnectswithMeenteogontheGlenbeighHorseshoe.
ThisisoneofseveralpeaksnamedAnBheann/BhinnMhórontheIveraghPeninsula.
Collymaybeananglicisedformofanalternativename.
ThereareseveralnamesmentionedbyCíobháinwiththeelementcollach,lit.
'aboar',butreferringtoboulders.
ThismaybetheoriginofColly,butthereareotherpossibilities.
GlenbeighHorseshoeKerryV65080767978/83CommaunBeg*CommaunBegisatownlandintheparishofTemplederry.
Anyinformationonthecorrectnameofthispeakwouldbeverywelcome.
ShannonTipperaryR92765740359CommonMountainSliabhChamáin(Ir.
SliabhChamáin[logainm.
ie],ThenearbytownlandofRoechrowalsoappearstogetitsnamefromahill(poss.
Ir.
Ruachruach,'redstack').
DonegalSWDonegalG70985950110AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetposs.
'mountainofthecrookedplace')ConavallaCeannanBhealaigh(Ir.
CeannanBhealaigh[PNCW#],'headoftheroad/pass')Thesecondpartofthenamereferstotheoldroad(bealach)whichledfromthewestoverthemountainsintoGlendalough.
Dublin/WicklowWicklowT03997273456ConigarAnCoinigéar;Maolach(Ir.
AnCoinigéar[OSI],'thewarren')ItseemsthatConigaristhenameappliedtothesouth-westernpeak(566m)whichoverlooksBorlin,whilstMaolach,meaning'baldhill',isthenorth-easternpeakoverlookingGouganeBarra.
Shehy/KnockboyCorkW06062856685ConwalNorth*ConwalNorthisatownlandintheparishofRossinver.
Anyinformationonthecorrectnameofthispeakwouldbeverywelcome.
DartryMountainsLeitrimG87151242116CoolcrossHillOverlooksTrawbreagaBayandDoaghIslandInishowenDonegalC4044702913CoolcurtogaPaps/DerrynasaggartKerryW09783342579CoolfreeMountainSliabhChúilFhraoigh(poss.
Ir.
SliabhChúilFhraoigh[PDT],'mountainofCúilFhraoighornookofheather')CoolfreeisatownlandintheparishofKilflyn.
BallyhouraMountainsLimerickR67216143073CoolnasillaghMountainThispeakoverlookstheGlenshanePass.
CoolnasillaghisatownlandintheparishofBallynascreen.
SperrinMountainsDerry/LondonderryC7750074238CoolroeCoolroeLowerandUpperaretownlandsintheparishofGlanbehy.
GlenbeighHorseshoeKerryV66988141478Coolsnaghtig*ThispeakisunnamedonOSmaps.
ItissituatedinthetownlandofCoolsnaghtig.
Anyinformationonthecorrectnameofthishillwouldbewelcome.
Carrigaphucaisafeatureonthewesternslopesofthishill.
Shehy/KnockboyCorkW20855129585CoomacarreaComanCharria;AnSagart(Ir.
ComanCharria[UR#],'hollowofthestag')Aswithmanynamesbeginningwithcom,thisnameoriginallyappliedtoadeephollowonthesideofthemountain.
AccordingtoSeánSúilleabháinthepeakisalsoknownGlenbeighHorseshoeKerryV61182577278/83AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetasAnSagart.
Acliffonthenorth-eastsideisnamedLeamaSoggorth,ananglicisationofIr.
LéimantSagairt,'leapofthepriest',anamewhichprobablypreservesamemoryofataleofapriestescapingfrompursuingsoldiersinPenaltimes,muchlikethePriest'sleapbetweenBonaneandCoomhola,nearGlengarriff.
OntheDiscoverymapno.
78theIrishnameofthesummitisAnTráigh[OSI],'thestrand'.
Perhapsthisisahumorousnameforthelargestonypatchwithoutturfcovernearthesummit.
Forfurtherinformationonthename,seePaulTempan,"SomeNotesontheNamesofSixKerryMountains",JKAHS,ser.
2,vol.
v(2005),5-19.
CoomacloghaneComanChlocháin(Ir.
ComanChlocháin[T6000],'hollowofthestonebuilding')CahaMountainsCork/KerryV73354859984CoomagearlahyPaps/DerrynasaggartKerryW09577250679CoomagearlahyWTopFororiginofname,seeCoomagearlahy.
Paps/DerrynasaggartKerryW08677346279CoomataggartComantSagairt(Ir.
ComantSagairt[OSI],'hollowofthepriest')Shehy/KnockboyCork/KerryW10069053085CoombaneAnComBán(Ir.
AnComBán[OSI],'thewhitehollow')Markedas'Coombane'onthe6"map.
ThenamerefersoriginallytoahollowintheupperreachesofKilcumminBegtownland.
CentralDingleKerryQ56809261070CoomcalleeComCaillí;AnGhualaGhorm(Ir.
ComCaillí[T6000],'hollowofthehag')AlsoknownasAnGhualaGhorm[TH],'theblueshoulder'.
Aswithothermountainnamesbeginningwithcoom-,thisnamehasbeentransferredfromanearbycorrietothesummititself.
ItisnothardtoguesswhichisthecorrieinquestionasthepresenceofnearbyLoughDunkerronMountainsKerryV62467765083AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetCoomcalleegivesitaway.
AnotherCoomcalleeisatownlandonthenorthsideofMacgillycuddy'sReeks,thoughitisnowbetterknownbytheEnglishtranslation:TheHag'sGlen.
CoomcathcunComCaitCon(Ir.
ComCaitCon[logainm.
ie],'hollowofthecatandthehound')ThenameComCaitCon,whichappliesproperlytothecoomtotheNofthispeak,isunderstoodlocallyasthe'hollowofthecatandthegreyhound'.
ThankstoAnBrainseLogainmneachaforprovidingthisinformation.
TheanglicisedformCoomeathcunontheOSImapisamis-spelling.
DunkerronMountainsKerryV64270857878/83CoomclogheraneTopComClocharáin(Ir.
ComClocharáin[logainm.
ie],'coomofthelittlestonyplace')Shehy/KnockboyKerryV98867944985CoomholaMountainSliabhChomSheola(Ir.
SliabhChomSheola[OSI#],'mountainofComSheola')CoomholaisavalleytotheSE.
Shehy/KnockboyCorkV99559447285Coomnacronia*ComnaCróine(Ir.
ComnaCróine,'hollowoftheredcow')ThispeakissituatedbetweenthevalleyscontainingEaglesLoughandLoughCoomnacronia.
NotethatthereisanothervalleycalledCoomnacroniaintheGlenbeighHorseshoe.
DunkerronMountainsKerryV68073463678CoomnadihaComnaDaibhche(Ir.
ComnaDaibhche[OSI],'hollowofthehole')Dabhach(gen.
daibhche),avessel,vat,pressorwell,isalsousedinplace-namestorefertosomedepressionorrecess;cf.
Letterdyfe,LeitirDaibhche,atownlandinConnemarawheretheholeinquestionmaybeacave,andCuldaff,CúilDabhcha,Co.
Donegal,whereitseemstorefertoastonewithholesboredinit.
CahaMountainsKerryV84760064485Coomnahorna*UnnamedontheDiscoverymap,thispeakisimmediatelySofSlievenashaskaLough,thelakeofthefiddle,sonamedfromitsshape.
CoomnahornaEastandWestaretownlandsintheparishofKilcrohane.
Ir.
ComnahEornaDunkerronMountainsKerryV64068559083/84AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetmeans'hollowofthebarley'.
CoomnalackTopCahaMountainsKerryV86360243585CoomuraMountainNamedfromnearbycoum,wheretheRiverInnyrises.
ThecragsatthebackofLoughReagh,dubbedthe'Aiguilles',areremarkablycomplexandoffermanypossibilitiesforclimbing.
DunkerronMountainsKerryV67775266678/83CooneenHillCnocanChuainín(Ir.
CnocanChuainín[OSI],'hillofAnCuainínorthelittlerecess')Cooneen/AnCuainín[LL]isatownlandintheparishofDolla.
TherecessreferredtomaywellbethenarrowdefilewithwaterfallsontheSEslopeofCooneenHill.
ShannonTipperaryR90368146759CopesMountainThispeakislowerthanitsneighbour,Crockauns,butisremarkablefortheruggedpinnaclesitpresentstoGlencaronitsnorthernside.
DartryMountainsSligoG74441445216Coppanagh(orCappanagh)SliabhChopanaí(poss.
Ir.
SliabhChopanaí[PDT],'mountainofCopanachorplaceaboundingindock-leaves')NamedSliabhCopanachinCinnlaeAmhlaoibhUíShúileabháin("DiaryofHumphreyO'Sullivan"),itismentionedasoneofthehillswhichthediaristisabletoseefromhishomenearCallan.
AlsospeltCappanagh.
SouthMidlandsKilkennyS65043436568CorcogemoreCorcóg(Ir.
Corcóg[TR],'cone'or'beehive')AsTimRobinsonpointsout,"theOrdnanceSurveyhasbeenincorrectlycallingthismountain'Leckavrea'forahundredandfiftyyears.
"Leckavrea(Ir.
LeicAimhréidh)isthemountaintotheEontheothersideofMámAodha.
MaamturksGalwayL95249260945CorickMountainCnocanChomraic(poss.
Ir.
CnocanChomhraic[PDT],'hillofthecombat')SperrinMountainsDerry/LondonderryC7610374308CornHillCarnClainneAodha(Ir.
CarnClainneAodha[logainm.
ie],'cairnofClannAodhaorthechildrenofHugh')Therearetwocairnsatthesummit.
ClannAodhawereaseptoftheO'FarrellsaccordingtoRev.
JosephMacGivney.
HegivesSliabhCairbreastheearliernameofthehill.
NorthMidlandsLongfordN18884227834CornasausCorrnaSás(Ir.
CorrnaSásThereisacairnonthesummit.
NorthMidlandsCavanN72196033935AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheet[logainm.
ie],'roundhillofthenooses')CornasausisalsothenameofatownlandinMeath.
CorranAnCarn(prob.
Ir.
AnCarn[PDT],'thecairn')Thereisacairnatthesummit.
NaglesMountainsCorkW65895740780Corranabinnia;CushcamcarraghCoirenaBinne(Ir.
CoirenaBinne[OSNB],'hollowofthepeak')ThispeakisunnamedontheOSIDiscoverymap,surelyoneofthehighestpeakstolackaname.
ThenameCorranabinnniaisfoundinwalkingguides.
ItisalsonamedCushcamcarragh(fromIr.
CoiscéimCharrach,'rockystep')inatlases.
ThisnamealsoappearsonBald'smapofMayo(1830),whilethenameCurranabinnaisappliedtothecirquenorthofthepeak.
Walks:foraroutetakinginBengorm,CorranabinniaandGlennamong,seeWhilde&Simms,NewIrishWalkGuide-WestandNorth,72-73.
NorthMayoMayoF90303271630CorranabinniaSWTopFororiginofname,seeCorranabinnia.
NorthMayoMayoF89402668130CorraunHillCnocanChorráin(Ir.
CnocanChorráin[OSNB#],'hillofthehook')Thelargepeninsula,whichisverynearlyanisland,lyingbetweenAchillandthemainlandofMayoiscalledCorraun(Ir.
CorránAcla,'sickleofAchill').
ThenamemayrefertotheshapeofthishillorperhapstothepromontoryGubnahardia,nearwhichthevillageofCorraunissituated.
CorraunispartoftheparishofAchill.
ForawalkontheSslopesofCorraunHill,seeSiúlóidíAcla,walkM.
Achill/CorraunMayoL75496052430CorraunHillEastTopFororiginofname,seeCorraunHill.
NotethatthispeakishigherthanCorranHillitself.
Itwasthetraditionforlocalchildrentogatherbilberriesonthemountain,andalsoanotherkindofsmallwhiteberrycalledcaoraaitinn,whichwerebottledinwhikey,buried,andkeptasremediesforailments.
ThistookplaceonthelastSundayofJuly,knownlocallyasGarlicSunday(apparentlyaAchill/CorraunMayoL77796154130AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetcorruptionof'garland')orDomhnachChromDubh[MacNeill,191-92].
CorriebracksCoireBreac(Ir.
CoireBreac[PNCW],'speckledhollow')Knocknaboleyisthenameofatownland,thoughobviouslyitoriginallyappliedtoahill,andindeedmayhavereferredtothesamepeakasCorriebracks.
Dublin/WicklowWicklowN96700353156CorrigMountainAnCharraig(Ir.
AnCharraig[OSI],'rock')Nowadaysthereareactuallynorocksonthisboggytop.
ThenamewasreportedasCorriganourabyPrice'sinformant(PNCW).
Dublin/WicklowDublin/WicklowO09119461856CorrigasleggaunCarraignaSliogán(Ir.
Carraig(n)aSliogán[PNCW],'rockoftheshellsorflatstones')Dublin/WicklowWicklowT04791079456CoumaraglinMountainSliabhChomAirglinn(poss.
Ir.
SliabhChomAirglinn[LL],'mountainofCoumaraglin')Coumaraglin,fromIr.
ComAirglinn,isatownlandnamemeaning'hollowoftheAraglinRiver'.
ComeraghMountainsWaterfordS28204361775CoumfeaComFia(Ir.
ComFia[LL],'hollowofthedeer')ComeraghMountainsWaterfordS29509774475CoumfeaNorthTopFororiginofname,seeCoumfea.
ComeraghMountainsWaterfordS29610773075CoumfeaWestTopSrónChomFia(Ir.
SrónChomFia[PND#],'noseofthehollowofthedeer')SrónChomFhiaidhistheformgivenbyPower.
Otherhillsinthesametownland(Lyre)are:CnocBán,'whitehill',Cnoca'Ghirrfhéidh,'hillofthehare'andCnoca'Chrocaire,'hillofthehangman'(PND).
ComeraghMountainsWaterfordS28109571175CoveMountain(noIrishformknown)ThisnamewasinterpretedbyE.
EstynEvansas'CaveMountain'(MourneCountry,p.
232),andthisisexactlytheforminwhichitappearsonJamesWilliamson'smapof1810.
Thereisacavewhichentersintoaspurofthemountain,climbsupwardsandemergesonaledgehalfwayupacliffontheothersideofthespur.
CoveisaScotswordforacave,cavernorman-madeundergroundpassagesuchasaMourneMountainsDownJ33627165529AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetsouterrain.
AspointedoutinPNNI,thiscaveisactuallyonneighbouringSlievelamagan,butperhapstheexplanationisthatitcanbevisitedonthewayupCoveMountain,whilstSlievelamaganisusuallyclimbedfromthevicinityofBlueLoughtothesouth.
ThecaveisdescribedasfollowsbyWalterHarrisin'TheAntientandPresentStateoftheCountyofDown'(1744):".
.
.
ahugenaturalcave,affordinganentranceaswideasthecaveitself.
Thisfrightfulchamberislinedwithferngrassandseveralothermountainplants,andinhabitedbyahugenumberofhawks,jackdaws,owls,etc.
andatthefurtherendsofitthelightbreaksthroughthenaturalcrevices.
Totheleftofthiscaveyouclimbupthroughaverynarrowpassagetothetopoftherockandlandononeofthemostbeautiful,mostmagnificentandromanticspotsthatcanwellbeconceived.
"CragnamurraghShannonClareR62974952658CraigaghHillNameexplainedas"rockyhill"inOSRNBSperrinMountainsDerry/LondonderryH71798746013CraigcannonCreigCheannann(prob.
Ir.
CreigCheannann[PDT],'white-toppedcrag')ThenameCraigcannonappearsonlyonthe6"map.
BinnacaghigandBinnacollaareslightlylowerpeaksnearbyonthesamemountain.
DonegalNWDonegalC2443033572CraignamaddyCreignaMadaí(prob.
Ir.
CreignaMadaí[PDT],'cragofthedogs')SperrinMountainsTyroneH52289538513Cratlieve;LeganannyMountainCrotshliabh(prob.
Ir.
Crotshliabh[PDT],'hump-mountain')MourneMountainsDownJ29744742920CrenvilleOfuncertainoriginMícheálMainníndiscussesthisdifficultnameinPNNI3,133andconcludesthatitsoriginisunclear.
AsitonlyoccursinthenameofthisMourneMountainsDownJ20718746029AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheethill,itseemsthat–villemustbeacorruptionofsomethingelse.
AderivationfromIr.
Críonmhaol,'withered/dryroundhill'orCríonchoill'withered/drywood'isworthconsidering.
CruachnaRadSWTopFororiginofname,seeCruachnaRad.
DonegalSWDonegalG66977647110CroaghPatrickCruachPhádraig(Ir.
CruachPhádraig[GE],'Patrick'sstack')SaintPatrickissaidtohavefastedforfortydaysonCroaghPatrick.
ItisfromherethatheissaidtohavebanishedaflockofevilblackbirdsaswellastheserpentsofIreland(ahollowtothenorthofthesummitnamedLugnademoncommemoratesthisstory).
Thisexplainsitssignificanceasaplaceofpilgrimage,thoughitwasalreadysacredinpagantimes,beingaLughnasasite[seeMacNeill,71-84].
LocallyCroaghPatrickiscalled'TheReek',avariantoftheword'rick'(i.
e.
ahayrickorhaystack).
'Cruach'hasthesamemeaning.
InpagantimesthemountainwasknownasCruachánAigleorCruachánGarbrois.
Garbrosseemstobeaplace-nameforthelocality.
CroaghPatrickMayoL90680276430CroaghPatrickEastTopFororiginofname,seeCroaghPatrick.
CroaghPatrickMayoL92180448731CroaghPatrickFarEastTopFororiginofname,seeCroaghPatrick.
CroaghPatrickMayoL92980450031CroaghacullinCruachanChuilinn(prob.
Ir.
CruachanChuilinn[PDT],'stackoftheholly')DonegalSWDonegalG69080640510CroaghacullionCruachanChuilinn(Ir.
CruachanChuilinn[OSI],'stackoftheholly')DonegalSWDonegalG57087037410AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetCroaghagranaghCruachaGránna(Ir.
CruachaGránna[logainm.
ie],'uglystacks')ThispeakisontheSWslopesofCroaghanirwore,anareafullofknollsandlochans.
BluestackMountainsDonegalG99588144011CroaghanCruachán(prob.
Ir.
Cruachán[PDT],'littlestack')AntrimHillsAntrimD1183084175CroaghanHillCruachán(prob.
Ir.
AnCruachán[PDT],'littlestack')SDonegal/WTyroneDonegalH2999752176/12CroaghanirworeCruachanFhirMhóir(Ir.
CruachanFhirMhóir[SOD],'stackofthebigman')AnFearMór,'thebigman',occursinanumberofIrishplace-names.
ItmayrefertoagiantorbeaeuphemismfortheDevil.
Cf.
Crockanirmore,CrockanirvoreandOweyanirvore,allinTermmonmaguirkparish,Co.
Tyrone;alsoCuananFhirMhóir,Greatman'sBayinConnemara,wherethenameisassociatedwiththelegendofagiantwhofishedforwhales.
BluestackMountainsDonegalH00289254811Croaghanmoira;TheMottieCruachánMhaighRath(prob.
Ir.
CruachánMhaighRath[PDT],'littlestackofMoira')ThesecondelementinCroaghanmoiraismostlikelyfromthetitleoftheEarlofMoirawhohadlandsinthevicinityofGreenan.
PapersoftheKemmisfamilyrecordthatThomasKemmispurchasedtheBallinacorEstate,comprisinglandsintheareaaroundGreenanin1805fromtheRightHonourableFrancisRawdonHastings,EarlofMoira(seealsoBallinacorMountain).
CroaghanmoirastandsaboveBallinacorHouseandwouldclearlyhavebeenpartofthisestate.
ItwouldthusbetheCruachánontheEarlofMoira'sland,priortothesaleofthelandin1805,incontrasttoCroghanKinsella,whichliesabout10milestotheS.
Dublin/WicklowWicklowT09986566462CroaghaunCruachán(Ir.
Cruachán[logainm.
ie],'littlestack')ItwasthetraditionforlocalchildrentopickberriesonthemountainonthelastSundayofJuly,knownlocallyasGarlicSunday(apparentlyacorruptionof'garland')(MacNeill,191).
Walks:foracliff-topwalknearAchill/CorraunMayoF55906168822/30AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetAchillHead,seeSiúlóidíAcla,walkA.
CroaghaunAnCruachán(prob.
Ir.
AnCruachán[PDT],'thelittlestack')CroaghaunisatthenorthernendoftheBlackstairsMountain.
Ithastheconicalprofileofpeakswiththisname.
BlackstairsMountainsWexfordS83457645568CroaghaunSWTopFororiginofname,seeCroaghaun.
Thisisalowertopjust600mWofCroaghaunitself.
AlittlecautionisrequiredonthesummitinpoorvisibilityduetotheprecipicetotheN.
Offshorewinds,whichcanblowwalkstowardsorevenoverthecliffs,arenotunknownhere.
Achill/CorraunMayoF55405866422/30CroaghbaneAnChruachBhán(prob.
Ir.
AnChruachBhán[PDT],'whitestack')SituatedontheboundaryofthetownlandsofEdergole,CronakernyandCrolack.
NamefromJ.
Glover.
BluestackMountainsDonegalG97891164111CroaghbarnesCruachanBhearnais(Ir.
CruachanBhearnais[SD#],'stackofthegap')BluestackMountainsDonegalG99090349911CroaghbrackAnChruachBhreac(Ir.
AnChruachBhreac[logainm.
ie],'thespeckledstack')BluestackMountainsDonegalH03590240111CroaghcarraghCruachCharrach(prob.
Ir.
CruachCharrach[PDT],'rockystack')InishowenDonegalC3144254002&3CroaghconnellaghCruachConallach(Ir.
CruachConallach[SOD],'stackoftheCenélConaill')"TheprominenthilltotheeastoftheGap,nearLoughMourne,isCroaghonagh,orCruachEoghanach,signifyingthewesternboundaryofCenelorTírEoghain,whilethehillfacingitonthewesternsideisCroaghconnelaghorCruachConallach,thefrontierofTírChonaill"(www.
donegallibrary.
ie).
BluestackMountainsDonegalH02386352311CroagheglyOverlooksMagheryandTrawenaghBay.
DonegalNWDonegalB7360732451CroaghgormAnChruachGhorm(Ir.
AnChruachGhorm[DUPN],'thebluestack')SituatedinthetownlandofSruell.
Markedas"Bluestack"on1stseriesof6"maps.
Locallytherangeissimplyknownas"naCruacha"or"theCrows".
BluestackMountainsDonegalG94889667411AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetCroaghleconnellCruachLeacChonaill(prob.
Ir.
CruachLeacChonaill[PDT],'stackofConall'sflagstone')LeacChonaillisthenameofastoneneartheholywellofSt.
Conall.
Recessesonitaresaidtobethemarksofthesaint'skneesandelbow(KayMuhr,CelebratingUlster'sTownlands,p.
23).
LeacChonaillalsogivesitsnametothetownlandsofDerryleconnellFarandDerryleconnellNear.
DonegalNWDonegalB84105726611CroaghleheenCruachLéithín(Ir.
CruachLéithín[logainm.
ie],'stackofLéithín')Inlocallegend,Léithínwasachieftainwhohadason,Feardhomhain,andadaughter,Finngheal.
Glenleheen(Ir.
GleannLéithín)isalsonamedafterhim.
Feardhomhainwasassailedbyaferociouspig.
Finngheal,hearinghiscries,swamacrossacrossalaketocometotheaidofherbrother,butwasconfusedastohiswhereaboutsbytheechoesofhiscries.
Afterswimmingbackandforthseveraltimes,herfeetbecameentangledinherlongblondhairandshedrownedinthelake,whichwascalledLochFinne(LoughFinn)thereafter.
AsFeardhomhaincontinuedfightingthepig,theyaresaidtohaveformedahole,whichwaslaterfilledbyLoughMuck(Ir.
LochMuc,'lakeofpigs').
BluestackMountainsDonegalB87903338511CroaghmarhinCruachMhárthain(Ir.
CruachMhárthain[OSI],'stackofMárthain')Thispeakhastheclassichay-stackshapewhichistypicalofmountainswhosenamesbeginwithcruach.
Márthain/Marhinisthenameofatownlandandaparish.
DingleWestKerryQ33602540370CroaghmeenAnChruachMhín(prob.
Ir.
AnChruachMhín[PDT],'thesmoothstack')BluestackMountainsDonegalH03080440111CroaghmoreAnCróMór(Ir.
AnCróMór[OSI],'thebigsheep-pen')Thisnamehasbeenmisleadinglyanglicisedasifitcontainedtheelementcruach,'stack'.
Itactuallycontainscró,'sheep-pen',anditseemsthatthenamehasbeentransferredfromapentothehillonwhichitwassituated.
DingleWestKerryV24695829270CroaghmoyleAnChruachMhaol(Ir.
AnChruachMhaolCroaghmoyleoverlooksBeltraLoughandGlenhest,whileGlenNephinliesNorthMayoMayoM09898343031AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheet[logainm.
ie],'thebare-toppedstack')tothenorth.
Walks:foraroutetothesummitfromtheW,seeWhilde&Simms,NewIrishWalkGuide-WestandNorth,68.
CroaghnageerCruachnagCaor(Ir.
CruachnagCaor[SOD],'stackoftheberries')BluestackMountainsDonegalH01188657111CroaghnamaddyCruachnaMadadh(Ir.
CruachnaMadadh[PWJ],'stackofthedogs')ThehighestpointonHornHead.
TheMetricalDindsenchascontainsareferencetoSliabIrguill,whichtheeditorEdwardGwynnidentifieswithHornHead,soitbeanoldnameforCroaghnamaddyormayhavereferredtoalltheuplandonHornHead.
Fororiginofname,seeGaniamorerethenameSliabGuill.
ThereisanotherCroaghnamaddySWofDungloe.
DonegalNWDonegalC0294022522CroaghnamealCruachnaMíol(Ir.
CruachnaMíol[SD],'stackofthemidges/cattle')SDonegal/WTyroneDonegalH03879343811CroaghnasaggartCruachnaSagart(Ir.
CruachnaSagart[OSI],'stackofthepriests')DonegalNWDonegalB9681904806CroaghonaghCruachEoghanach(Ir.
CruachEoghanach[www.
donegallibrary.
ie],'stackoftheCenélEogain')ErroneouslymarkedonOSmapsasBarnesmore,whichisthenameofthegapbelow.
SDonegal/WTyroneDonegalH03885445111CroaghskeardaCruachSceirde(Ir.
CruachSceirde[OSI],'stackoftheexposedplace')"NearapathoverthebrowofthehillbetweenGowlinandLisdarganthereisanundergroundpassagecalledStaighreChaitlín(Cathleen'sStairs)whichleadstoacave.
ThetaleistoldofalocalmanwhodreamedofatreasureontheBridgeofLimerick,wentthereandmetastrangerwhosaidthathehaddreamedoftreasureataplaceunknowntohimcalledStaighreChaitlín;thelocalmanwhoCentralDingleKerryQ50903960870AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetknewtheplacewellreturnedhomeandfoundthetreasure"(MáireMacNeill,'TheFestivalofLughnasa',pp.
207-08).
MacNeillalsomentionsseverallegendsconnectedwiththenearbyhillstotheeast.
CroaghubbridCruachThiobraide(Ir.
CruachThiobraide[OSI],'stackofthewell')BluestackMountainsDonegalG91793541611CroaghugaghCruachUgach(Ir.
CruachUgach[logainm.
ie],'stack'+[unknownelement])BluestackMountainsDonegalG91794241011CrockaloughCnocanLocha(prob.
Ir.
CnocanLocha[PDT],'hillofthelake')AntrimHillsAntrimD2082344029CrockaloughCnocanLocha(prob.
Ir.
CnocanLocha[PDT],'hillofthelough')ThenorthernmostpeakinthecurrentMVlist,lyingabout8kmESEofMalinHead.
HasbeencalledTheBens.
SeeMáireMacNeill,'TheFestivalofLughnasa'(pp.
146-47)fordetailsofthefestiveassemblyonCrockalough.
InishowenDonegalC4615682823CrockaloughaCnocanLocha(prob.
Ir.
CnocanLocha[PDT],'hillofthelake')SperrinMountainsDerry/LondonderryC7160124078CrockaneelCnocanAoil(Ir.
CnocanAoil[PNNI],hillofthelime')AlsorecordedasGlenmakeerinTopinanOrdnanceSurveyRevisionNameBook,GlenmakeerinbeingthevalleytothenorthwhichleaddowntowardsBallycastle.
AntrimHillsAntrimD1913384035CrockaulinCnoclainn(Ir.
Cnoclainn[OSI],'beautifulhill')InishowenDonegalC6254203253/4CrockaunsNaCnocáin(prob.
Ir.
NaCnocáin[PDT],'thelittlehills')CrockaunsisthehighestpeakinthehillsbetweenGlencarandLoughGill,sometimescalledtheCastlegalHills.
DartryMountainsLeitrimG75941046316CrockballaghgeehaCnocBhealachGaoithe(Ir.
CnocBhealachDonegalNWDonegalB9571714801AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetGaoithe[logainm.
ie],'hillofBhealachGaoitheorpassofthewind')Crockbrack;RockHillCnocBreac(Ir.
CnocBreac[PNNI],'speckledhill')SperrinMountainsDerryH71895752613CrockdooishCnocDhubhaise(prob.
Ir.
CnocDhubhaise[PDT],'hillofDubhaisorblackridge')SperrinMountainsDerryC5300243217CrockfaddaAnCnocFada(Ir.
AnCnocFada[OSI],'thelonghill')DonegalNWDonegalB9501644851CrockfaddaAnCnocFada(Ir.
AnCnocFada[OSI],'thelonghill')NotethatthereisanotherhillofthisnamebetweenSlieveSnaghtandDooish.
DonegalNWDonegalB9101365291CrockfaddaETopFororiginofname,seeCrockfadda.
DonegalNWDonegalB9551644541CrockfaddaNorth-EastTopFororiginofname,seeCrockfadda.
DonegalNWDonegalB9151445021CrockglassAnCnocGlas(Ir.
AnCnocGlas[OSI],'thegreenhill')DonegalNWDonegalB8921664891CrockkinnagoeCnocChionnanGhabha(prob.
Ir.
CnocChionnanGhabha[PDT],'hillofCionnGabhaorheadofthesmith')ThenameCionnanGhabhaalsooccursinInishowen,Co.
Donegal.
IncorrectlyspeltCrockinnagoeontheIrelandNorthmapandOSRoadAtlas.
SDonegal/WTyroneDonegalH12572436112CrockmainCnocMeáin(prob.
Ir.
CnocMeáin[PDT],'middlehill')InishowenDonegalC3344494603CrockmoreAnCnocMór(prob.
Ir.
AnDonegalNWDonegalC1012593492AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetCnocMór[PDT],'thebighill')CrockmulroneyCnocUíMhaolruanaidh(Ir.
CnocUíMhaolruanaidh[logainm.
ie],'hillofMaolruanaidh')ThispeakoverlookstheheadofGlenveagh.
DonegalNWDonegalB9671674306CrocknafarraghCnocnabhFaircheach(Ir.
CnocnabhFaircheach[OSI],'hillofthe[obscureelement]')DonegalNWDonegalB8781675171CrocknafarraghSETopFororiginofname,seeCrocknafarragh.
DonegalNWDonegalB8841644701CrocknalaragaghNaLeargacha(Ir.
NaLeargacha[OSI],'theslopes')DonegalNWDonegalB9842624712CrocknamoghilCnocnamBuachall(Ir.
CnocnamBuachall[NIPNPreplies],'hillofthelads')SperrinMountainsTyroneH57985133513CrocknapeastCnocnaPéiste(prob.
Ir.
CnocnaPéiste[PDT],'hilloftheserpent')DonegalSWDonegalG69383849710CrocknasharraghCnocnaSearrach(Ir.
CnocnaSearrach[logainm.
ie],'hillofthefoals')NamedCrockatarriveonthe1stseriesof6"maps.
DonegalNWDonegalB8981274951CrocknasleighCnocnaSleá(Ir.
CnocnaSleá[AntOrdúLogainmneacha(CeantairGhaeltachta)2008],'hillofthespear')CnocnaSleáisthemodernIrishform.
ArguablytheClassicalIrishformCnocnaSleigheismorefaithfultothepronunciation.
DonegalNWDonegalC1234291632CrockrawerCnocRamhar(prob.
Ir.
CnocDonegalSWDonegalG55977143510AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetRamhar[PDT],'fathill')CrockstollerCnocanStualaire(Ir.
CnocanStualaire[OSI],'hillofthepile/standingstone')CrockastrollerontheDiscoverymapsheet6isamis-spelling.
Thecorrectformappearsonsheet1.
DonegalNWDonegalB9621034186CrockunaCnocOnna(poss.
Ir.
CnocOnna[OSI],'hillofOnna')TheIrishformCnocOnnacanbeinferredfromLagOnnaontheDiscoverymap.
DonegalSWDonegalG62888140010CroghanHillCnocCruacháin;Bríile(Ir.
CnocCruacháin[logainm.
ie],'hillofthelittlestack')Bríile,'(fortified)hillofile',istheearlierIrishnameofthishill.
ile(Ely)isalargeterritorycoveringpartsofOffalyandTipperary.
Bearnánile(DevilsbitMountain)isattheotherendofit.
TheHillofCroghanistheremainsofanoldvolcano.
Abogbody,knownas'OldCroaghanMan',wasfoundinthevicinityin2003.
NorthMidlandsOffalyN48233223448CroghanKinsella;CroghanMountainCruachán(Ir.
Cruachán[GE],'littlestack')TheUíChinnsealaighwerethedominantGaelicfamilyinthisareaandthemountaingetsthefullerversionofitsnamefromthem.
ThishelpstodistinguishitfromCroaghanmoira,whichisalittlefurthernorth.
Dublin/WicklowWexford/WicklowT13072960662CrohanWestCruachán(Ir.
Cruachán[OSI],'littlestack')CrohanisalsothenameofatownlandintheparishofNewcastle.
AccordingtoPower,thisplaceismentionedinthelifeofSt.
Declan.
KnockmealdownMountainsTipperaryS09710252174CrohaneAnCruachán(Ir.
AnCruachán[OSI],'littlestack')Thispeakhastheclassichay-stackshapewhichistypicalofmountainswhosenamesincruach/cruachán.
NearLoughNabrodaaresomecragswithrhyoliteformationswhich,thoughlessspectacular,resembletheorganpipeformationsattheGiant'sCauseway.
MangertonKerryW05082965079CrohaneSWTopFororiginofname,seeCrohane.
MangertonKerryW04382147779CrohaunCruachánDéiseach(Ir.
CruachánDéiseach[PND],ThefullnameofthispeakisCruachánDéiseach,todistinguishitfromCruachánPaorachinMothelComeraghMountainsWaterfordS27500648475AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheet'littlestackoftheDecies')Parish[PND].
CronamuckBluestackMountainsDonegalH01191944411CroslieveCroisshliabh(Ir.
Croisshliabh[OSNB],'cross-mountain')Cooley/GullionArmaghJ00216430828/29CrossSlieveCroisshliabh(Ir.
Croisshliabh[OSNB#],'crossmountain')Thisnamemaysignify'crossmountain'inthesense'transverse',butsincethisdoesnotseemtosuitthetopography,itmayratherbeduetoacrossoncelocatedonit.
AntrimHillsAntrimD2372952065Crossderry*Thispeak,overlookingCummeenduffLough,isunnamedontheDiscoverymap.
CrossderryisatownlandintheparishofKnockane.
DunkerronMountainsKerryV83680248978CroughaunHillCruachánPaorach(Ir.
CruachánPaorach[PND],'littlestackofthedePoersorPowers')ThefullnameofthispeakisCruachánPaorach,todistinguishitfromCruachánDéiseachinKilgobinetParish.
ThispartofCo.
WaterfordisknownasPowerCountry.
ArockonthesummitiscalledCarraiga'Bhrannra,'rockofthecattle-pen'[PND].
ComeraghMountainsWaterfordS37911039175CroveenanantaCruachMhínanFheannta(Ir.
CruachMhínanFheannta[logainm.
ie],'thestackofthemountainpastureoftheflaying')TheformCruachMhínanFheanntafromlogainm.
ieissupportedbyJamesO'Kane(SéamasCatháin),whointerpretsitas'thestackofthehighfieldoftheflaying'inhisplace-namesurveyoftheparishesofInishkeelandKilteevoge.
TheDiscoverymaphasaslightlydifferentversion:CruachMhínanNeanta,apparently'thestackofthehighfieldofthenettles'.
BluestackMountainsDonegalG94194747611CrovehyCnocChróBheithe(Ir.
CnocChróBheithe[OSI],'hillofCróBheitheorhollowofbirch')TheIrishversiongivenontheDiscoverymap,CróBheithe,isproperlythenameofthetownlandonly,asindicatedbytheinformationatlogainm.
ie.
DonegalNWDonegalB8281143151CrownaradCruachnaRad(Ir.
CruachnaRad[logainm.
ie],'stackofthe[obscureelement])ThereisanearbytownlandinthecivilparishofKilcarnamedCrowanrudda,whichlookslikeavariantformofthenameofthishill.
However,thetownlandnameisinterpretedatlogainm.
ieasIr.
CróDonegalSWDonegalG67778749310AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetnaRoda,'roundvalleyoftheredironscum'.
CruachMhór(Ir.
)CruachMhór(Ir.
CruachMhór[OSI1:25,000],'bigstack')Thesummithasagrottobuiltbyalocalfarmerwhodraggedthecement,sandandwaterupfromhishomeinBallyledderonhisback.
ThereisalsoalowerpeaktotheeastknownasAnChruachBheag(TH).
Bothhavethesharplypointedshapeassociatedwithpeakscalledcruach,andthisalsoaccountsfortheIrishnameoftherange:naCruachaDubha(MhicGiollaMoChuda).
MacGillycuddy'sReeksKerryV84184893278CruiscínCruiscín(Ir.
Cruiscín[TR],perhaps'jug')ThispeakliesNEofMullachGlas.
MaamturksGalwayL94249543245CuilcaghBinnChuilceach(Ir.
BinnChuilceach[HDGP],'cloakedpeak')CuilcaghliesontheShannon-Ernewatershed.
TheShannonrisesonthenorth-westernslopesofCuilcaghatShannonPot,asteep-sidedpoolwheretheundergroundriveremerges.
Strictlyspeaking,therearestreamsamileortwofurtheruphill.
OriginatinginUlster,theShannon'sjourneythroughthisprovincelastslessthantenmiles,beforeitentersConnacht.
ItformstheboundarybetweenConnachtandLeinsterformuchofitslength,andultimatelymeetstheseaintheprovinceofMunster.
ThusitisbothaboundaryandalinkbetweenallfourprovincesofIreland.
Infact,itevenformedthewesternboundaryoftheancientfifthprovinceofMeath.
AroundCuilcaghthereisabeliefconcerningthe'NorthernShannon',anundergroundriverthatsupposedlyconnectsthewatersatShannonPottotheRiverCladdagh,whichemergesatMarbleArchCavesandthenflowsintotheErne.
Severalworksonplace-namessuggestCuilceachisavariantofcailceach,'chalky',butevenifthenameistakenlooselytorefertoitscolourratherthanitsprecisegeology,itispuzzling,astheBreifneCavan/FermanaghH12328166526AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetmountainconsistspredominantlyofsandstoneandshale,coveredwithmuchbogandheather.
Wheretherockdoesoutcrop,asatthesummitcliffs,itismainlygrey.
ThenamecouldrefertothelimestonerockonthelowernorthernflankswherethereareseveralcaveswhichformpartoftheMarbleArchcavesystem.
Ifso,thenamewouldmean'calcareous'ratherthan'chalky'.
However,theinterpretation'cloakedpeak'offeredinHistoricalDictionaryofGaelicPlacenamesismorelikelyandthisfitsbetterwithhistoricalformsofthename,e.
g.
BeannChoilctheachintheBookofMagauran.
CullaghacroCoileachanChró(Ir.
CoileachanChró[logainm.
ie],'moorcock/grouseoftheroundhollow')Thispeak,awesternspurofSilverHill,isinthetownlandofCronacarkfree(Ir.
CrónagCearcFraoigh,'roundhollowofthegrouse-hens').
BluestackMountainsDonegalG89690947611CullaunCollán(Ir.
Collán[OSI],poss.
'height')Givenitsaltitude,Collánismorelikelytobetheelementmeaning'height'whichappearsinnamessuchasSliabhgCallann(SlieveGallioninDerry)andCollann(Collon,Co.
Louth)thancoll(-án),'hazel'.
SeealsoSlievecallan,Co.
Clare.
ShannonLimerickR82457446066CullenaghMountainSliabhChuileannaí(poss.
Ir.
SliabhChuileannaí[PDT],'mountainofCuileannachorplaceofholly')CullenaghMountainisthehighestofagroupknownastheSlieveLoughHillsorDysartHills.
OnthenorthernedgeofthisrangeisthePassofthePlumes(Ir.
BearnanagCleití),siteofafamousbattlein1599,inwhichtheO'MooresofLeixroutedtheforcesoftheEarlofEssex.
SouthMidlandsLaoisS49989431760CulliaghSETopAnCoileach(Ir.
AnCoileach[OSI],'thecock')SituatedinCulliaghtownland.
AnCoileach,'thecock',andAnChearc,'thehen',areneighbouringmountains.
DonegalNWDonegalC0820203696/11Cúlóg(Ir.
)Cúlóg(Ir.
Cúlóg[TR],'littlenook')MaamturksGalwayL88954343537AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetCummeenSliabhanChoimín(Ir.
SliabhanChoimín[TCCD],'mountainofthelittlehollow')AnSeabhacalsomentionsapeakcalledAnBhinnBháinaboveLoughAcummeen,butthismayrefertoacliffratherthanthesummit.
CentralDingleKerryQ63007747771CummeenbaunAnCoimínBán(prob.
Ir.
AnCoimínBán[PDT],'thewhitelittlehollow')Thispeakislessconspicuousthanitshigherneighbour,Droppa,whichhasverysteepcliffsonitsNside,thoughitisCummeenbaunwhichhasslightlymoreprominence.
CahaMountainsKerryV83158251084CummeenboyPaps/DerrynasaggartCorkW11774444279CummerShannonTipperaryR91662640559CupidstownHillCnocBhaileCupid(Ir.
CnocBhaileCupid[logainm.
ie],'hillofCupidstown')CupidstownHillisthehighestpointinCo.
Kildare.
However,itisonthefringesoftheDublinMountainsandisdwarfedbyothernearbyhillssuchasSeefinganandKippure,bothontheDublin/Wicklowcountyboundary.
ItisthereforelesswellknownthancertainlesserheightsinCo.
Kildare,suchasDunmurryHill(231m)andtheHillofAllen(202m),whichdominatetheirsurroundingstoagreaterextent.
CupidstownandCupidstownhillarenamesoftownlandsintheparishofKilteel.
Dublin/WicklowKildareO00620637950CurlewMountainsAnCorrshliabh(Ir.
AnCorrshliabh[logainm.
ie],'theroughorruggedmountain')AnearliernameforthisrangeisSliabhSeaghsaorsimplySegais.
ThereisanotherCorrshliabhinNorthMayo,anglicisedasCorslieve.
Theinterpretation'pointedmountain'offeredbyFlanagan&Flanagandoesnotfitthelandscape.
Joyce's'roughorruggedmountain'ismoresuitable.
Bricklieve/CurlewRoscommonG75004725533CurraHillLaghtsheeisthenameofaburialcairnneartheeasternendofthishill.
ThisnameismisspeltFaghtsheeontheDiscoverymap.
AheightnearthewesternendisnamedStookaniller.
ThetruesummitisunnamedonmapsbutislocallyknownasCurraHill.
GlenbeighHorseshoeKerryV65490327578Curracahill*CurracahillisatownlandintheparishofDrishane.
AnyinformationPaps/DerrynasaggartCorkW22887247879AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetonthecorrectnameofthispeakwouldbeverywelcome.
CurraghchosalyMountainTheoriginofthisnameisunclear,butitmaybederivedfromIr.
CorrachCoisSailí,'bogbesidethewillow'.
Ifso,theanglicisedformwouldbeslightlycorrupt.
SperrinMountainsTyroneH47883941613CushCois(Ir.
Cois[OSI],'side,flank')ThenamemaywellbeashortenedformofCoisnaBinne,whichappearsinseveralplace-namesinthisarea.
ThismountainisreferredtoasBinniain'TheMountainsofIreland'byPaddyDillon.
GaltyMountainsTipperaryR89426263974CushbawnCuisleán(prob.
Ir.
Cuisleán[PDT],'softgreenstripinbog')ThispeakoverlookstheMacreddinvalleyandthevillageofAughrim.
PricereportsthatthenameCushbawnisunknownlocally,butthatheonceheardthishillcalledCushlawn.
Dublin/WicklowWicklowT14183040062CushnaficullaCoisnaFiacaile(Ir.
CoisnaFiacaile[T6000],'besidethetooth')AlongwithToothMountain,Knocknaveacle,KeecraghandHungryHill(Daod),thisisyetanotherCahahill-namerelatingtoteethoreating.
CahaMountainsCork/KerryV82155959484DamphAnDamh(Ir.
AnDamh[OSI],'thestag'or'theox')InishowenDonegalC4313714203DartMountainAnDairt(Ir.
AnDairt[OSM],'thelump')Cloudberriesarefoundonthewesternslopes.
Thisrarealpineplantresemblesthestrawberryplant,towhichitisrelated.
Thefruitarelikeorangepearls.
TheOSMemoirsderivethenamefromIr.
dart,'alump',explainingthat"Whenviewedatadistance,itlookslikeaalumponSawel.
"However,DaigartisthenameofadistrictmentionedbyTírechánintheTripartiteLife.
O'Ceallaighreviewedthisinformation,alongwithMacNeill'sassessmentofit,andconcludedthat"DaighartwasprobablythemountaincountryofGleannFhoichle(Glenelly),intheparishofBothDomhnaigh(Bodoney)andatthebottomofSamhail(Sawel)"[GUH,p.
23].
SperrinMountainsDerry/TyroneH60396461913AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetDerkbegHillCnocnaDeirceBige(poss.
Ir.
CnocnaDeirceBige[PDT],'hillofanDeircBheagorthelittlecavity')AnDeircBheag/DerkBegisatownlandinInishkeelparish.
Theworddeircmayrefertoasteep-sidedcirqueortoacave.
BluestackMountainsDonegalG82998833211Derroograne*DerroograneisatownlandintheparishofKilmocomoge.
Anyinformationonthecorrectnameofthispeakwouldbeverywelcome.
Shehy/KnockboyCorkV97357746885DerrybawnMountainDublin/WicklowWicklowT11995447456DerryclancyDoireCluainsí(Ir.
DoireCluainsí[T6000],'oak-groveofCluainseach')CahaMountainsCork/KerryV76951355484DerryclareBinnDoireChláir(Ir.
BinnDoireChláir[TR],'peakofDerryclare')Ir.
clárcanmeanbothaplainandaboard.
Inthelattersenseitcanrefertoaplank-bridgeinsomeplace-names.
ThusDerryclare,fromIr.
DoireChláir,couldeithermean'oak-woodoftheplain'or'oak-woodoftheplank-bridge'.
ThenameseemstohavebeentransferredbytheOrdnanceSurveyfromthetownlandofDerryclaresituatedtotheeasttothemountainitself.
InthisrespecttheIr.
nameBinnDoireChláirmakesmuchmoresenseasamountainname.
TwelveBensGalwayL81551067737DerrygarriffDoireGharbh(Ir.
DoireGharbh[OSI],'rough(oak-)grove')ThereisamappingproblemregardingthenamesofseveralpeaksinthisareainthattheIrishandEnglishnamesarenotmatchedup.
TheIrishversionofDerrygarriffisgivenasPéicín,butthisnameclearlybelongstoPeakeenMountain.
ThecorrectIrishversionisDoireGharbh,whichhasbeenassigned(erroneously)onthe1:25,000maptothelowerpeakbetweenMoll'sGapandLoughBarfinnihy.
MangertonKerryV87277449278DerrylahardEast*ThispeakisunnamedonOSmaps.
ItliesontheboundaryofthetownlandsofGlanloughandMizen/SheepsHeadCorkV98341130185/88AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetDerrylahard.
Anyinformationonthecorrectnameofthishillwouldbewelcome.
DerrynafullaSW*ThispeakisunnamedonOSmaps.
ItliesontheboundaryofthetownlandsofDerrynafullaandCoomarkane.
Anyinformationonthecorrectnameofthishillwouldbewelcome.
HavingbeenunabletodefendDunboyCastleagainsttheEnglishcannons,itwasfromDerrynafulla(Ir.
DoirenaFola,'oak-groveoftheblood')thatDonalCamO'SullivanBeareregroupedhisforcesandfollowersonDecember31st1602beforetheirarduousandperilousmarchnorthwardstomeettheO'RourkesinLeitrim.
CahaMountainsCorkV88854637585Derrysallagh*DerrysallaghisatownlandintheparishofTuosist.
.
Anyinformationonthecorrectnameofthispeakwouldbeverywelcome.
CahaMountainsKerryV86764041085DevilsbitMountainBearnánile;SliabhAildiúin(Ir.
Bearnánile[OSI],'littlegap(-pedhill)ofile'')BoththeIrishandEnglishnamesrefertothecharacteristicshapeofthishill,whichlooksasifachunkhasbeenbittenoutofitbetweenthemainpeakandLittleRock.
ileistheIrishnameforElyO'CarrollCountry.
ItalsoappearsinDurlasile(Thurles).
SeeMáireMacNeill,'TheFestivalofLughnasa'(pp.
217-20)fordetailsofthefestiveassemblyontheDevil'sBitwhichtookplaceon'RockSunday'inlateJuly.
ShannonTipperaryS05874448059DevilsmotherBinnGharbh(Ir.
BinnGharbh[TR],'roughpeak')AnanglicisedformofBinnGharbhisfoundinsomesources,e.
g.
BenGarrifonBald'smapofCo.
Mayo(1830)andBengoriffonthemapaccompanyingKnox's"TheHistoryoftheCountyofMayo"(1908).
TheDiscoverymaphasMagairlíanDeamhain,'thedemon'stesticles',astheIrishname.
This,however,appearsoriginallytobethenameofaknobblyridgelocatednorthofthesummit(seeDevilsmotherNorthTop),whereasBinnGharbhappliesPartry/JoyceCountryGalway/MayoL91662464537AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheettothehillasawhole.
TheEnglishnameDevilsmotherappearstohavesomerelationshipwithMagairlíanDeamhain,eitherbeingaeuphemisticfalsetranslationorderivingfromavariantname.
TheCaoránach,thefemaledemonofIrishmythology,whomSt.
PatrickbanishestoLoughDerg,isalsoknownastheDevil'sMother,thoughthereisnoevidencetosupportaconnectionwiththishill.
ForaroadwalkinGlannagevlagh,seeWalkinginConnemara,8.
1.
DevilsmotherNorthTopFororiginofname,seeDevilsmother.
ThishillisnamedMogarlyandoononWilliamBald'smapofCo.
Mayo(1830).
ThisisclearlyfromIr.
MagairlíanDeamhain,'thedemon'stesticles',(seeDevilsmother).
Thenameappearstorefertohillocksonthisridge.
ThereisanotherinstanceofthiscolourfulnameinGlencalry(betweenSlieveFyaghandMaumakeogh)onBald'smap,whereitappearsasMoggerlyandoon.
ThereisalsoMagairle,awesternspurofAnChailleachintheTwelveBens,markedonTimRobinson'smapofConnemara.
Partry/JoyceCountryMayoL92064360137DiamondHill;BengooriaBinnGhuaire(Ir.
BinnGhuaire[TR],'Guaire'speak')ThisisthewesternmostpeakoftheTwelveBens.
"Onthenorth-westofBallynahinsy[Ballynahinch],arethetwelvehighmountainesofBennabeola,calledbymarrinersthetwelvestakes[i.
e.
stacks],beingthefirstlandtheydiscoverastheycomefromthemaine(O'Flaherty,106-07).
"GuaireAidnewasakingofConnacht.
Hisnamewasaby-wordforhospitalityandgenerosity.
Hewasknownas'Guaireoftheextendedhand'.
HeisthetitlecharacterinW.
B.
Yeats'play,'TheKing'sThreshold'.
HeisalsoassociatedwithDúnGuaire,acastlenearKinvara.
BengooriaisananglicisedformofBinnGhuaire.
Oddlyenough,theDiscoverymapTwelveBensGalwayL73257144237AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetshowsthenameBenhoowirraonthewesternslopes,whichappearstobeanalternativeanglicisationofthesamename.
SpeltDiomondHillontheDiscoverymap,butthisisnotthelocallyacceptedspelling.
Thisnamerelatestoglitteringquartzcrystalsfoundonthepeak(Aspell2011:11).
Disert*ThispeakisunnamedonOSmaps.
ItisinthetownlandofDisert.
Anyinformationonthecorrectnameofthishillwouldbewelcome.
SlieveMiskishCorkV65342720584DivisDubhais(Ir.
Dubhais[DUPN],'blackridge/peak')ForalongtimedominatedbyaMinistryofDefencemilitaryzone,DiviswasacquiredbytheNationalTrustin2004withassistancefromtheHeritageLotteryFundandtheDepartmentoftheEnvironmentNI.
About1kmWofthesummitonArmstrongsHillisthesiteofacairn,whichisnamedCarnSheaainBhuidhe(YellowJohnsCairn)onthe1:25,000OSmapofBelfastCityLGD.
F.
J.
BiggersuggeststhattheSeánBuíinquestionwasoneoftheO'Neilldynasty(ProceedingsoftheBelfastNaturalists'FieldClub,ser.
2,vol.
iv(1893-94,105).
TherewereseveralchiefsofthenameShaneO'Neill.
AlthoughDivisandBlackMountainarenowadaysperceivedasnamesfortwoseparatepeaks,bothareultimatelyderivedfromtheIr.
Dubhais[DUPN],'blackridge/peak',DivisbeingananglicisationandBlackMountainbeinga(loose)translation.
ThenameBlackMountainisnowappliedtothelowerpeakwhichimmediatelyoverlooksWestBelfast.
ThishasgivenrisetoanotherIrishform,AnSliabhDubh,butitisimportanttorealisethatthisarecentback-translationorre-GaelicisationfromtheEnglishform.
BelfastHillsAntrimJ28175547815Djouce(sometimesDowseinDioghais(Ir.
Dioghais[GE],'fortifiedheight')DjoucedominatestheviewsoftheWicklowMountainsfromRoundwoodandNewtownMountkennedy.
TheDublin/WicklowWicklowO17910372556AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheethistoricalsources)OldIrishworddígasisdefinedbytheDictionaryoftheIrishLanguageas'high,lofty;aheight'.
ThereisaSliabDigsamentionedintheMetricalDindshenchas,wherethesecondelementisinterpretedasawoman'sname.
ThisshowsthatthemeaningofdígaswasalreadyobscurebythetimeoftheMetricalDindshenchas(12thcentury)andastorywasprobablyinventedtoaccountforthename.
NamedDjouceMountainontheOSIDiscoveryMap.
DoanDúnMaolChobha(Ir.
DúnMaolChobha[PNNI],'MaolChobha'sfort')Thereisnorecordofanactualforthere,sothenameprobablycomesfromtheimaginedresemblenceofthecraggysummittoafortress.
Fororiginofname,seePNNIforinfoonMaolChobha.
MourneMountainsDownJ30326259329Donald'sHill;KnocknahurkleCnocnahEarcola(Ir.
CnocnahEarcola[Ceallaigh],'hillofthe[obscureelement]')TheOrdnanceSurveyMemoirsof1834recordthishillasDonaldsHillorKnocknahurkle(OSM,ix,34).
SéamasCeallaighderivesthisfrom"somethinglikeCnocnahEarcola"inhiscommentsontheTopographicalFragmentsintheFranciscanLibrary.
KeenaghtDerryC7431733998DooishAnDubhais(Ir.
AnDubhais[DUPN],'theblackridge')DooishoverlooksLoughBeaghandtheGlenveaghNationalPark.
DivisMountain,overlookingBelfast,showsadifferentanglicisationofthesamename.
DonegalNWDonegalB9822106526DooishAnDubhais(Ir.
AnDubhais[DUPN],'blackridge/peak')SDonegal/WTyroneTyroneH31569834018DooishMountainAnDubhais(Ir.
AnDubhais[logainm.
ie],'theblackridge')AnDubhaisisacommonhillnameinUlster,especiallyCos.
DonegalandTyrone,andthenamehasbeenappliedtoseveralofthetowlandsinwhichthishillsstand.
DivisnearBelfastisadifferentaglicisationofthesameIrishname.
InishowenDonegalC3001082666/7DooishSouth-EastTopFororiginofname,seeDooish.
DonegalNWDonegalB9892065556AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetDouceMountainDamhais(Ir.
Damhais[OSI],possibly'ox-back'or'oxridge'')Shehy/KnockboyCorkW12361447685DoughMountainSliabhDúch(Ir.
SliabhDúch[OSI],poss.
'thedark/mistymountain')Themeaningofdúchinthisnameisuncertain.
Itseemsunlikelythatitrefersto'ink',theusualsenseofthisword,butitmaybearelatedadjectivemeaning'dark'or'misty',ashortenedformofIr.
dubhach(ordumhach).
DartryMountainsLeitrimG94242346216DoughillMountainDúchoill(prob.
Ir.
Dúchoill[PDT],'blackwood')Shehy/KnockboyCorkW11263247185DoughruaghDúchruach(Ir.
Dúchruach[TR],'blackstack')Half-wayupDoughruaghonverysteepgroundisastatueoftheSacredHeart,erectedin1932bytheBenedictinenunsofKylemoreAbbeyinthanksfortheirsafedeliverytoKylemore.
TheyhadbeenforcedtoabandontheirconventnearYpresinBelgiumduringhostilitiesinWorldWarI.
Walks:forarouteontheSfaceofDoughruagh,seeKevinCorcoran,WestofIrelandWalks,93-101orPaddyDillon,Connemara,38-44.
TwelveBensGalwayL75159452637DouglasTopDouglasisatownlandintheparishofGlenwhirry.
AntrimHillsAntrimD2450294029DromavallyMountainCnocDhromanBhaile(Ir.
CnocDhroimanBhaile[TCCD#],'hillofDromavally')ThreecairnsonthesummitridgeofDromavallyMountainarenamedCúChulainn'sHouse,CúChulainn'sBedandCúChulainn'sGrave.
Itisintriguingthatthereareseveralfolk-talesaboutCúChulainnrecordedontheDinglePeninsula,farawayfromhishomeareainCooleyandSEUlster.
SeeKnockmulananeforthelegendconcerningScálNíMhurnáin,CúChulainnandthegiant.
CentralDingleKerryQ60606755271DromderaloughDromidirDháLoch(prob.
Ir.
DromidirDháLoch[PDT],'ridgebetweentwolakes')LocatedontheextensiveplateauSWofMangerton.
Thelakesaremoredistinctivelandmarksthanthehillshereabouts.
ThenameisonlyrecordedinEnglish,butprobablyhasthesameoriginasthetownlandMangertonKerryV96179065078AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetofDromdiralough,whichisafewkilometrestotheNEnearLoughGuitane.
DromderaloughNETopFororiginofname,seeDromderalough.
ThispeakisslightlyhigherthanDromderaloughitself.
MangertonKerryV96979665478DrumnaliffernyMountainSliabhDhroimnaLuifearnaí(poss.
Ir.
SliabhDhroimnaLuifearnaí[PDT],'mountainofDrumnalifferny')ThetownlandnameDrumnalifferny,fromIr.
DroimnaLuifearnaí,means'ridgeoftheweeds'.
DonegalNWDonegalB9341565961DrungHillCnocDroinge(Ir.
CnocDroinge[UR#],'hillofthethrong/assembly')AfairwasheldregularlyonDrungHill(Barrington,'DiscoveringKerry',p.
267),whichwouldaccountforthethrong.
ThereisanotherhillofthesamenamenearLauraghontheBearaPeninsula.
BarringtonconnectsDrungHillinIveraghwiththe'kingdomofDrung',whichapparentlypaidatributeofthirtyoxentoCashel.
LeachtFhionáinonDrungHillisthereputedgraveofSt.
Fionán.
Itisnotatthesummit,asmarkedontheDiscoverymap,butonaknollhalfwaydowntheN.
slope.
ThepenitentialstationandwellwerevisitedonthelastSundayofJuly(MacNeill,'TheFestivalofLughnasa',pp.
134-37).
GlenbeighHorseshoeKerryV60287864078/83DuffHillAnCnocDubh(Ir.
AnCnocDubh[OSI],'blackhill')Dublin/WicklowWicklowO09408372056DunaffHillCnocDhúnDamh(poss.
Ir.
CnocDhúnDamh[PDT],'hillofDúnDamhorfortofoxen')InishowenDonegalC3094872302/3EagleMountainSliabhanIolair(Ir.
SliabhanIolair[PNNI],'mountainoftheeagle')TheapproachfromAtticalgivesyouaviewofthespectacularGreatGully.
Theeasternslopesaredottedwithquarries.
MourneMountainsDownJ24523063829EaglesHillAnBhinnRiabhach;Péicín(Ir.
AnBhinnRiabhach[TH],AlsoknownasPéicín[SWoI],'boundarymarker'.
DunkerronMountainsKerryV58363254983/84AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheet'thebrindledpeak')EdenacarnanadananCharnáin(Ir.
adananCharnáin[logainm.
ie],'browofthelittlecairn')ThislowridgeoverlooksKilmacrenan.
ThenameEdenacarnanappearsonlyonthe6"map.
DonegalNWDonegalC1401731926ErrigalAnEaragail(Ir.
AnEaragail[DUPN],poss.
'oratory')Errigaliswell-knownforthepinkishglowofitsquartziteinthesettingsun.
Itislocatedontheboundaryoffourtownlands:BeltanyMountain,DunlewyNear,Procklis,MoneyMore.
Despitethename,therearenoknownremainsofanoratory.
Itmaythereforebeametaphoricalnameforthemountainitself.
NamedErrigalMountainontheOSIDiscoveryMap.
DonegalNWDonegalB9282077511ErrisbegIorrasBeag(Ir.
IorrasBeag[OSI],'littlepeninsula')ThissolitaryhillistheonlypeakofanyheightnearRoundstone,makingiteasytorecognisefromasfarawayastheBurren.
RodericO'Flahertywroteofitsconspicuouspositionin1684:"WestwardofInisneeandRound-stonehaven,inInisleth-dhuine[identifiedbytheeditor,Hardiman,asthemodernInisLeacainnorShelvingIsland],asmallislandwhichleadstoIrrosbeghaven,calledPortnafedoigge[PortnaFeadóige,'harbourofthegreyplover'];overwhichisIrrosbeghill,thesecondplacediscoveredbymarriners[aftertheTwelveBens]comingfromthesea,ontopofwhichisapoolewheretroutsbreed(O'Flaherty,108).
"IorrasBeagisalsooneofthehabitatsoftherareMackay'sheathandSt.
Dabeoc'sheath.
Walks:forroutestothesummitofErrisbegfromtheWside,seeKevinCorcoran,WestofIrelandWalks,72-80,orWhilde&Simms,NewIrishWalkGuide-WestandNorth,31.
SouthConnemaraGalwayL69740130044EskaheenSliabhUisce(poss.
Ir.
SliabhEskaheenisatownlandintheparishofMuff.
ItissaidthatEoghandiedInishowenDonegalC4412884187AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetMountainChaoinUisceChaoin[PDT],'mountainofUisceChaoinorfairwater')ofgriefforhisbrother,ConallGulban,andwasburiedhere.
AccordingtoColganitreceiveditsnamedfromafinespringwhereancientlyexistedamonastery[PWJ,vol.
1,446].
EskatarriffEiscanTairbh(Ir.
EiscanTairbh[T6000],'ravineofthebull')PluaisanRábaighorTheRábach'sCaveissituatedatthefootofEskatarriff,attheendofthevalleyknownasthePocket.
Itwasusedinthelate19thcenturyasahideoutbySeánanRábachaftercommittingtwonotoriousmurders.
CahaMountainsCork/KerryV73653360084EskatarriffEastTopFororiginofname,seeEskatarriff.
CahaMountainsKerryV74353253184EsknabrockEiscnamBroc(Ir.
EiscnamBroc[logainm.
ie],'ravineofthebadgers')EsknabrockproperseemstobethelowerpeaktotheSEinthetownlandofRedtrenchNorth.
Thenamehasbeenborrowedforthisotherwisenamelesspeak.
MangertonKerryW02777240679EsknaloughogeEiscnaLeathóg(Ir.
EiscnaLeathóg[logainm.
ie],'ravineofthe[obscureelement]')Cíobháinsuggeststhattheelementleathógmaymean'flatplace'[TH].
OnthebasisoftheanglicisationEsknaloughoge,JohnO'DonovaninterpretedthenameasEiscnaLuchóg,'ravineofthemice'.
DunkerronMountainsKerryV62165541684EsknaloughogeNTopFororiginofname,seeEsknaloughoge.
DunkerronMountainsKerryV62265842084FahaRidgeNaPoirt(Ir.
NaPoirt[TCCD#],'thefortifications')ThisistheairyaretelocatedwestofBenaghpromontoryfort.
ItdropssteeplytothesouthintoComanChnoic,andevenmoreabruptlytothenorthintoCoimínnagCnámh.
BrandonGroupKerryQ46412080970FaillantSáis(Ir.
)FaillantSáis(Ir.
FaillantSáis[OSI],'cliffofthenoose')SauceCreekisderivedfromIrishsás,'noose',anamereferringtothefactthatwavesandcurrentsmakeitverydifficulttoleavethiscovebyboat.
BrandonGroupKerryQ49715042970FananierinFánanFhearainn(Ir.
FánanFhearainn[PDT],'slopeofThemodernanglicisationsuggestsanoriginalIrishnameFánanIarainn,'slopeoftheiron'.
However,asPricepointsout,thereisnoDublin/WicklowWicklowT11289042662AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetthedemesne')evidenceforironmininginthisareaandthehistoricformsofthename(recordedasearlyasthe13thc.
)makeitmorelikelythatthesecondelementisfearann,'estateland,demesne'.
Ifthisisreliable,itsuggeststhattherewasamedievalestatecentredaroundahouse/fortonasiteclosetothatofBallinacorHouse,whichwasbuiltinthelate17thcentury.
FarbreagaFearBréige(Ir.
FearBréige[PND],'falseman')ThenameFearBréigeiscommonlyappliedtoarockorheapofstonesresemblingaman.
KnockmealdownMountainsTipperaryR96809251874Farbreague;HardymanFearBréige(prob.
Ir.
FearBréige[PDT],'falseman')ThereisalocaltraditionthattheweatherforthefestiveassembyonArderinwasnearlyalwayswet,dueacurseputonitbyapriestwhenamanwaskilledinfaction-fightingattheHardyman[MacNeill,223].
Farbreague(fromIr.
FearBréigeorFearBréigeach,'falseman')isacommonnamethroughoutIrelandforaheapofstones,sometimesoccurringasBuachaillBréigeorBréigeach('falseboy/shepherd').
Althoughtheseheapsareoftenunremakablenowadays,theymayoncehavestoodastallcolumns,resemblingahumanfigurewhenseenfromadistance.
HardymanseemstobeanEnglishtranslationofsuchaname,probablybeingavariantpronunciationofthewordherdmanorherdsman.
Cf.
thesurnameHardiman,commoninGalwayandMayo,oftenusedasananglicisationofhArgadáin,butperhapswiththesameoriginastheEnglishnamesHerdmanandHardman,commoninUlster.
SlieveBloomOffalyS20397243054FarbreigaFearBréige(prob.
Ir.
FearBréige[PDT],'falseman')ThenameFearBréige('falseman')usuallyreferstoarockorheapofstonesresemblingaman.
Thenameisacommonone,beingfoundalsointheGaltees,Knockmealdowns,BallyhouraMountains,ComeraghsandSlieveNorthMayoMayoG17002539531AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetBloom.
ThisoccurrenceofthenameinNorthMayoappearstobethenorthernmost.
Itisalsounusualinthatitappliestoaveryprominenthill.
Mostoftheotheroccurrencesapplytolowhillsattheendofranges.
FarraniaraghMountainAnLéis;CnocanFhearainnIarthaigh(Ir.
AnLéis[logainm.
ie],'thesheep-pen')ThispeakoverlookstheCoomakistaPassandalsogivesafineviewofDerrynane,BallinskelligsBayandLoughCurrane.
FarraniaraghisatownlandintheparishofKilcrohane.
DunkerronMountainsKerryV52061146884FarscallopThispeakoverlookstheheadofGlenveagh.
ThenameFarscallopisprobablyrelatedtothatofCrockscolabagh(Ir.
CnocScolbach,'jaggedhill'),itslowerneighbourtotheNE.
DonegalNWDonegalB9941724236Fauscoum*Fáschom(Ir.
Fáschom,'emptyhollow')DespitebeingthehighestoftheComeraghs,thisisaratherunremarkablesummitabovethespectacularvalleyofCoumshingaun.
ThecircuitofCoumshingauncomprisestheascentanddescentoftwodramaticridges.
Thecliffsatthebackofthevalleyoffersomeofthefinestrock-climbsinIreland.
ThenameFáschomproperlyreferstothenextcoomimmediatelysouthofCoumshingaun.
Thenamemayrefereithertoitswildnatureortothefactthat,unlikemanyofthecoomswhichcutintotheComeraghplateau,ithasnolake.
Knockaunapeebra/CnocánanPhíopaireisthenameofalowerpeaktotheSW.
ComeraghMountainsWaterfordS31610579275FeorusEast*FeorusEastisatownlandintheparishofTuosist.
Anyinformationonthecorrectnameofthispeakwouldbeverywelcome.
CahaMountainsKerryV86064747485Finnararagh*AnCorrán(Ir.
AnCorrán[TH],'thecrescent'or'thesickle')FinnararaghisacorruptionofFinnavogagh,thenameofanareaofroughpastureontheplateauWofthispeak.
ThenameiscorrectlyrecordedintheOrdnanceSurveyNameBook,butwasmisspeltwhentransferredtothemap.
ThepeakitselfislocallycalledAnCorrán,DunkerronMountainsKerryV69773766778AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetwhichaptlydescribesitscrescent-shapedcliffsthatdominateLoughCoomeen.
Foardal*FoardalisatownlandintheparishofKnockane.
ApassnearherecalledMameordileorMamanordillisafeatureontheboundaryofthebaroniesofGlanaroughtandDunkerronasdescribedintheCivilSurveyof1654-56.
ThisnameseemstoberelatedtoIr.
FordalandappearstoreferneitherMoll'sGapnorWindyGap,buttoapassbetweenthesetwoplaces.
Ifso,itisnotapasswhichisinusenow.
Thisisperhapsunsurprising,giventheboggyterrainaroundtheGlasLoughs,andifthenameFordalmeans'wandering,goingastray',itmayindicatethatitwasneverconsideredaparticularlyusefulroute.
MangertonKerryV88578141178FoilcloghFaillanLocha(Ir.
FaillanLocha[UR*],'cliffofthelough')AccordingtoAnSeabhacthispeakisnamedafterLochnaRéidhchoilleach(LoughRehill),whichisatitsfoot.
TheanglicisedformFoilcloghismisleading,asitsuggeststhesecondelementiscloch,'stone'.
FoilaloughwouldhavebeenmorefaithfultotheoriginalIrishname.
IveraghNWKerryV50874549783FoildargAnFhaillDearg(Ir.
AnFhaillDearg[logainm.
ie],'theredcliff')FoildargisatownlandintheparishofDoon,probablynamedafterthesteepnorth-westernslopesofthispeak.
ShannonTipperaryR89651244066FoilduffAnFhaillDubh(Ir.
AnFhaillDubh[OSI],'theblackcliff')ShannonTipperaryR86363240059ForthMountainSliabhFothart(Ir.
SliabhFothart[GE],'mountainoftheFothairt')ThesummitisnamedRavenRock[OS6"map].
LocatedinthetownlandsofForthCommons,BargyCommonsandShelmaliereCommons.
TheFothairtwereanearlypeopleofS.
E.
Ireland.
TheyalsogavetheirnametothebaronyofForth.
SouthWexfordWexfordS98119223777AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetGaltybegCnocBeagnanGaibhlte(poss.
Ir.
CnocBeagnanGaibhlte[PDT],'littlehilloftheGaltees')GaltyMountainsTipperaryR89024179974GaltymoreCnocMórnanGaibhlte(Ir.
CnocMórnanGaibhlte[GE],'bighilloftheGaltees')ThesummitofGaltymoreismarkedasDawson'sTable.
CaptainDawsonwasalandownerinthisarea(TipperaryDirectory1889).
Cf.
Percy'sTableonLugnaquilla.
ThediaristAmhlaoibhSúilleabháin(HumphreyO'Sullivan)recordedadifferentIrishnameforthepeak:BeannnanGaillti(CinnlaeAmhlaoibhSúilleabháin,iv,102).
Thenamesofthreenearbyplacesarederivedfromthis:Glencoshnabinnia(PWJoyce,IrishNamesofPlacesiii,366),SlievecoshnabinniaandCarrignabinnia.
TheanglicisednameGaltymoreisrecordedasearlyastheCivilSurveyofCo.
Tipperary(DownSurvey,1654-56),whereitismentioned(speltexactlyastoday)asaboundaryfeatureofthebaronyofClanwilliam.
NamedGaltymoreMountainontheOSIDiscoveryMap.
GaltyMountainsLimerick/TipperaryR87923891974GaniamoreGáinneMór(Ir.
GáinneMór[AntOrdúLogainmneacha(CeantairGhaeltachta)2008],'greatarrow/dart')ThehighesthillonRosguill.
TheMetricalDindsenchascontainsareferencetoSliabGuill,whichtheeditorEdwardGwynnidentifieswithRosguill,soitmaybeanoldnameforGaniamoreormayhavereferredtoalltheupland/roughpastureonRosguill.
SeeMáireMacNeill,'TheFestivalofLughnasa'(pp.
142-43)fordetailsofthefestiveassemblyonGaniamore.
DonegalNWDonegalC1124002072GarraunMaolchnoc(Ir.
Maolchnoc[TR],'baldhill')LocallyonlythenameMaolchnocisusedaccordingtoTimRobinson,whiletheanglicisednameGarraunmarkedonOSmapsisnolongerinuse.
Thereareseveralotherhillsintheareawherethesamediscrepancycanbeobserved:BinnFraoigh/Altnagaighera,LetterTwelveBensGalwayL76761059837AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetHill/TullyMountain.
GarraunisclearlyalsoanameofIrishorigin.
ItmayeitherbefromIr.
garrán,'grove',or,morelikely,fromIr.
géarán,'fang'.
Thesummitisflattish,buttheeasternridgeleadingtoitissharpenoughtohavedeservedthisname.
Ifthissuggestioniscorrect,theanomalyoftwodifferentIrishnamesforthepeakisonlyanapparentproblem,notarealone.
ThenameMaolchnocwouldaptlydescribetheroundedsummit,whileAnGéaránwoulddenotethesharpridgedescendingtoLoughFee.
Walks:seePaddyDillon,Connemara,forroutesapproachingfromtheSE(45-50)andtheNW(51-56).
GarraunSouthTopFororiginofname,seeGarraun.
Thetownlandsouthofthistop,runningdowntoKylemoreLough,isLemnaheltia(Ir.
LéimnahEilte,'thedoe'sleap').
ItappearsonMercator'smapofIreland(1595)asDosleape.
Thismustoriginallyhavebeenthenameofamountainorcliff.
AccordingtolegendFionnMacCumhail'sdogBranpursuedadoehere.
Whenthedoeleaptfromthesummit,Branfellfromthecliffintothelake.
MostlikelyitreferstothesteepsouthfaceofDoughruaghoverlookingKylemoreLoughandPollacappulLough,thoughDoughruaghisnotinLemnaheltiabuttheneighbouringtownlandofPollacappul.
VariationsofthisstorycanbefoundthroughoutIreland.
InKerry,forinstance,thereisalakenamedLoughBrin(Ir.
LochBroin,'Bran'slake')southoftheReeks.
AltnagaigheraisthenameofaspurtotheWwhichislowerthanGarraunSouthtopbutmoresharplydefined.
TwelveBensGalwayL76360655637Garraunbaun*ThisisthelastpeakattheSWendoftheSlieveBloomrangeandisunnamedontheDiscoverymap.
Anyinformationonitscorrectnamewouldbewelcome.
GarranbaunisaSlieveBloomLaoisS19695540654AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheettownlandintheparishofOfferlane.
GartanMountainSliabhGartáin(Ir.
SliabhGartáin[logainm.
ie],'mountainofGartán')ThispeakisunnamedonOSmaps,butthenameofthetownland,GartanMountain,hasbeenadopted.
Anyinformationonthecorrectnameofthishillwouldbewelcome.
DonegalNWDonegalC0502083576GauginMountainAnGáigín(Ir.
AnGáigín[OSI],'thelittlecleft')InanoteonthetownlandofDergroagh,JamesO'KanesaysthatitissometimescalledCúlGáigín.
HealsorecordsthenameSruthánanChutChaoilinDergroagh,whichmayrelatetothesamecleftfeaturefromwhichGáigínisnamed(JOK).
BluestackMountainsDonegalG9839505656/11GearhaneAnGéarán(Ir.
AnGéarán[OSI],'thefang')Thenamereferstothepeak'spointedprofilewhenseenfromtheS.
Noteitsrelationshipwithitshigherneighbour,BrandonPeak,whichisBarranGhéaráin,'topofthefang'inIrish.
BrandonGroupKerryQ46808780370GearhaneAnGéarán(Ir.
AnGéarán[OSI],'thefang')BetweenGearhaneandthesummitofCaherconreeisanoutcropknownasFinnMacCool'sChair.
AnotherrockfeaturebelowintheDerrymorevalleyiscalledFinnMacCool'sTable.
SlieveMishKerryQ73308279271Geokaun;FeaghmaanMountainAnGeocán(Ir.
AnGeocán[logainm.
ie],perhaps'thepipeorreed'or'thelump')Thisnameispronounced'yokawn'.
Itisofobscureorigin,butmayrefertoapoleormastonthesummit.
ItmayhaveaparallelinGokanePoint,aheadlandsouthofSkibbereen.
FeaghmaanEastandWestaretownlandsontheslopesofGeokaun.
IveraghNWKerryV38677126683GibbetHillCnocnaCroiche(poss.
Ir.
CnocnaCroiche[PDT],'hillofthegallows')TheIrishformCnocnaCroicheisnotattestedforthisname.
IthasbeenborrowedfromthetownlandofGibbethillinCo.
Waterford.
NorthWexfordWexfordS94659131568/69Glanbeg*DunkerronMountainsKerryV57868548484Glenaneagh*Anyinformationonthecorrectnameofthispeakwouldbeverywelcome.
ShannonTipperaryR95755042066GlenbegEast*ThispeakisunnamedonOSmaps.
ItliesontheboundaryofthetownlandsofGlenbegEast,GlenbegWestandKilbride.
AnyinformationPartry/JoyceCountryMayoM03660037238AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetonthecorrectnameofthishillwouldbewelcome.
GlencappulTopThispeakisontheridgeseparatingtheDevil'sPunchbowlfromLoughErhoghandtheHorsesGlen.
MangertonKerryV99181970078GlendooMountain(orGlendhuMountain)LognahEala(Ir.
LognahEala[PNCW#],'hollowoftheswan')AlsoknownasGlendhu.
Dublin/WicklowDublin/WicklowO14220458650GlenkeelTop*CahaMountainsCorkV84054241785GlennagalliaghMountainSliabhGhleannnagCailleach(Ir.
SliabhGhleannnagCailleach[OSI],'mountainofGhleannnagCailleachorglenofthehags')ShannonClareR63673944658GlennagleraghMtnAnCnocBeag(prob.
Ir.
AnCnocBeag[PDT],'thelittlehill')NamedKnockBegonBald'smapofCo.
Mayo(1830).
Partry/JoyceCountryGalway/MayoL95262261738GlennamongThenamemakesnosenseasappliedtoasummit.
However,nearbyistheGlennamongRiver,S.
E.
ofthesummit,flowingintoL.
Feeagh,soGlennamongisclearlythevalleythroughwhichtheriverflows.
OSNBmentionsitonlyasatownlandname,notthatofapeak,sotheerrormayhavearisenatthestageofprintingthe6"map.
Walks:foraroutetakinginBengorm,CorranabinniaandGlennamong,seeWhilde&Simms,NewIrishWalkGuide-WestandNorth,72-73.
NorthMayoMayoF91305962823/30GlennamongETopFororiginofname,seeGlennamong.
NorthMayoMayoF92605541531GlinskGlinsce(Ir.
Glinsce[logainm.
ie],poss.
'valleyThereareseveraltownlandsnamedGlinsceinthewestofIreland(anglicisedasGlinsk,GleenskorGleesk).
Several,thoughnotall,areNorthMayoMayoF94842130423AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetdifficultofaccess')inratherremotevalleysorravines,ofwhichtheravineNofthispeakisafineexample.
Thenameisobscurebutmayrefertoavalleydifficultofaccess.
TheremainsofasignaltowerarelocatedSEofthesummit.
Walks:foracliff-toproutefromPorturlintoBelderg,passingnearGlinsk,seeWhilde&Simms,NewIrishWalkGuide-WestandNorth,78-79.
Gortagarry*GortagarryisatownlandintheparishofAghnameadle.
Anyinformationonthecorrectnameofthispeakwouldbeverywelcome.
ShannonTipperaryS03273245859GortmonlyHillGortmonlyisatownlandinDonaghedyparish.
GortmonlyHillisalsoknownasDullertonMountainorSollus,namesderivedfromothertownlandsonitsslopes.
NoIrishnameisnowknownforit,butitispossiblethattheoneorbothofthenamesDowlettermountayneandMullaghnegerry,whichoccurintheCivilSurveyofca.
1655,refertothishill.
SperrinMountainsTyroneC3960802187GortnagarnThispeakisontheuplandabovethesteepcliffsofGlenade.
NearbyGlenadeLoughisoneofmanyIrishlakesreputedlyinhabitedbyawater-monstercalledtheDobharchú.
GortnagarnisatownlandintheparishofKillasnet.
PreviouslyGortnagarainMV.
DartryMountainsLeitrimG78546245016Gortnageragh*GortnagCaorach(Ir.
GortnagCaorach[OSI],'fieldofthesheep')ShannonTipperaryR85852241866GravaleDroibhéal(Ir.
Droibhéal[PNCW],'difficultpassage')EoinMacNeillbelievedthatthenameDrobeóil,mentionedintheMetricalDindshenchasandseeminglyreferringtoapass,hadsurvivedinthemountainnameGravale(JRSAIlxv,14).
OnNevill'smapof1760thehighgroundWofGravaleismarkedasLavarna.
PricesaysthatthisispronouncedDublin/WicklowWicklowO10509471856AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetLavarniaandisderivedfromLeath-Bhearna.
OntheDownshireEstatemapof1806LavarnaGapismarkedontheridgeaboveLavarneySpout,betweenGravaleandDuffHill.
PricecommentsthatthiswasaroutefromLoughDantoBlessington.
GreatSkelligSceilgMhichíl(Ir.
SceilgMhichíl[logainm.
ie],'rockofSt.
Michael')ThehighestpointontheislandisknownasCrónaSnáthaide,'eyeoftheneedle',andwasvisitedbypilgrimswhokissedacross-inscribedslaboverhangingtheabyss.
Thisfellintotheseaatsometimeduringthe19thcentury.
Asaccesstothesummitisnowforbiddentoprotectthesite,avisittothemonasterywillcountasanascentofthispeak.
IveraghNWKerryV24660621783XGreatSugarLoafCualann(Ir.
Cualann[OSI],'lumpofCualu')Inhispioneeringarticleontheplace-namesofNorthWicklowandSouthDublinmentionedinthetaleTogailBruidneDaDerga(JRSAIlxv,1935),EoinMacNéillhadsomedifficultywiththenameCualann,forwhichhesuggestedthemeaning'sheepofCualu',duetosomeimaginedresemblance.
However,althoughthismeaningisknowninOldIrish,thereisgoodreasontobelievethatóhereisahill-nameelement,simplymeaning'lump'.
Itisrare,butisfoundinGleann(Glenoe,Co.
Antrim[DUPN])andinMullachan(EastMayo).
FortheEnglishnameSugarloaf,Fororiginofname,seeSugarloafHillintheKnockmealdowns.
Dublin/WicklowWicklowO23813150156GreenaneAnGrianán(Ir.
AnGrianán[OSI],'sunnyspot')GaltyMountainsTipperaryR92523980274GreenaneWestFororiginofname,seeGreenane.
GaltyMountainsTipperaryR91023978674GreenogeAnGrianóg(prob.
Ir.
AnGrianóg[PDT],'thelittlesunnyGrianóghasessentiallythesamemeaningasthemorecommonnameGrianán.
BlackstairsMountainsWexfordS86357142568AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetheight')GregoryHillCnocMhicGréagóir(poss.
Ir.
CnocMhicGréagóir[PDT],'hilloftheGregoryfamily')OverlooksLetterkenny.
"Sonamedfromafamilyinwhosepossessionitwasabout60yearssince.
"[OSNB]DonegalNWDonegalC1161243366GrinlieveCruinnshliabh(poss.
Ir.
Cruinnshliabh[PDT],'roundmountain')MarkedCrinlieveontheOS1"map.
InishowenDonegalC4903843713GroganMoreAnGrogánMór(Ir.
AnGrogánMór[OSI],poss.
'thebighardpatchofland')Grogánmaybeavariantofgruagán/grógán.
Thiscanmeanapyramidalheapofturf-sodssetonendtodry,oralternativelyahardpatchofland[Dinneen].
Thesecondmeaningmaybetheappropriateone.
ThesamewordalsoappearsinAnGrogánBeagandAnGrogánCarrach,twoneighbouringhills.
DonegalNWDonegalB8571814571GruggandooGruagánDubh(Ir.
GruagánDubh[Lett],'placeofdarksedges')GruggandooisthehighestpointonamountainknownlocallyasLindsay'sMountain,afteralandowner[CiaránDunbar].
MourneMountainsDownJ20125538229GullabaHillCnocGhullaba(Ir.
CnocGhullaba[T6000],'hillofthebeak/snout')GullabaisalsothenameofatownlandintheparishofKilgarvan.
Shehy/KnockboyKerryW00568360385Hag'sTooth;StumpeenadaffStumpaantSaimh(Ir.
StumpaantSaimh[TH],'stumpofthesorrel')Therockisremarkablyunstableonthewesternslopesandboulderscantumbledownunexpectedly.
AlsoknownasStumpeenadaff,fromIr.
StuimpínanDaimh[OSNB],'littlepinnacleoftheox'.
MacGillycuddy'sReeksKerryV80985065078HangmansHillDartryMountainsLeitrimG78239840016HolywellHillCnocanTobair(Ir.
CnocanTobair[logainm.
ie],'hillofthewell')SituatedinAltaghaderrytownland.
Thereisaholywellandmegalithiccairnonthishill[TheHeritageofInishowen,MabelR.
Colhoun].
InishowenDgl/DrryC3851712607HungryHillCnocDaod(Ir.
CnocDaod[OSI]orDaod[T6000],'hillofthetooth/setofHungryHillisthetitleofanovelbyDaphneduMaurierbasedonthestoryofthefamilyofherfriend,ChristopherPuxley,whosefamilyacquiredDunboyCastleanditsCahaMountainsCorkV76149768584AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetteeth'))landsafterthedefeatofDonalCamO'SullivanBeare.
ThecoppermineslocatedonthehillinthenovelareinrealityfurtherwestnearAllihies.
ThesecondelementoftheIrishname,CnocDaod,haslongbeenregardedasobscure,butitisprobablysimplyadialectalvariantofdéadmeaning'tooth','jaw'or'setofteeth'.
AfamilylivingatthefootofthehillareknownlocallyastheBunDaods.
InchTopThehighestpointonInchIslandinLoughSwilly.
InishowenDonegalC3132532222/7InishnabroInisnaBró(Ir.
InisnaBró[logainm.
ie],'islandofthequernstone')Thisislandishigherandmoreruggedthanitsneighbour,Inishvickillane.
TomásCriomhthainrecordsinAnt-Oileánach(TheIslandman)howthewell-knownmelodyPortnabPúcaímagicallycametooneoftheDalyfamilylivingonInishnabro.
ThisstoryinturninspiredSeamusHeaney'spoemTheGivenNote.
DingleWestKerryV21393017570InishtooskertInisTuaisceart(Ir.
InisTuaisceart[logainm.
ie],'northernisland')TheremarkableformofInisTuaisceartseenfromthemainland,whichresemblesarecumbenthumanfigure,hasgivenrisetoseveralnames,suchasAnFearMarbh('thedeadman'),'theBishop'and'theSleepingGiant'.
Tothesouthoftheisland'ssummitliesanearlyChristianstructureknownasTeampallBréanainnorSt.
Brendan'sOratory.
DingleWestKerryQ23300817270InishturkInisToirc(Ir.
InisToirc[logainm.
ie],'islandoftheboar')ThehighestpointonInishturkisinthetownlandofMountainCommon.
ThepeakisunnamedontheOS6"map,thoughthenamesKnockleckanandKnocknagormoreappeartothewestnearthecoast.
MweelreaMountainsMayoL60675219137KeadeenMountainCéidín(Ir.
Céidín[OSI],'flat-toppedhill')Theflat-toppedaspectofKeadeenMountainwhichgivesititsnameisonlyevidentfromtheEorW.
KeadeenisalsothenameofatownlandintheparishofKilranelagh.
InIrishthepeakwassometimescalledCéidínUíMháilinfull,anamederivedfromthepopulationgroupDublin/WicklowWicklowS95489765362AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetwhoalsogavetheirnametotheGlenofImaal.
KeamconneraghCéimanChonaire(prob.
Ir.
CéimanChonaire[PDT],'stepofthepass')ThenameKeamconneraghismarkedatthisexactspotontheOS6"map.
ItdescribesthenarrowareteleadingEoffTeeromoyleMountain,ratherthantheminorpeakonit.
GlenbeighHorseshoeKerryV61584159378/83KeelogesThewesternflanksofthispeakdescendsteeplytoGlenadeandareguardedbycrags,includingsomeresemblingarowofteeth.
KeelogesisthenameofatownlandintheparishofRossinver.
Anyinformationonthecorrectnameofthishillwouldbewelcome.
DartryMountainsLeitrimG81350245216KeelogyboyMountainSliabhnagCaológBuí(poss.
Ir.
SliabhnagCaológBuí[PDT],'mountainofNaCaológaBuí')KeelogyboyisatownlandintheparishofCalrywhosenamemeans'theyellownarrowridges'.
DartryMountainsSligoG77139143816KeelogyboyMtnFarETopFororiginofname,seeKeelogyboyMountain.
DartryMountainsLeitrimG78638741816KeelogyboyMtnNETopFororiginofname,seeKeelogyboyMountain.
DartryMountainsLeitrimG77639443516KeelogyboyMtnSWTopFororiginofname,seeKeelogyboyMountain.
DartryMountainsSligoG76838741716KeeperHill(orSlievekimalta)SliabhCoimeálta(Ir.
SliabhCoimeálta[GE],'mountainofguarding')KeeperHillgetsitsnamefromalittle-knownstoryaboutSadb,daughterofConnCétcathach,raisingherchildrenEoganandIndderbonthismountainaftertheyhadbeenrejectedbytheirfatherAililllom,kingofMunster.
SeeMáireMacNeill,'TheFestivalofLughnasa'(pp.
215-16)fordetailsofthefestiveassemblywhichtookplaceonKeeperHillinmid-August.
AstoneShannonTipperaryR82366469459AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetcircleinBauraglannatownlandontheNEslopesisknownasFirbrega('falsemen').
Itconsistsofelevenorthostatsofvaryingheights,withseveralprostratestonesaroundtheperimeter.
Thereisalarge,flatrecumbentstoneinthecentre[ArchaeologicalInventoryofNorthTipperary].
KeeraunnageeraghCaoránnagCaorach(Ir.
CaoránnagCaorach[logainm.
ie],'moorofthesheep')AcairnatthesummitisnamedCarnSeefinontheoldinchmap(fromCarnSuíFinn,'cairnofFionn'sseat').
ThisisprobablythehillnamedKnockSiffingen,locatedbetweenGalwayBayandL.
Corrib,onSpeed'smapofConnaught(1610).
SouthConnemaraGalwayM05047430545KellsMountainEastTop*Fororiginofname,seeKellsMountain.
ThisisthelastpeakontheridgeattheotherendfromKnocknadobar.
ItoverlooksKellsandRoadsLough.
IveraghNWKerryV53786161283KellsMountain*KellsMountainistheNEspurofKnocknadobar.
Kells(Ir.
NaCealla)isacoastaltownlandattheNEendofKnocknadobar.
Ithasashop,postofficeandpier.
IveraghNWKerryV52985863383KeshcorranCéisChorainn(Ir.
CéisChorainn[DCM],'[obscureelement]ofCorann')IrishPlaceNamesbyDeirdreandLaurenceFlanaganrelatesthenameofthenearbyvillageofKeshtoawickercauseway,presumablywiththenamethenbeingtransferredtothevillageandthehill.
However,ceismeaningcausewayhasashortvowel,wheareasthisnameisCéiswithalongvowel.
Furthermore,thereseemstobenohistoricalorarchaeologicalevidenceforsuchacauseway,andgiventhatthebedrockinthisareaisporouslimestone,whichgenerallycreatesaverydrylandscape,itisdoubtfulthatawickercausewaywouldeverhavebeenneededinthisarea.
WhateverCéismaymean,itseemsthatthenameoriginallyappliedtothehill.
CorranisabaronyandultimatelythenameofapeoplecalledtheCoraindwhoinhabitedthisregion.
TheyareprobablytheCoriondirecordedonBricklieve/CurlewSligoG71312635925AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetPtolemy'smapofIreland.
"Inthemountainareseventeensmallcavesinwhichwerefoundtheremainsofanimalssuchasreindeer,Irishelk,cavebearandarcticlemming,aswellastracesofancienthumanoccupation.
KeshcorranfiguresintheliterarylegendsofCormacmacAirtandofDiarmaitandGráinne.
(OnecaveintheW.
escarpmentisUmhaighChormaicmhacAirt,"CormacmacAirt'sCave",forheretheshe-wolfrearedhim.
m.
N.
ofthis,inCross,isTobarChormaic,"Cormac'sWell",whereCormac'smotherdelayedhisbirth,aswitnessastonewiththeimprintoftheinfant'shead.
)ThegreatestofCo.
Sligo'sLughnasacelebrationswasheldonGarlandSundayinfrontofthecavesoftheW.
escarpment[ShellGuidetoIreland].
"KilduffMountainCnocNaCoilleDuibhe(Ir.
CnocNaCoilleDuibhe[OSI],'hilloftheblackwood')ShannonTipperaryS06176044559KillahaMountainCahaMountainsKerryV90666940085KillaneMountainAnCalán(Ir.
AnCalán[T6000],'gallon'or'vessel')CahaMountainsCork/KerryV87359653785KillelanMountainKillelanMountainisthelastpeakonthepeninsulawhichendsatDoulusHead.
Thisdistrict,whichliesonthenorthernsideoftheValentiaRiver,issimplyknowntotheinhabitantsofCahersiveenas'overthewater'.
KillelanEastandWestaretownlandsintheparishofCaher.
IveraghNWKerryV41580827583KillerryMountain;SlishMountainSliabhChillOiridh(poss.
Ir.
SliabhChillOiridh[PDT],'mountainofCillOiridh')Killerry,fromIr.
CillOiridh[logainm.
ie],isthenameofatownlandandaparishinthebaronyofTirerrill.
ThispeakisalsoknownasSlishMountain,anameconnectedwithSlishwood,atownlandonthewesternsideofthehill.
OxMountainsSligoG75131729325AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetKillurly*ThispeakisunnamedonOSmaps.
ItliesnearthesouthernboundaryofthetownlandofKillurly.
Anyinformationonthecorrectnameofthishillwouldbewelcome.
IveraghNWKerryV40767333183KingsMountain;SlievemoreAnSliabhMór(Ir.
AnSliabhMór[AMacAB#],'thebigmountain')ThispeakpresentsanimposinglineofcliffstoGlencar,rivenbyseveralgullies.
KingsmountainorSlievemoreisatownlandinDrumcliffparish.
ThenameKingsmountaincomesfromaMr.
King,alocallandowner.
DartryMountainsSligoG70344546216KippureCipiúr(Ir.
Cipiúr[OSI],originobscure)TheRiverLiffeyriseshighontheslopesofKippure.
ThenameasshownonDiscoverymapissimplyatransliterationofapronunciationcollectedlocally,butwithoutanyclearmeaning.
Itresemblesciop,'stump'andiúr,'yew',but'stumpofyew'wouldbeCiopIúir.
Yewisunlikelytohaveevergrownnearsuchahighexposedsummit,butthenamealsoreferstoatownlandwhichdescendstothevalley,soaconnectionwithyewisnotimpossible.
Dublin/WicklowDublin/WicklowO11615475756KirikeeMountainSliabhChíorMhicAodha(Ir.
SliabhChíorMhicAodha[OSI],'mountainofCíorMhicAodhaorMacAodha'screst')KirikeeisatownlandintheparishofKnockrath.
PricesuggeststhatitmaybederivedfromTirMeiccI,thefirstelementbeingtír,'land'.
Dublin/WicklowWicklowT13991247456KnockacommeenCnocanChoimín(Ir.
CnocanChoimín[logainm.
ie],'hillofthelittlecoom')LikeKnockbwee,whichisontheothersideoftheCountyBoundsroad,thispeakisintheveryextensivetownlandofDerrynasagart.
Paps/DerrynasaggartKerryW15880842679KnockacullionThispeakislocatedhalf-waybetweenSlieveAnierinandBencroy/Gubnaveagh.
KnockacullionisatownlandintheparishofOughteragh.
BreifneLeitrimH03117856226KnockacummerCnocanChomair(Ir.
CnocanChomair[OSI],'hilloftheWLimerick/NKerryCorkR25513440872AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetravine')KnockadigeenHillCnocDuíginn(Ir.
CnocDuíginn[OSI],'hillofDuígeann')DuígeannorDuibhgeannisapersonalnamemeaning'darkhead'.
ItistheoriginofthesurnameDuibhginn,whichisanglicisedasDeegan,DuiganorDeighan.
ShannonTipperaryR93570840259KnockaffertaghCnocEachmarcaigh(prob.
Ir.
CnocEachmarcaigh[PDT],'hillofEachmarcach')Eachmarcachisapersonalnamemeaning'horse-rider'.
ItistheoriginofthesurnameMacEachmharcaigh,whichcanbeanglicisedCafferkeyorMcCaffertyandisacommonsurnameinMayo[SloinnteUileireann,DeBhulbh].
ItwouldseemthatthisisthemostlikelyoriginofKnockaffertagh,thoughanIrishformforthenamehasnotbeenfoundtosupportthis.
ThetinKnockaffertaghisnotaproblemastheanglicisationMcCaffertyshowsthatsuchapronunciationofEachmarcachispossible.
ThehillisnamedUmmerauffertyonWilliamBald'smapofCo.
Mayo(1830),whichappearstobeasimilarnamewithIr.
iomaire,'ridge'asthefirstelementinsteadofcnoc.
NorthMayoMayoG04704851723/31KnockagarraneCnocanGhearráin(Ir.
CnocanGharráin[T6000],'hillofthegrove')ThisnorthernshoulderofKnockreaghoverlooksLoughInchiquinandtheClooneeLoughs.
CahaMountainsKerryV81862441484KnockaghaleagueCnocAchadhLiag(prob.
Ir.
CnocAchadhLiag[PDT],'hillofAchadhLiagorfieldofthestandingstone')ThishillabovethetownofBallycastleisunnamedonOSmaps,butisnamednamedKnockaughaleegonWilliamBald'smapof1830.
ItislocatedinthetownlandofAghaleague.
AcairnonthesummitiscalledSeefin(fromIr.
SuíFinn,'Fionn'sseat',acommonnameforhill-topmegalithsthroughoutIreland).
HasbeencalledBallycastleHill.
NorthMayoMayoG11734923723KnockahunnaCnocanChonnaidh(Ir.
CnocanChonnaidh[LL],'hillofthefirewood')SouthMidlandsTipperaryS30232750267KnockakishaunCnocan(prob.
Ir.
CnocThispeak,situatedinthetownlandCroaghPatrickMayoL86975839037AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetChiseáinanChiseáin[PDT],'hillofthelittlebasket')ofTangincartoor,isunnamedonOSmaps.
ItisnamedKnockakishaanonWilliamBald'smapofCo.
Mayo(1830).
ThespurtotheNW(spotheight311m)isnamedKnocknabru_ky(withaletterapparentlymissingbetweenUandK).
ThismayrepresentKnocknabrusky.
Knockalla;TheDevil'sBackboneCnocColbha(Ir.
CnocColbha[OSI],'hilloftheledgeoredge')Knockallahastwinsummitsofthesameheight.
NamedKnockallaMountainontheDiscoverymap.
DonegalNWDonegalC2363433632KnockalongyCnocnaLoinge(Ir.
CnocnaLoinge[logainm.
ie],'hilloftheencampment')TheAnnalsoftheFourMastersrecordthatin1490"therewasanearthquakeatSliabhGamh,bywhichahundredpersonsweredestroyed,amongwhomwasthesonofManusCrossaghO'Hara.
Manyhorsesandcowswerealsokilledbyit,andmuchputridfishwasthrownup;andalake,inwhichfishisnowcaught,sprangupintheplace.
"AccordingtotraditionthelakeinquestionisLoughAghree,situatednorth-eastofKnockalongy.
Ir.
longusuallymeansaboat,butintheabsenceofanystorytoexplainthis,thesense'encampment'seemsmoreplausible.
OxMountainsSligoG50427554425KnockaloughCnocanLoig(Ir.
CnocanLoig[OSI],'hillofthehollow')ShannonTipperaryR98258542766KnockanaffrinCnocanAifrinn(Ir.
CnocanAifrinn[OSI],'hillofthemass')ComeraghMountainsWaterfordS28515475575KnockanaguishCnocanUaignis(Ir.
CnocanUaignis[TH#],'hillofthesolitude')TheIrishandanglicisedformsdonotseemcompatible.
MangertonKerryV91976850978KnockanalligThisisthehighestpointonBereIsland.
CahaMountainsCorkV70443126784/88KnockanaskillCnocnanEascal(Ir.
CnocnanEascal[TH],'hilloftheThispeakoverlooksTemplenoeandDromoreCastle.
DunkerronMountainsKerryV83471835678AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheettempests')KnockanbaneMountainCnocanBán(Ir.
CnocanBán[OSNB],'whitehillock')SperrinMountainsDerry/LondonderryC6510024417KnockaneAnCnocán(prob.
Ir.
AnCnocán[PDT],'thehillock')ThishillisnamedKnockaneIchyatowintheCivilSurveyof1654-56,whereitismentionedaspartoftheboundaryofthebaronyofOwneyandArra.
ThesecondpartofthisnamemayrepresentthegenitiveofthesurnameCéatfhadha,stillfoundinthiscornerofTipperary,andanglicisedKeaty(whennotadaptedtothemorecommonnameKeating).
Ifso,KnockaneIchyatowwouldrepresentIr.
CnocánUíChéatfhadha,'Keaty'shillock'.
ShannonTipperaryR84566841159KnockanimpahaThesecondelementinthisnameappearstobederivedfromtheverbiompaím.
Itmaybeiompú,gen.
iompaithe,givingthemeaning'hilloftheturningorretreat'.
Alternatively,itmaybeiompaithe,'turned,converted',inwhichcasethesenseis'hilloftheconverted(person)'.
WLimerick/NKerryLimerickR21734634464KnockanoraCnocanFhothraigh(Ir.
CnocanFhothraigh[OSI],'hilloftheruin')ShannonTipperaryS01071243359KnockanoreCnocanFhómhair(Ir.
CnocanFhómhair[logainm.
ie],'hilloftheautumn')TheIrishformontheDiscoverymapisdifferentfromthatfoundatlogainm.
ie:Cnocanir,'hillofthegold'.
Knockanoreis"saidtohavebeenthesceneofagreatslaughterinancienttimes.
"[OSNB]"Tissaidthattherewasagreatmonumenterectedinmemoryoftheslaughterinthespotwherethetrigl.
Stationstands;itwascalledLactnaFulla.
"[OSNB]ThisbattleismentionedinO'SullevanBeare'sHistoriaeCatholicaeIberniaeCompendium.
ThetraditionofagreatbattleisbasedontheintrepretationofthenameasCnocanir[OSNB,OG],'hilloftheslaughter'.
NorthKerryKerryQ91042626763AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetKnockanoughanishCnocanUaignis(Ir.
CnocanUaignis[T6000],'hillofthesolitude')CahaMountainsCorkV80159938684KnockantooreenCnocanTuairín(Ir.
CnocanTuairín[OSI#],'hillofthelittlefield')Shehy/KnockboyKerryW03867045085KnockanuarhaHasbeencalledKnockaphunta.
ShannonClareR53669830958KnockaphucaCnocanPhúca(prob.
Ir.
CnocanPhúca[PDT],'hillofthepookaorsprite')Mizen/SheepsHeadCorkV82330723788KnockastakeenCnocanStáicín(Ir.
CnocanStáicín[OSI],'hillofthelittlestack')Ir.
stácacanbeastackofhayorcorn.
Thenameappearstorefertothehill'sshape.
GaltyMountainsTipperaryR91525858374KnockastannaCnocanStanna(Ir.
CnocanStanna[OSI],'hillofthebarrel')ShannonTipperaryR86356044466KnockateeCnocantSí(Ir.
CnocantSí[T6000],'hillofthefairymound')CahaMountainsCorkV77560433084KnockaterriffCnocanTairbh(Ir.
CnocanTairbh[OSI],'hillofthebull')GaltyMountainsLimerickR84821669274KnockaterriffBegCnocanTairbhBeag(prob.
Ir.
CnocanTairbhBeag[PDT],'littlehillofthebull')GaltyMountainsLimerickR84422267974KnockaunanattinStumpaanAitinn(Ir.
StumpaanAitinn[OSI-1:25,000],'stumpofthegorse')DunkerronMountainsKerryV76979156978KnockaunanattinWTopFororiginofname,seeKnockaunanattinThispeakoverlooksBallaghbeamaGap(Ir.
BealachBéime).
DunkerronMountainsKerryV75678746778AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheet.
KnockbaneAnCnocBán(prob.
Ir.
AnCnocBán[PDT],'whiteorgrassyhill')AcairnatthesummitisnamedLaghtseefin,probablyfromIr.
LeachtSuíFinn,'burialmonumentofFionn'sseat').
ShannonTipperaryR94352543366KnockboyAnCnocBuí(Ir.
AnCnocBuí[OSI],'yellow/goldenhill')KnockboyisthehighestpointinCo.
Cork,althoughitssummitissharedwithCo.
Kerry.
Itislessspectacularthansomeofthehillsfurtherwest,suchasHungryHill.
ItisperhapsasurprisethatCork'shighestpointislowerthanMountLeinsterontheboundarybetweenCarlowandWexford,twocountieswhicharehardlyknownfortheirmountains.
Allofthisgoestoshowthatruggednessandheightdonotalwaysgohandinhand.
Shehy/KnockboyCork/KerryW00562070685KnockboyNorthTopFororiginofname,seeKnockboy.
Locatedabout600mNofKnockboy.
Shehy/KnockboyCork/KerryW00362664985KnockboySouthTopFororiginofname,seeKnockboy.
Shehy/KnockboyCorkW00660553285KnockbrackCnocBreac(Ir.
CnocBreac[TR],'speckledhill')OneoftheNationalParkdeer-fencescrossestheridgebetweenthishillandBenbrack.
Walks:foraroutetakinginCnocBreac,BinnBhreacandBinnBhánorMaolán,seePaddyDillon,Connemara,163-67.
TwelveBensGalwayL74956544237KnockbrackGulbaMór(Ir.
GulbaMór[TH],'bigbeak')ThisisaspurwhichbranchesnorthwardsfromtheotherhillsoftheCoomloughraHorseshoe.
ItoverlooksBallyledder.
InaccordancewiththeinformationinBreandánCíobháin'sToponomiaHiberniae,itisnamedGulbaMóronthe1991editionoftheReeks1:25,000map,whileCnocBreacishigheruptheslopeleadingtoStumpaBharrnahAbhann.
MacGillycuddy'sReeksKerryV80288142578KnockbrackCnocBreac(prob.
Ir.
AnCnocBreac[PDT],'speckledThetopisratherindistinctanddifficulttofind,whichischaracteristicofaanumberofpeaksontheMangertonKerryV95377961078AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheethill')plateauSWofMangerton.
KnockbrackAnCnocBreac(prob.
Ir.
AnCnocBreac[PDT],'thespeckledhill')NotethatthesouthtopofKnockbrackishigherthanthispoint.
Shehy/KnockboyKerryV98569844085KnockbrackAnCnocBreac(Ir.
AnCnocBreac[TCCD],'thespeckledhill')OverlooksahollowtothenorthcalledCoumastabla.
SlieveMishKerryQ70205145971KnockbrackSTopFororiginofname,seeKnockbrack.
NotethatthispeakishigherthanKnockbrackitself.
Shehy/KnockboyKerryV98268545885Knockbrinnea(E)CnocBroinne(Thoir)(Ir.
CnocBroinne[TH],'hillofthebreast')KnockbrinneaisashoulderofBeenkeraghoverlookingtheHag'sGlen.
ItfeaturesinanearlydescriptionoftheascentofCarrauntoohilbyG.
N.
Wrightin1834:"And,crossingtheGaddahriver,andpassingagraduallyslopingvaleofmossandrock,(veryfatiguingtothepedestrianwhosefeetarenotprotectedbyverystrongshoes,)theHag'sGlenisentered.
Totherightaloftygreenmountain,calledKonnockàBrianihn,i.
e.
thehillofthesheep-raddle,darkensthevalley,andoppositeisthebeetlingbrowofthelowerreeks,perfectlyinaccessibletoallbutthewildbirdswhichnestleintheirfronts.
"Wright'sKonnockàBrianihnisclearlyKnockbrinnea,thoughhistranslationseemsmistakenandmoreappropriatetoBrasselMountain.
MacGillycuddy'sReeksKerryV81085784778Knockbrinnea(W)CnocBroinne(Thiar)(Ir.
CnocBroinne[TH],'hillofthebreast')KnockbrinneaisashoulderofBeenkeraghoverlookingtheHag'sGlen.
MacGillycuddy'sReeksKerryV80785885478KnockbweeCnocBuí(Ir.
CnocBuí[logainm.
ie],'yellow/goldenhill')Paps/DerrynasaggartCorkW12479046179KnockchreeCnocCroidh(poss.
Ir.
CnocCroidh[MM],KnockchreeissomewhatisolatedfromotherpeaksoftheMournes.
MourneMountainsDownJ27117130629AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheet'hillofthecattle')TheairfieldoftheMourneFlyingClubissituatedontheflattishgroundbetweenKnockchreeandAughrimHill.
KnockcraughNamedKnockcraughMountainontheDiscoverymap.
BoggeraghMountainsCorkW39885743479KnockeenatoungCnoicínnaTeanga(prob.
Ir.
CnoicínnaTeanga[PDT],'littlehillofthetongue-shapedland')GaltyMountainsTipperaryR89521960174KnockeirkaCnocAdhairce(Ir.
CnocAdhairce[OSI],'hillofthehorn')CahaMountainsKerryV93066742685Knockfeerina(orKnockfierna)CnocFírinne(Ir.
CnocFírinne[LL],poss.
'hilloftruth')CnocFírinneisstronglyassociatedwithfairies.
MentionedinAodhagánRathaille'spoemsandintheFionntales,itwasregardedastheseatofadeityorfairy-kingcalledDonnFírinne.
ItwasalsothefocusofaLughnasagathering.
ItseemsthatFíreann('truth')isare-interpretationofanoldpersonalnameFrigriu,withgenitiveFrigrinn.
Fororiginofname,seeMaolfabhail,Logainmneachanahireann–ContaeLuimnigh.
SeeMáireMacNeill,'TheFestivalofLughnasa'(pp.
201-06)fordetailsofthefestiveassemblyonthehill.
LocallyalsospeltKnockfierna.
WLimerick/NKerryLimerickR45136128880KnockfuneAnCnocFionn(Ir.
AnCnocFionn[OSI],'thewhitehill')ShannonTipperaryR84564445259KnockiveaghCnocUíbhEachach(Ir.
CnocUíbhEachach[PNNI],'hilloftheUíEachachordescendantsofEochu')TheUíEachachCobawereanancientpopulationgroupwhogavetheirnametofourbaroniesinMid-Down.
MourneMountainsDownJ18237823529KnocklaurCnocLáir(prob.
Ir.
CnocLáir[PDT],'middlehill')ThenameKnocklaurismarkedabout1kmEofthispeakontheDiscoverymap.
Asthereisnosummitatthispoint,itisnotclearPartry/JoyceCountryGalway/MayoL93563151838AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetexactlywhichhillthenameappliesto.
KnocklaydCnocLeithid(Ir.
CnocLeithid[DUPN],'hilloftheslope/expanse')Withitscharacteristicconicalshape,itcanberecognisedinmanyviewsfromthenorthernpartofCountyAntrim.
ThesummitissurmountedbyacairnknownasCarnanTruagh,interpretedintheOrdnanceSurveyMemoirsas'cairnofthethree',buttheanglicisedformisnotcompatiblewiththisinterpretation,andFiachraMacGabhanndescribeditas'ofunknownorigin'inPNNIvolvii.
AntrimHillsAntrimD1153645145KnockletraghCnocLeitreach(prob.
Ir.
CnocLeitreach[PDT],'hillofthewethillside')ThispeakisunnamedonOSmaps.
OnWilliamBald'smapofCo.
Mayo(1830)itisnamedKnockletragh.
Achill/CorraunMayoF78200545230KnocklettercussLeitirCois(Ir.
LeitirCois[amendedfromOSNB],'wethillsideoftheriver-bank')TheOrdnanceSurveyNameBookgivesLeitirCosasthederivationofthisname,whichitinterpretsas'spewyhillsideofthefoot'.
LeitirCosappearstobeanerrorforLeitirCois.
NorthMayoMayoF87619837023KnocklomenaCnocanMheannáin(Ir.
CnocanMheannáin[TH],'hillofthekid(goat)')IntheOSNameBookJohnO'DonavansuggeststhederivationCnocLomannach[OSNB],'hillofthepinnacle'.
ThiswouldaccountfortheanglicisedformKnocklomena.
ThereseemstobesomeconfusionbetweenIr.
meannán,'akidgoat'andmionnán,'apinnacle'.
DunkerronMountainsKerryV79776664178KnockmaroeCnocanArbha(Ir.
CnocanArbha[OSI],'hillofthecorn')Arbhaisavariantgenitiveformofarbhar,'corn'[Dinneen].
KnockmaroeappearstobeacorruptanglicisationoftheIrishname.
ShannonTipperaryR93460941159KnockmealSeisceannnaMaoile(Ir.
SeisceannnaMaoile[OSI],'marshofthebarehill')Anotherpossibleinterpretationis'sedgeofthehornlesscow'asmaolisfeminineinthisname.
However,notethatthispeakisinthetownlandofMeoul,whichactuallysuggestsIr.
meall,'lump',ratherthanmaol.
KnockmealdownMountainsTipperary/WaterfordS10208456074KnockmealdownCnocMhaoldomhnaigh(Ir.
CnocMhaoldomhnaigh[OSI],'hillofMaoldomhnach')Knockmealdowngivesitsnametotherangeasawhole,buttheearliernameforthesehills,alongwiththelowerhillcountrytotheeast,isSliabhgCua.
Thereisatraditionalairentitled"SliabhGealgCuanaKnockmealdownMountainsTipperary/WaterfordS05808479474AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetFéile",meaning'brightSliabhgCuaofthefestival'.
ThenameMaoldomhnachmeans'devoteeofthechurch'.
ThesurnamesderivedfromthisareMaoldomhnaigh(anglicisedMuldowney)anditsvariantMaoldhomhnaigh(anglicisedMoloney).
Moloneyisstillacommonsurnameinthevicinity.
SomesourcestranslatethenameasCnocMaolDonn,'bareroundhill',butthisisapoorattempttointerpretthenameonlyonthebasisofthemodernanglicisedform.
TheformKnockmealdowny,recordedintheCivilSurveyin1654,showsthatwasclearlyanadditionalsyllable.
KnockmoreAnCnocMór(Ir.
AnCnocMór[PDT],'thebighill')ForawalktothesummitofKnockmore,seeSiúlóidíAcla,walkJ.
Achill/CorraunMayoL69199433730Knockmore(orCroaghmore)AnCnocMór(prob.
Ir.
AnCnocMór[PDT],'thegreathill')KnockmoreisthehighestpeakonClareIsland.
OfalltheIrishislands,onlyAchillhashighermountainsthanClare.
Walks:foraroutetakinginBengorm,CorranabinniaandGlennamong,seeWhilde&Simms,NewIrishWalkGuide-WestandNorth,74-75.
Accordingtothissource,thehillisalsoknownasCroaghmore.
Achill/CorraunMayoL66986246230Knockmoylan;KnockshaneCnocMaoláin(prob.
Ir.
CnocMaoláin[PDT],'hillofthelittleroundorbaldplace')ThelakebelowthispeakisLoughMoylan.
ThenameKnockshaneismarkedonthelowernorthernslopesontheDiscoverymap.
KnockmealdownMountainsTipperaryS05809376874KnockmoyleCnocMaol(prob.
Ir.
CnocMaol[PDT],'baldorroundhill')OverlooksthevalleyofCoomura.
DunkerronMountainsKerryV66574968478/83KnockmulananeCnocMhaoilionáin(Ir.
CnocMhaoilionáin[OSI],'Mulfinan'shill'[OSNB])"ThelegendistoldofLochanScáil,themountainlake.
Thewordscál…hasassociationswithLugh,butinthislegenditisthenameofawomanwholivednearthelake.
CentralDingleKerryQ56804959370AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetScálNíMhurnáinshewascalled.
AgiantwasabouttocarryheroffandshesentwordtoCúchulainntodefendher.
Cúchulainnstoodontopofthemountaintotheeastofthelake[DromavallyMountain].
Thegiantwasonthesummitoftheoppositewesternmountain[Knockmulanane].
Theyexchangedchallengesinverse-formandthenbegantheirbattlewhichconsistedofthrowingrocksateachotheracrossthevalley.
Itlastedforaweek,attheendofwhichCúchulainnwashitandmoanedwithpain.
WhenScálheardthemoaningshethoughtherdefenderwaskilledandsheleapedintothelakeandwasdrowned"(MáireMacNeill,'TheFestivalofLughnasa',pp.
208-09).
KnocknabreedaAnCnocBreac(Ir.
AnCnocBreac[TH],'thespeckledhill')DunkerronMountainsKerryV81579356978KnocknabroWestTop(Ir.
CnocnaBró[OSNB],'hillofthequern')Knocknabroitself,whichissomewhatlower(530m),isnotcurrentlyinthelistduetoinsufficientprominence.
Paps/DerrynasaggartKerryW15485459279KnocknabroneHillCnocnaBrón(Ir.
CnocnaBrón[TH],'hillofthequern')CíobháinsuggeststhatthenameDerryfanga,whichappearsontheDiscoverymap,maybeacorruptionofDoirenaFéinne/Derrynafeana,anearbytownland.
Itisotherwisedifficulttoexplain.
MacGillycuddy'sReeksKerryV75786835378KnocknacloghogeCnocnaClochóige(prob.
Ir.
CnocnaClochóige[PDT],'hillofthestonyland')PossiblyidenticalwiththehillnamedasTheDaltyorFoolyabyPrice[PNCW].
Dublin/WicklowWicklowO14305453456KnocknacushaCnocOsaidh(Ir.
CnocOsaidh[TH],'hilloftheencampment')ThispeakoverlooksBallaghisheen(Ir.
BealachOisín).
TheanglicisationKnocknacushaseemsunrelatedtoCnocOsaidhandsuggestsanIrishformCnocnaCoise.
DunkerronMountainsKerryV67578254778/83KnocknadobarCnocnadTobar(Ir.
CnocnadTobar[OSI],'hillofthewells')Knocknadobarisahillofpilgrimage.
ThestationsofthecrosswereerectedbyCanonBrosnanin1855.
OneofthewellsreferredtointheIveraghNWKerryV50684569083AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetnameisSt.
Fursey'sWell,locatedatthefootofthemountain,nearthestartofthepilgrimageroutetothesummit.
Itisvisitedforacureforeyecomplaints.
SeeMáireMacNeill,'TheFestivalofLughnasa'(pp.
137-39)fordetailsofthemountainpilgrimage.
KnocknadobarNorthTopFororiginofname,seeKnocknadobar.
Thenorthernflanksofthishilldescendsteeplytoastretchofruggedandisolatedcoastline.
IveraghNWKerryV50085460283KnocknafalliaCnocnaFaille(Ir.
CnocnaFaille[LL],()'hillofthecliff')Ir.
faillcanbeacliff,butthemapindicatesnocliffnearby.
Itcanalsomean'negligence,omission.
'KnockmealdownMountainsWaterfordS09007566874KnocknaganteeCnocnagCainte(Ir.
CnocnagCainte[TH],'hilloftheconversations')ThetracktothesummitmakesKnocknaganteeoneofthemoreeasilyaccessiblepeaksonthelong,remoteridgebetweenBallaghbeamaandCoomakista.
DunkerronMountainsKerryV66872967678/83KnocknagappleCnocanChapaill(Ir.
CnocanChapaill[logainm.
ie],'hillofthehorse')Thispeak,immediatelynorthofBallaghisheen,offersarouteontoCollyandtheGlenbeighHorseshoe.
TheanglicisationKnocknagapplesuggestshorsesintheplural.
GlenbeighHorseshoeKerryV67279746683KnocknagappleNWTopFororiginofname,seeKnocknagapple.
GlenbeighHorseshoeKerryV66880245883KnocknagnauvCnocnagCnámh(Ir.
CnocnagCnámh[OSI],'hillofthebones')CanonPowernamesthemainhillsofLismoreandMocollopparishasKnockmaeldown,2609ft,andKnocknarea,2149ft(PND).
Thislatterheighttranslatesto655m,whichshowsthatitisanalternativenameforKnocknagnauv.
CnocánnaRémeans'littlehilloftheflattop'.
KnockmealdownMountainsTipperary/WaterfordS08108365574KnocknagorraveelaCnocnagCorrmhíolta(Ir.
CnocnagCorrmhíolta[OSI],'hillofthemidges')AlternativelythisnamemayderivefromCnocnaGarbhghaile[T6000],'hilloftheroughwind'.
CahaMountainsKerryV87162550785KnocknagorraveelaNETopFororiginofname,seeKnocknagorraveela.
CahaMountainsKerryV88163346485AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetKnocknagowanCnocnanGamhann(Ir.
CnocnanGamhann[OSNB],'hillofthecalves')ThissouthernoutlierofCaherbarnaghoverlookstheupperreachesoftheClydaghValley.
Paps/DerrynasaggartKerryW18685057479KnocknagreeCnocnaGroí(Ir.
CnocnaGroí[T6000],'hillofthehorses')CahaMountainsCorkV72750658684KnocknagreeETopFororiginofname,seeKnocknagree.
CahaMountainsKerryV73950846184KnocknagreeSETopFororiginofname,seeKnocknagree.
CahaMountainsCorkV73949844284KnocknagullionDunkerronMountainsKerryV76269641384KnocknagunCnocnagCon(prob.
Ir.
CnocnagCon[PDT],'hillofthedogs')ClochnagCon,'stoneofthedogs',isthenameoftheremarkablebouldernearthesummit[PNCW].
Dublin/WicklowDublin/WicklowO16318755556KnocknagussyBinnDhubh(Ir.
BinnDhubh[TR],'blackpeak')TheEnglishname,Knocknagussy,appearstobeananglicisationofadifferentIrishnamefromtheonerecordedbyTimRobinsononhismapofConnemara:BinnDhubh.
KnocknagussysuggestsCnocnaGiúise,'hillofthepinetree',orCnocnaGiúsaí,giúsachbeingacollectivenoun.
InConnemaraitcanrefertopinefoundinthebogorbog-deal(giúsportaigh)[Dinneen].
Partry/JoyceCountryGalwayL97953445638KnocknahillionCnocnahUilleann(Ir.
CnocnahUilleannThiar[TR],'hillofUillinnThiar')Ratherthanahill-name,UillinnThiaristhenameofatownlandmeaning'elbow-west'.
MaamturksGalwayL87053760737KnocknakiltonThisnameisnotmentionedbyAnSeabhacinTCCD.
Itisunclearwhatthesecondelementis.
CentralDingleKerryQ63806242371KnocknaloughaCnocnaLoiche(Ir.
CnocnaLoiche[LL],'hillofthelake')IntheformCnocnaLoicheprovidedinLLthewordlochisfeminine,2nddeclension.
Presumablythereishistoricalevidenceforthisvariantratherthantheusualmasculine1stdeclensionform.
KnockmealdownMountainsTipperary/WaterfordS01910063074AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetKnocknamaddreeCnocnaMadraí(prob.
Ir.
CnocnaMadraí[PDT],'hillofthedogs')Mizen/SheepsHeadCorkV79029831388KnocknamanaghCnocnaManach(prob.
Ir.
CnocnaManach[PDT],'hillofthemonks')OntheDiscoverymapthenameKnocknamanaghisoddlypositionedNofLoughAkinkeenpartwayupaslope.
Hereithasbeentakentoapplytothepeakabout2kmtotheW.
Shehy/KnockboyKerryV99066163785KnocknamanaghNETopFororiginofname,seeKnocknamanagh.
Shehy/KnockboyKerryW00267362585KnocknamuckCnocnaMuc(prob.
Ir.
CnocnaMuiceorCnocnaMuc[PDT],'hillofthepigorpigs')KnocknamuckisthehighestpointinSlieveardagh.
SouthMidlandsTipperaryS31754934067KnocknanacreeCnocnanAcraí(Ir.
CnocnanAcraí[OSI],'hillofnahAcraíortheacres')Acres(nahAcraí)isatownlandname.
CentralDingleKerryV57299828670KnocknanaskCnocnanEasc(Ir.
CnocnanEasc[OSI],'hillofthequagmires')ThewordeaschasanumberofmeaningsaccordingtoDinneen,includingamarshorquagmire;anarrowglenbetweenrocks;astream.
KnockmealdownMountainsWaterfordS11607248674KnocknapeastaCnocnaPéiste(Ir.
CnocnaPéiste[OSI1:25,000],'hilloftheserpent/monster')ThelakebelowthispeakisLochCoimínPiast,'lakeofthelittlehollowofserpents'.
LikemanyanotherIrishmountainlake,therewasprobablyastoryofawater-monsterassociatedwithitwhichhasnowbeenlost.
InDecember1943anAmericanDakotaaircraftcrashedintotheslopesofCnocnaPéistejustabovethelake.
Piecesoftheaircraftarestillvisible.
Aplaqueherecommemoratesthe5victimsandthereisanotherplaqueatCronin'sYard(JimRyan,CarrauntoohilandMacGillycuddy'sReeks,80-81).
MacGillycuddy'sReeksKerryV83684298878KnocknareaCnocnaRiabh(Ir.
CnocnaP.
W.
JoycepreferredtheOxMountainsSligoG62634632716/25AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetRiabh[G],'hillofthestripes')interpretationCnocnaRiaghadh,'hilloftheexecutions'.
CnocnaRiogha,'hillofthekings',hasalsobeensuggested.
ThehugecairnonthesummitplateauiscalledMeascánMéabha,'Maeve'smound'.
Itisconsideredlikelythatitconcealsapassagetomb,thoughithasnotyetbeenexcavated.
Formoreinformationonthearchaeology,see"TransformingKnocknarea-thearchaeologyofamountain"byStefanBergh,ArchaeologyIreland,vol.
14,no.
2(2000),pp.
14-18.
KnocknascollopNWTopCnocnaScolb(prob.
Ir.
CnocnaScolb[PDT],'hillofthescollops')Thishill,whichisthehighestpointonaridgeconsistingofthreepeaks,isunnamedonOSmaps.
However,thenameKnocknascollopisgivenfortheSEpeakontheDiscoverymap,andonWilliamBald'smapofCo.
Mayo(1830)theNWpeakismarkedKnock-na-Skalib(effectivelythesamename),showingthatthisnameappliestothewholeridge.
Scollopsareloopedsticksusedtosecurethatchonaroof.
Thenameprobablyreferstothenotchedappearanceoftheridge.
NorthMayoMayoF80129824422KnocknasheeCnocnaSí(Ir.
CnocnaSí[logainm.
ie],'hillofthefairies')LocatedinthetownlandofKnocknasheeCommon,KnocknasheeistoppedbyhugeBronzeAgehill-fortmeasuring700mby320m.
Ir.
sícanmeanboth'fairy'and'fairymound'.
Itisusuallymasculine,andthereforethisnameappearstomean'hillofthefairies'.
However,sinceitcanoccasionallybefeminine,themeaning'hillofthefairymound'cannotberuledout.
OxMountainsSligoG55619227625KnocknasheegaCnocnaSíge(Ir.
CnocnaSíge[logainm.
ie],'hillofthecheek')KnocknasheegaisatownlandintheparishofAffane.
ItisneartheheadofthebeautifulwoodedvalleyofGlenshelane.
Asthispeakistheprincipalhillinthetownland,itseemsprobablethatitgivesthetownlanditsname.
CanonPowerproposedadifferentinterpretation:'hillofthestreak'.
KnockmealdownMountainsWaterfordS13706042874AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetKnocknasillogeCnocnaSaileog(Ir.
CnocnaSaileog[AntOrdúLogainmneacha(CeantairGhaeltachta)2008],'hillofthelittlewillows')TheOS6"mapshowsthenameKnocknasilloge.
Thisisconfirmedbythedraftplace-namesorderforGaeltachtareas.
Shannawonaisatownlandname,butoneclearlyderivedfromahillname(Ir.
Seanadhmeans'slope',anditisalsowidelyusedasthenameofthisareaofhillymoorland.
LeacaDonna/Lackadunnaisthenameofalowerpeakabout1kmSWofthesummit.
SouthConnemaraGalwayM01239734645KnocknaskaghCnocnaSceach(prob.
Ir.
CnocnaSceach[PDT],'hillofthethorn-trees')NaglesMountainsCorkW70395042880KnocknaskaghNTopFororiginofname,seeKnocknaskagh.
NaglesMountainsCorkW69996140780KnocknaskereightaSceithighRiabhach(Ir.
SceithighRiabhach[logainm.
ie],'greyorbrindled[obscureelement]')Itisunclearwhattheelementsceithigh(nom.
sceitheach)meansinthisname,butitmaybederivedfromsceach,'thorntree'.
Theanglicisedformreflectsanameincludingcnoc,butthefinal-taisalsoratherodd.
ThespurtothewestisKilkeaveraghHill(CnocChillChaomhrach)orLateeveHill.
IveraghNWKerryV40870939583KnocknasliggaunKnocknasliggaunisatownlandintheparishofKilmacteige.
ThenameisprobablyderivedfromCnocnaSliogán,'hilloftheshells'.
OxMountainsSligoG37115641724KnockomaghThenameKnockomaghappearsonlyonthe6"map.
Mizen/SheepsHeadCorkW08829219789KnockouraCnocCumhra(Ir.
CnocCumhra[logainm.
ie],'fragranthill')TheBearhavencoppermines,locatedtothewestofKnockouraonthelowbutruggedhillsaboveAllihies,wererunbythePuxleyfamilyofDunboy.
DaphneduMaurierrelocatedthemonHungryHillforhernovelofthesamename.
SlieveMiskishCorkV62146349084KnockowenCnocEoghain(Ir.
CnocEoghain[OSI],'hillofEoghan')ThisisthehighestpeakintheCahasbetweentheHealyPassandtheTunnelsRoad.
KnockowenisalsothenameofatownlandintheparishofTuosist.
CahaMountainsCork/KerryV80955465884KnockpasheemoBinnCharrach(Ir.
BinnWalks:seePaddyDillon,TwelveBensGalwayL80755741237AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetreCharrach[TR],'rockypeak')Connemara,forroutesincludingKnockpasheemorearoundtheGleannCarbad(Glencorbet)Horseshoe(168-73)andGleannEidhneach(Gleninagh)Horseshoe(174-78).
KnockreaghAnCnocRiabhach(Ir.
AnCnocRiabhach[OSI],'thegrey/brindledhill')CahaMountainsKerryV82761350084KnockroeCnocRua(Ir.
CnocRua[PNCC#],'redhill')BlackstairsMountainsCarlowS81949754068KnockrowerCnocRamhar(prob.
Ir.
CnocRamhar[PDT],'fathill')NamedPéicínontheDiscoverymap,butthisseemsanerror.
MangertonKerryV93778555478KnockscullogeCnocnaScológ(Ir.
CnocnaScológ[OSI],'hillofthefarmers')KnockmealdownMountainsTipperaryS12807843274KnockshanahullionCnocSeanchuillinn(Ir.
CnocSeanchuillinn[OSI],'hilloftheoldholly'or'hilloftheoldsteepslope')KnockmealdownMountainsTipperaryR99910465274KnocksheegownaCnocSíGhamhna(Ir.
CnocSíGhamhna[PND#],'hillofthecalf'sfairymound')SídhGhabhnaigheandCarraigSídheGhabhnaighe[Carrigsheegowna]areminornamesgivenbyCanonPowerunderthetownlandofGlenpatrick.
ThemorefamousKnocksheegownaisnearBallinderryinNorthTipperary.
Thereismuchfairyfolkloreconnectedwithit,asitwasconsideredtobetheresidenceofna,queenofthefairiesofIrelandandguardianoftheO'Carrollfamily,thedominantGaelicdynastyinthisdistrict.
"ThenameCnocSidhena(Una'sfairy-hill)soundedsomuchlikeCnocSidheGhamhna(thecalf'sfairy-hill)thatastoryofthefairyqueentakingtheComeraghMountainsWaterfordS27716567875AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetshapeofacalfcametobetoldofitandisprintedinCroker'sFairyLegendsoftheSouthofIreland[MacNeill,216-17].
"TheWaterfordKnocksheegownaseemstobesecondaryandrefersonlytoacalf,nottona,soperhapsitwasnamedoncethetaleofthecalfhadbecomepopularandspreadbeyonditspointoforigininNorthTipperary.
KnockullaneCnocnanUlán(Ir.
CnocnanUlán[logainm.
ie],'hilloftheblocksofstone')Paps/DerrynasaggartCorkW22580046279KnockullaneETopFororiginofname,seeKnockullane.
Paps/DerrynasaggartCorkW24179940879KrinnuckCruinneog(Ir.
Cruinneog[SiúlóidíAcla#],'littleroundone')ThishillisunnamedonOSmapsbutismentionedintheCo.
MayoDevelopmentPlanasDoogortHill.
However,alocalbi-lingualwalkingguidenamesasCruinneoc(whichhasherebeenstandardisedtoCruinneog),awonderfullydescriptivenameforthislittleroundhill.
Theroundshapeisveryevidentfromthepatternofconcentricoval-shapedcontoursonthemap.
TheanglicisedformKrinnuckisfoundonWilliamBald'smapofMayo(1830).
Thisisagoodexampleofhoweasilylocalnamescanbelostandaresometimesunknowneventolocalauthoritiesinwhoseareatheyarelocated.
ForawalkaroundthebaseofKrinnuck,seeSiúlóidíAcla,walkF.
Achill/CorraunMayoF68107921422/30LackMountainSliabhnaLice(Ir.
SliabhnaLice[OSI],'mountainoftheflagstone')SlieveMishKerryQ70604546571LackabaneLeacaBhán(Ir.
AnLeacaCahaMountainsKerryV75153760284AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetBhán[T6000],'thewhitehillside')LackabaunAnLeacaBhán(Ir.
AnLeacaBhán[logainm.
ie],'thewhite/grassyhillside')OntheCorksideofLackabaunisatownlandofthesamename,whichisintheparishofInchigeelagh.
Shehy/KnockboyKerryW11270747279LackacroghanLeacanChruacháin(prob.
Ir.
LeacanChruacháin[PDT],'slabofthestack')SlieveMiskishCorkV54342126084LackaghMountain;BenScardaunBinnScardáin(prob.
Ir.
BinnScardáin[PDT],'peakofthespout')AlsocalledBenScardaun.
SeeMáireMacNeill,'TheFestivalofLughnasa'(pp.
182-83)fordetailsofthefestiveassemblyonthemountain.
ThenameBoleybrackmarkedsouthofthesummitontheDiscoverymapbelongstoatownland.
DartryMountainsLeitrimG93132144926LackavreaLeicAimhréidh(Ir.
LeicAimhréidh[TR],'ruggedrock-slab')Walks:foraroutetothesummitfromtheW,seeWhilde&Simms,NewIrishWalkGuide-WestandNorth,48-49.
MaamturksGalwayL98349539645LackaweeAnLeacaBhuí(Ir.
AnLeacaBhuí[T6000],'theyellowhillside')ThissatelliteofMaulinoverlooksGlenbegLoughfromthesouth.
CahaMountainsCorkV70451757284LackenacreenaShannonTipperaryR94654141366LacroaghAnLeathchruach(Ir.
AnLeathchruach[OSI],'thesideofthestack',lit.
'half-stack')BluestackMountainsDonegalG93294540311LaghtnafrankeeLeachtnaFrancaí(Ir.
LeachtnaFrancaí[logainm.
ie],'burialmonumentoftherat')CanonPowergavethetwoalternativetranslations:'burialmonumentoftheFrenchmenoroftherats',apparentlyunawareofanystorywhichwouldresolvethemystery,butlogainm.
ierecordsthemeaning'cairnoftherat'.
AratinthesingularfitsbetterwiththeComeraghMountainsWaterfordS23518152075AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetanglicisedpronunciation.
Thereisasmallcairnatthesummit,whichcouldbetheremainsofthemonumentinquestion.
LaghtnafrankeeSWTopFororiginofname,seeLaghtnafrankee.
ComeraghMountainsWaterfordS22017242575LaghtshanaquillaLeachtSheanchoille(poss.
Ir.
LeachtSheanchoille[PDT],'burialmonumentoftheoldwood')ThispeakisunnamedontheDiscoverymap.
Thereisacairnnearthesummit,whichcouldbetheleachtinquestion.
GaltyMountainsTipperaryR95125063174LakeenLeaicín(Ir.
Leaicín[PDT],'littleslope')Dublin/WicklowWicklowS97771135762LarganHillOxMountainsSligoG39117741324LateeveLeataoibh(poss.
Ir.
Leataoibh[OSI],'hill-side')Theelementleataoibhappearsinthenameofthreetownlandsrangedalongthenorthernslopesofthishill.
NonameisrecordedforthehillbyAnSeabhac,butsincethetownlandnamesareclearlytopographicalinorigin,itseemsreasonabletotakeLeataoibhasthenameofthehillitself.
DingleWestKerryQ40003531870LavaghBegAnLeamhachBheag(Ir.
AnLeamhachBheag[GE],poss.
'thelittleplaceofelms/mallows')LocallyknownasAnLeamhaighBheag.
SeeLavaghMoreregardingthisname.
BluestackMountainsDonegalG92691565011LavaghMoreAnLeamhachMhór(Ir.
AnLeamhachMhór[GE],poss.
'thebigplaceofelms/mallows')LocallyknownasAnLeamhaighMhór.
Giventheruggednessoftheterrainandheightofthemountain,aconnectionwith(marsh-)mallowsseemsunlikely,andwithelmsevenmoreso.
Thenameisthereforesomewhatpuzzling.
BluestackMountainsDonegalG93591067111LeahanLiathán(Ir.
Liathán[JON],'littlegreyone')DonegalSWDonegalG51880342710LeahanmoreAnLiathánMór(prob.
Ir.
AnLeahanmoreisintheGlenveaghNationalParkandisthehighestDonegalNWDonegalC0171664426AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetLiathánMór[PDT],'biggreyone')pointinthegroupofhillsbetweenLoughBeaghandGartanLough.
LearmountMountainLearmount(Ir.
ArdnaLaidhre)isaparishwhichstraddlestheTyrone/Derrycountyboundary.
SperrinMountainsDerry/LondonderryH58098248913LearmountMtnSTopFororiginofname,seeLearmountMountain.
SperrinMountainsTyroneH58397149213LeeanMountainForinformationonthearchaeologyofthisarea,whichincludeshutsitesand"rockingstones",seethearticle"TheLeeanMountainareaofCountyLeitrim:aprehistoriclandscaperevealed"byStephenClarkeandTatjanaKytmannowinArchaeologyIrelandNo.
68(Summer2004),36-39.
DartryMountainsLeitrimG80638841716LeenaunHillAnMeallDubh(Ir.
AnMeallDubh[TR#],'blackknoll')Walks:seePaddyDillon,Connemara,80-85,foraroutetothesummitfromLeenaunvillage.
SometimescalledBunnaviskaun.
MaamturksGalwayL87459361837LetterbreckaunBinnBhriocáin(Ir.
BinnBhriocáin[TR],'Brecan'speak')TheanglicisednameLetterbreckauncomesfromLeitirBhriocáin[TR],'Brecan'swethillside',andisthenameofatownlandontheslopeofthehill.
St.
BrecanisasaintassociatedparticularlywithCo.
Galway,who"issaidtohavebeenthesuccessortoSt.
EndainCillinne,theAranIslands[TR,106].
"HisnameisalsorememberedinanothertownlandcalledLetterbrickauninLeenaneparishandintheparishofCillBhriocáin/Kilbrickan,locatedsouthofMaamCross.
MaamturksGalwayL85655166737LetterettrinBinnMhór(Ir.
BinnMhór[TR],'bigpeak')ThishillisinthetownlandofLetterettrin/LeitirEitreann,'hillsideoffurrows'[TR],anamewhichistopographicalinoriginandmayindeedbeanalternativenameforthesamehill.
Walks:foraroutealongtheSshoreofKillaryHarbour,seeKevinCorcoran,WestofIrelandTwelveBensGalwayL79662033337AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetWalks,102-10.
SeePaddyDillon,Connemara,forasimilarwalk(62-68)andalsoforaroutestothesummitofBinnMhór(57-61)andacrossSalrockPass(69-73).
LettertraskLeitirTreasc(prob.
Ir.
LeitirTreasc[PDT],'wethillsideofturf-spades')HasbeencalledBunaveelaHill.
NorthMayoMayoF97109527923/31LissoughterCnocLiosUachtair(Ir.
CnocLiosUachtair[logainm.
ie],'hilloftheupperring-fort')AnisolatedhilloccupyingthecentreofthevalleybetweenLoughInaghandRecess.
ThequarryonthesouthernslopesproducesthefamousConnemaragreenmarble.
Walks:foraroutetothesummitandtoBunnagCnoc,seePaddyDillon,Connemara,129-33.
MaamturksGalwayL85949540144LittleCarronBallyhouraMountainsLimerickR61517343973LittleSugarLoaf;GiltspurMountainGiolspar(Ir.
Giolspar[logainm.
ie],atransliterationofGiltspur)ThishillisalsoknownasGiltspurMountain[PNCW],ofwhichtheIrishversionGiolsparisatransliteration.
ThenameGiltspur,whichoriginallyreferstoatownlandonthenorthernslopes,isexplainedbyatransactioninthelate12thcentury,wherebyDermodMacGiollamocholmoggrantedonecarucateoflandinKilrudderytoRicharddeFeldaforapairofgiltspurs,tobepresentedtohimandhisheirseachyearatMichelmas[PNCW].
GiltspurMountainisthusarareexampleofanEnglishlanguagenamewhichissooldthatithasbeenreplacedbyanother,LittleSugarLoaf.
Dublin/WicklowWicklowO26114434256LobawnLúbán(Ir.
Lúbán[PNCW],'littlebend')LobawnisalsothenameofatownlandintheparishofDonaghmore.
In1839JohnO'DonovaninterpretedthisnameasLeomhachBán,'whiteleoorlandaboundinginmarshmallows'.
Cf.
LeohtownlandandLeohMountainNofLugnaquilla.
Dublin/WicklowWicklowS97897863656LongHillComeraghMountainsWaterfordS22919840475AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetLoughCurraMtnGaltyMountainsTipperaryR86924260074LoughermoreLuachairMhór(prob.
Ir.
LuachairMhór[PDT],'bigrushyarea')KeenaghtDerryC5891573967LoughsaltMountainCnocanLiatháin(Ir.
CnocanLiatháin[MacNeill#],'hillofthelittlegreyone')SeeMáireMacNeill,'TheFestivalofLughnasa'(pp.
143-44)fordetailsofthefestiveassemblyonLoughsaltMountain.
DonegalNWDonegalC1332654692LugduffLogDubh(Ir.
LogDubh[PNCW],'blackhollow')ThenamehasbeentransferredfromoneofthevalleysorhollowsnearGlendalough.
In1617itwasrecordedasBarnelogduffe,butin1668asjustLugDuffeandsimilarlyasLugduffin1760.
Dublin/WicklowWicklowT07295365256LugduffSETopFororiginofname,seeLugduff.
Dublin/WicklowWicklowT08194963756Luggala;FancyLoganLá(Ir.
LoganLá[logainm.
ie],'hollowofthe[obscureelement]')AlsoknownasFancy,fromIr.
Fuinnse[PNCW],'ash-tree',andCloghoge.
Price'sinterpretationofthisnameasLoganLágh,'hollowofthehill',isdoubtful.
Thereisnoevidenceindictionariesfortheexistenceofawordlághwiththismeaning.
Thesecondelementdoesnotappeartobelá,'day',either.
Dublin/WicklowWicklowO15007459556LugnabrickNETopLognaBrice(Ir.
LognaBrice[logainm.
ie],'hollowofthespeckledplace')Partry/JoyceCountryGalwayL96355349438LugnabrickSWTopLognaBrice(Ir.
LognaBrice[logainm.
ie],'hollowofthespeckledplace')Partry/JoyceCountryGalwayL96055249438LugnagunLognagCon(Ir.
LognagCon[OSNB*],'hollowofthehounds')ThispeakoverlooksBlessingtonandPollaphucaReservoir.
LugnagunGreatandLugnagunLittlearetownlandsintheparishofBlessington.
Dublin/WicklowWicklowO01312544656LugnaquillaLognaCoille(Ir.
LognaCoilleNamedLugnaquilliaMountainonOSmaps,thoughthePlacenamesDublin/WicklowWicklowT03291792556AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheet[logainm.
ie],'hollowofthewood')BranchprefersLugnaquillaMountain.
Presumablythenameistransferredfromsomenearbyhollowtothemountainitself.
Pricehasausefulnotetothiseffect,butisunabletodeterminethehollowinquestion.
Therearethreevalleysinthevicinity:FraughanRockGlentothenorth-east,theSouthPrisontothesouth-eastandtheNorthPrisontothenorth-west.
Thefirsttwoarebothforestednowadays.
ThesummitismarkedasPercy'sTable,namedafteralocallandownerofthe18thcentury.
Cf.
Dawson'sTableonGaltymore.
P.
W.
JoycegavetheoriginalformasLognaCoilleach,'hollowofthe(grouse)cocks'.
Howeverthisseemsdoubtful.
Itdoesnotshowtheurúwhichwouldbeexpected.
NoristhenameconnectedwiththedeityLug.
LyracappulLadharanChapaill(Ir.
LadharanChapaill[OSI],'fork/confluenceofthehorse')Thispeakmaybenamedafterthechannelsonitsnorth-westernslopes.
TheglenhereisnamedLyravegGlen.
GaltyMountainsLimerickR84523282574MacklaunMothallán(poss.
Ir.
Mothallán[PDT],'littletuftedhill')ThesummitofMacklaunisratherflat,butitoffersgoodviewsofthepeaksontheGlenbeighHorseshoeaswellSeefin,CaraghLakeandthewesternReeks.
Thenameisratherobscure,butitseemstobethepeakmentionedintheCivilSurvey(1654-56)asformingpartoftheboundarybetweenthebaroniesofIveraghandDunkerron.
ItappearsinthedescriptionofDunkerronasMilohane,butunderIveraghasMoahulane.
TheIveraghformsuggestsIr.
Mothallán,ratherlikeMothaillíntothesouthoftheReeks.
Ifso,theanglicisationMacklaunisslightlycorrupt.
GlenbeighHorseshoeKerryV66083760778/83Mackoght;WeeErrigalMacUchta(Ir.
MacUchta[OSI],'sonofthemountain-AlsoknownasWeeErrigal.
TheuchtreferredtoinMacUchtaisErrigalitself.
DonegalNWDonegalB9402155551AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetbreast')MagheraAnMachaire(Ir.
AnMachaire[OSI],'theplain')ShannonClareR51891140052MamoreHillCnocanMháimMhóir(poss.
Ir.
CnocanMháimMhóir[PDT],'hillofAnMámMórorthegreatpass')ThispeakissituatedimmediatelyNEofMamoreGap.
InishowenDonegalC3244344233MangertonAnMhangarta(Ir.
AnMhangarta[OSI],poss.
'thelong-haired(mountain)')TheHorses'GlenandtheDevil'sPunchbowlcarvedeephollowsonthenorthsideofMangerton,butthesouthernflanksformahugeplateau,oneofthemostextensiveareasofmountainwildernessinIreland.
Herdsofreddeerandsikadeerroamthismoorland.
ThenorthernslopesofMangertonwerethesceneofagreatbattlein1262betweentheMacCarthysandGeraldine(Anglo-Norman)forces,followingtheroutatCallanGlennearKilgarvanthepreviousyear.
Thebattle-siteisknownasTooreencormick(TuairínCormaic,'littlefieldofCormac')fromthefallofCormacMacCarthy,brotherofthechiefFingenMacCarthy,inthisbattle.
ThebattlewaslessdecisivethanCallan,butasaresultofthesetwoencounterstheAnglo-NormanswerekeptoutofSouthKerryandWestCorkforoverthreecenturiesafterwards.
AnalternativeinterpretationofAnMhangartachmaybeworthconsidering:itcouldbethenounmangart+suffix-ach.
Dinneendefinesmangartas'movement'or'shaking'.
Thustheadjective(notlistedinanydictionary)couldmean'moving','shaking','quaking'.
Thiscouldrefertothephysicalmovementofthebogwhichisprevalentonthesouthernslopes,butperhapsitcouldbeunderstoodfigurativelyas'vacillating'or'fickle'.
Forfurtherinformationonthename,seePaulMangertonKerryV98080783978AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetTempan,"SomeNotesontheNamesofSixKerryMountains",JKAHS,ser.
2,vol.
v(2005),5-19.
NamedMangertonMountainontheOSIDiscoveryMap.
MangertonNorthTopFororiginofname,seeMangerton.
ThispeakisontheridgeseparatingtheDevil'sPunchbowlfromLoughErhoghandtheHorsesGlen.
MangertonKerryV98481878278MaolánBuí(Ir.
)MaolánBuí(Ir.
MaolánBuí[OSI1:25,000],'yellow/goldenroundknoll')SometimescalledBearnaRua.
TheridgeknownastheBonedescendsNWfromthispeak.
ThisisagoodescaperouteofftheeasternReeks.
MacGillycuddy'sReeksKerryV83283897378MasatiompanMásanTiompáin(Ir.
MásanTiompáin[OSI],'rumpofthedrum/hump/hollow')Tiompáncanalsomeanadeepshelteredcove.
NearbythereissuchacoveatSauceCreek.
BrandonGroupKerryQ46514576370MaughanacleaHillsETopCnoicMhachanaCléibhe–MullachThoir(Ir.
CnoicMhachanaCléibhe[OSI],'hillsofMachanaCléibhe')TheMaughanacleaHillsareremarkablefortheirmegalithsasanumberofstandingstones,stonerowsandstonecirclesdotthelowerslopes.
MaughanacleaisatownlandintheparishofKilmocomoge.
Thenamemeans'fieldofthebasket'.
Shehy/KnockboyCorkW12355147085MaughanacleaHillsWTopCnoicMhachanaCléibhe–MullachThiar(Ir.
CnoicMhachanaCléibhe[OSI],'hillsofMhachanaCléibhe')Shehy/KnockboyCorkW10954745285MauherslieveMotharshliabh(Ir.
Motharshliabh[OSI],'wildernessmountain')AlsoreferredtoasMotherMountaininsomesources,thoughthisseemstohavenobasis.
LocallyalsocalledMohercleaorsimplyMoher.
ApileofstonesatthesummitiscalledtheTerrot.
SeeMáireMacNeill,'TheFestivalofLughnasa'(pp.
214-15)fordetailsofthefestiveassemblywhichtookplaceonMauherslieveattheendofJune.
ShannonTipperaryR87361954359MaulinMálainn(Ir.
Málainn[OSI],possibly'highorslopingMisspeltMálaínnonDiscoverymap.
CahaMountainsCorkV71350562184AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetground')MaulinMálainn(Ir.
Málainn[PNCW],possibly'highorslopingground')Málainnisrareelementofobscureoriginandmeaning,occurringinahandulofplace-namesscatteredthroughoutthecountry.
Fororiginofname,seearticlesbyPaulTempan:"TheElementMálainninPlace-names"intheKerryMagazine,No.
18,2008(15-16)and"AnEilimintMálainniLogainmneacha"intheDonegalAnnual2006(218-19).
TherearereferencesinearlyIrishtextstoMálu,siteofabattleinLeinster.
ThismountainhasbeenproposedasanidentificationbyEoinMacNeill(JRSAIlxv,14),butthisisfarfromcertain.
Dublin/WicklowWicklowO18413157056MaulinMountainMálainn(Ir.
Málainn[OSNB],poss.
'highorslopingground')Málainnisrareelementofobscureoriginandmeaning,occurringinahandulofplace-namesscatteredthroughoutthecountry.
Fororiginofname,seearticlesbyPaulTempan:"TheElementMálainninPlace-names"intheKerryMagazine,No.
18,2008(15-16)and"AnEilimintMálainniLogainmneacha"intheDonegalAnnual2006(218-19).
NorthKerryKerryQ72130321763MaumakeoghMámanCheo(Ir.
MámanCheo[G],'passofthemist')TheneolithicfarmingcomplexoftheCéideFieldsliesonthenorthernslopes.
"MámanCheo"isthetitleofapoemwhichtalksofagriculturallifeandcoring(Ir.
comhar,co-operationbetweenneighboursinthetasksoffarming).
ItisavailableinAmhráinChearbhalláin(PoemsofCarolan,IrishTextsSociety,editedbyTomásMáille,249-51),thoughitisoneofthepoemsinthecollectionnotattributedtoCarolan.
NorthMayoMayoG03736837923MaumfinMámFionn(Ir.
MámFionn[TR],'whitepass')Maumfinisproperlythenameofatownlandontheslopesofthishill.
Tievegarriffisanothertownlandwhichextendstothesummitandwhosenamemaybeconnectedwiththishill.
TwelveBensGalwayL64758817237MaumlackMámanLeaca(Ir.
MámanLeacaThispeakoverlooksthevillageofDunlewy,andliesacrossthevalleyfromErrigal.
DonegalNWDonegalB9581894801AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheet[logainm.
ie],'passofthehillside')MaumonghtMámUchta(prob.
Ir.
MámUchta[PDT],'passofthebreast/ridge')UnnamedonTimRobinson'smap,butalowerpeak(454m)totheSWisnamedBinnBhreac.
'Maumonght'isoddasananglicisedformanddoesnotsuggestanyIrishversion.
Itisprobablyatypofor'Maumought'.
TwelveBensGalwayL74953960237MaumonghtSWTopBinnBhreac(Ir.
BinnBhreac[TR],'speckledpeak')TwelveBensGalwayL74453445437MaumthomasNETopMaumthomasisthenameofthecolattheheadofGlenthomas.
ThecolisunmarkedonOSmaps,butisrecordedasMameThomaasonWilliamBald'smapofCo.
Mayo(1830).
ThispeakstandsNEofMaumthomas.
NorthMayoMayoF87701544030MaumthomasSWTopMaumthomasisthenameofthecolattheheadofGlenthomas.
ThecolisunmarkedonOSmaps,butisrecordedasMameThomaasonWilliamBald'smapofCo.
Mayo(1830).
ThispeakstandsSWofMaumthomas.
NorthMayoMayoF87000847730Maumtrasna;FormnamoreMámTrasna(Ir.
MámTrasna[OSI],'passacross')TherearenumerousspursrunningoffMaumtrasna,suchasKnocklaur,Benwee,Leynabricka,SkeltiaandBuckaun,butfewarepeaksintheirownright.
ThisareawasformerlyinCo.
Galway,butisnowinMayo.
AnearliernameforMaumtrasnaisFormnamore(Ir.
FormnaMór,'greatshoulder').
RodericO'Flahertymentionsinthis1684asoneoftheboundariesofIarchonnachtorWestConnacht:"ItissurroundedontheeastwithLoughmeasg[LoughMask],theisthmusandriverofCong,LoughOrbsen[LoughCorrib],andtheriverofGalway;onthesouthwiththebayofGallway[sic]andthewesternocean;onthewestandnorthwiththesameocean,andwiththemountainsofFormnamorefurtheronthenorth.
"[O'Flaherty,7-Partry/JoyceCountryMayoL96163768238AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheet8]ThatthenameFormnamorecorrespondstoMaumtrasnaisconfirmedbyareferenceinH.
C.
Hart'sClimbingintheBritishIsles(1895).
ThenameMaumtrasnaoriginallyappliestothepassontheroadbetweenL.
NafooeyandL.
Mask,whichalsogivesitsnametoatownlandinthisarea.
Walks:foraroutearoundLoughNadirkmoreandovertheshoulderofBuckaun,seeKevinCorcoran,WestofIrelandWalks,123-32.
MaumturkmoreBinnBhán(Ir.
BinnBhán[TR],'whitepeak')"ThereisawellinmemorieofSt.
FechinatMam-tuirk(O'Flaherty,121).
"Thisistheholywellmarkedatthecolsouthofthispeak.
ThecolisMámToirc,'passoftheboar',fromwhichthewholerangeofmountainsisnamed.
MaamturksGalwayL85556848837Meenamaddo*ThispeakisunnamedonOSmaps.
ItliesontheboundaryofthetownlandsofBellanaboyandMeenamaddo.
Anyinformationonthecorrectnameofthishillwouldbewelcome.
OxMountainsSligoG42621933024MeenaneaBluestackMountainsDonegalH01191243511MeenardMountainMínArd(Ir.
MínArd+Eng.
Mountain[OSM],'highmountainpasture')SperrinMountainsDerry/TyroneH67398562013MeenardMtnWTopFororiginofname,seeMeenardMountain.
Cloghornaghisafeaturelowerdown,probablytheIrishnamefortheCountyRock.
SperrinMountainsTyroneH64698348013MeenteogMuing(Ir.
Muing[SWoI],'boggyareawithlonggrass')Muingisoriginallythedativeformofmong(hair;figuratively:thickgrowthofgrass,fen,morass,swamp),oftenusedasthenominative.
However,ontheDiscoverymapthispeakisnamedMeenteog.
ThiscouldderivefromMínteog,meaning'smallareaofpasture'.
ThereisatownlandnearBarraduffcalledMeentoges,seeminglyofthesameorigin.
GlenbeighHorseshoeKerryV63882671578/83AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetMidHillAntrimHillsAntrimD2021574409MilaneHillCnocanMhaoláin(poss.
Ir.
CnocanMhaoláin[PDT],'hillofanMaolán')MilaneisatownlandintheparishofFanlobbus.
AnMaolánisgivenastheIrishformoftheelectoralwardofthesamenameatlogainm.
ie.
OntheDiscoverymapthisnameisgivenasAnMeallán.
Shehy/KnockboyCorkW16849935585/89MilkHillCnocanBhainne(Ir.
CnocanBhainne[logainm.
ie],'hillofthemilk')ThepeakhasanEnglishtranslationoftheIrishCnocanBhainne,whilethetownlandKnockavanniaisananglicisationofthesamename.
ComeraghMountainsWaterfordS24310245175MillstoneMountainOfEnglishorigin[PNNI].
Meaningtransparent.
ThisisaneasternshoulderofSlieveDonard.
TherehasbeenconsiderablequarryingactivityonSlieveDonardanditsneighboursoverthecenturies.
WalterHarrisrecordsin1744thatmillstoneswerecutfromstonequarriedonMillstoneMountain(TheAntientandPresentStateoftheCountyofDown,125).
MourneMountainsDownJ37328546029Minaun(orMenawn)AnMionnán(Ir.
AnMionnán[www.
achillislandhotel.
com],'thepinnacle')ThecliffsofMinaunarespectacularwhenviewedfromKeel.
Theyofferapopularlaunchsiteforhang-gliding.
Thesummitisamagnificentviewpoint,givingasurprisinglybroadviewofallofAchillandmuchofWestMayo,consideringitsmoderateheight.
ForawalktotheTVmastonMinaun,seeSiúlóidíAcla,walkK.
Thesummitisalittlefurtheron.
SometimesspeltMenawn.
Achill/CorraunMayoF66101946630MiskishMountainMioscais(Ir.
Mioscais[T6000],'spiteormalice')SlieveMiskishCorkV64347938684MizenPeakMizenHeadisCarnUíNéidinIrish.
Mizen/SheepsHeadCorkV74524723288MoanbaneMóinBhán(Ir.
MóinBhán[PNCW],'whitebog')Dublin/WicklowWicklowO03406870356MoanlaurMóinLáir(Ir.
MóinLáir[TCCD],'middlebog')ThisisthehighestofanumberofpeaksonaridgestretchingNEfromInch.
SlieveMishKerryQ69004556671MonabrackMóinBhreac(prob.
Ir.
MóinBhreac[PDT],OntheDiscoverymapthenameMonabrackdoesnotappear.
ThenameCarrigeenMountainisinGaltyMountainsLimerickR85921962974AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheet'speckledmoor')roughlythesamepositionbutthisisatownlandname(i.
e.
themountainpasturebelongingtoCarrigeentownland).
MoneyoranHillSperrinMountainsDerry/LondonderryC7930754148MoneyteigeNorth*MoneyteigeNorthisatownlandintheparishofBallintemple.
Anyinformationonthecorrectnameofthispeakwouldbeverywelcome.
Dublin/WicklowWicklowT14775942762MongorryHillCnocMhóinGhofraidh(poss.
Ir.
CnocMhóinGhofraidh[PDT],'hillofMóinGhofraidh')MongorryisatownlandinRaphoeparish.
TheIrishformofthisnameisMóinGhofraidh[logainm.
ie],meaning'Gofraidh'sbog'.
InishowenDonegalC2430502846Mothaillín(Ir.
)Mothaillín(Ir.
Mothaillín[OSI-1:25,000],'littletuftedhill')ThispeakisattheeasternendoftheridgeseparatingtheOwenreaghValleyandtheBlackValley/Cummeenduff.
DunkerronMountainsKerryV85280550678MouldyHillInishowenDonegalC3542893122/7MountAltoCnocRuairí(Ir.
CnocRuairí[CF#],'Rory'shill')ThenameMountAltoisquiterecentanditseemslikelythatitwasgivenbytheTighefamily,locallandownerswhoseresidencewasatWoodstockHousenearInistioge,atthefootofthehill.
MáireMacNeill(234)suggeststhatSceachánachislikelytohavebeenanearliernameforthishill.
Thisnameisinterpretedas'aboundinginwhitethorns'byEoghanCeallaigh[CF,31],althoughhemakesnolinkwithMountAlto.
SouthMidlandsKilkennyS63035027668/76MountEagleSliabhanIolair(Ir.
SliabhanIolair[OSI],'mountainoftheeagle')MountEagleisthefinalup-thrustoftheDinglePeninsula,itsseawardflanksdescendingsteeplytoSleaHeadandDunmoreHead(themostwesterlypointoftheIrishmainland),buttheislandsoftheGreatBlasket,InishnabroandInishvickillanearethepartlysubmergedcontinuationofthesamemountainrange.
MountEagleLoughnestleshighinahollowontheeasternflank.
AlongthesouthernslopesinthetownlandsofFahanandGlenfahanarethepromontoryfortofDunbegandtheDingleWestKerryV33498951670AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetremainsofamonasticsettlementconsistingofbeehivehuts.
Bycomparison,thefeaturelesssummitholdslittleinterestexceptforthespectacularviewofWestKerry'sAtlanticcoast.
Themountainismentioned,alongwithSlieveMish,theReeksandBrandon,inoneverseofalamentbyPiarasFéiritéar:"ArShliabhMisníorchisanmór-ghol,'sarShliabhFionnaghlanFiolairnaFeola,ArChruachaibhnaTuathadothóscuin,'sarChnocBréanainnbréid-ghealbómhar.
"MountEagle;CroaghaneSliabhanIolair(Ir.
SliabhanIolair[logainm.
ie],'mountainoftheeagle')ThenameSliabhanIolairisrecordedastheofficialIrishnameofanelectoraldivision.
ThehillisalsoknownasCroaghane[OSNB].
WLimerick/NKerryKerryR09310343172MountEagleMountEaglemaybeatranslationofIr.
SliabhanIolair,asisthecasewiththemountainofthesamenameinWestKerry.
However,noIrishformhasbeenfoundtosupportthis.
NorthMayoMayoG00404442731MountGabrielCnocOsta(Ir.
CnocOsta[logainm.
ie],poss.
'hilloftheencampment')MountGabrielwasanimportantsourceofcopperintheEarlyBronzeAge,withmorethan30mineshavingbeenfoundonitssouthernslopes,consistingofsmalltunnelsdugintothemountainside.
Theseareremarkablywellpreservedsincetheyweremostlycoveredoverbymassiveboggrowth,leavingthemuntouchedsincetheminersoftheEarlyBronzeAgeabandonedthem[DaphnePochinMould,DiscoveringCork].
Theareawasexcavatedin1985byWilliamO'Brien,whojudgesthattheminingwasonsuchalargescalethatitcannothavebeenmerelyforuseinIreland,butratherthatthecopperwasmainlyexportedtoEurope.
TheIrishnameofthehillrecordedbyBrunoO'DonoghueinhisParishHistoriesandPlacenamesofWestCorkisCnocFhosta,'hilloftheencampment'.
Mizen/SheepsHeadCorkV93134840788AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetMountHillaryMullachAllaíre(Ir.
MullachAllaíre[logainm.
ie],'summitoftheecho')MountHillaryisbothahillandatownland.
ThereisnoconnectionwiththeforenameHilaryoranysimilarsurname.
TheIrishformofthetownlandnameisMullachAllaíreaccordingtologainm.
ie,meaning'summitofthepartialdeafnessorecho'.
MichaelBowmangivesadifferentorigin:"LocallycalledCnocanFhiolair–HilloftheEagle.
ThisisagreatrangeofmountainsextendingeastandwestthroughtheparishesofClonmeenandKilshannig.
"(PlaceNamesandAntiquitiesoftheBaronyofDuhallow,296)Itispossiblethatthisisare-interpretationduetotheinfluenceofnumerousIrishplace-namesreferringtoeagles,includingthenearbytownlandsofNadanullerMoreandNadanullerBeg,fromIr.
NeadanIolair,'nestoftheeagle'.
BoggeraghMountainsCorkW42595639180MountLeinsterStuaLaighean(Ir.
StuaLaighean[OSI],'princeorwarriorofLeinster')MountLeinsterisnotthehighestpeakintheprovinceofLeinster.
ThatdistinctionbelongstoLugnaquillia,butMountLeinsteristhehighestoutsideWicklow.
Duetothetransmittermast,thereisaroadtothetop.
Thereisalsoasubstantialcairnonsummit.
OnthesaddleconnectingtoSlievebawnisastonealignmentcalledtheNineStones(thoughthereareactuallyten).
BlackstairsMountainsCarlow/WexfordS82752579568MountLeinsterEastTopFororiginofname,seeMountLeinster.
BlackstairsMountainsWexfordS84452865468MountOrielSliabhCollann(poss.
Ir.
SliabhCollann[PDT],'mountainoftheheight')MountOrielislocatedabovethevillageofCollon(collann,'height').
IntheBookofBallymote(late14thcentury),itsnameisgivenasSliabhCollainorSliabhLeitreach,thelattermeaning'mountainofthewetslope'.
ItisthehighestpointinarangeofhillsontheLouth/MeathborderwhichwasancientlycalledSliabhBreagha.
ThosepeaksontheLouthsideoftheborderareknowninEastCoastLouthN98083425136AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetEnglishastheFerrardHills,fromthenameofthelocalbarony.
Orielisaveryancientnamedenotingapopulationgroup,theAirghialla,whoseterritoryextendedatitsheightallthewayfromNorthLouthtothevicinityofDerryinadiagonalbandacrossUlster.
However,itwaslatermuchreducedandthenameOrielcametobeusedasaby-nameforCo.
Louth.
TheapplicationoftheEnglishnameMountOrieltothishillseemsevenmoremodern.
ItmaybelinkedtothetitleofBaronOrielofFerrard,grantedtoJohnFoster,whoseresidencewasatCollon,in1821.
MoylenanavMaolnanDamh(prob.
Ir.
MaolnanDamh[PDT],'baldhilloftheoxen/stags')ThereisanotherhillofthesamenameinSWDonegalneartheGlengeshPass,butthereitisanglicisedMulnanaff.
DonegalNWDonegalB9551335391MoylussaTwotopsofsameheight,thesecondatR651755.
ThisisthehighestpointinCo.
Clare.
ShannonClareR64875953258MuckanaghtMeacanacht(prob.
Ir.
Muiceanach[PDT]orMeacanacht[TR],'hilllikeapig'sback')Thereareseveralotherplace-nameswithMuiceanach(pig-like)inConnemara(MuiceanachChoilleandMuiceanachIdirDháSháile).
ThiselementisfoundmainlyinConnachtandreferstoahillorridgeshapedlikeapig'sback.
TwelveBensGalwayL76754165437MuckishAnMhucais(Ir.
AnMhucais[DUPN],'thepigback/ridge')SonamedfromafanciedresemblanceaccordingtoJoyce.
Themountaindoesindeedhavetheshapeofapig'sback,withacurvebeforeasteepdownwarddropontheSside.
AquarryontheNsideofthemountainwasusedtoextracthigh-gradequartzsandforopticalglass.
NamedMuckishMountainontheOSIDiscoveryMap.
DonegalNWDonegalC0042876662MullachGlas(Ir.
)MullachGlas(Ir.
MullachGlas[TR],'grey/greensummit')MullachGlasisthemiddlepeakinagroupofthree600mpeaksattheSEendoftheMaamturkMountains.
SometimescalledShannagirah.
MaamturksGalwayL93749362245MullacorMullachMhór(Ir.
MullachMórTheséimhiúofmhórisodd,sincemullachisusuallymasculineandsoDublin/WicklowWicklowT09393965756AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheet[PNCW#],'bigsummit')onewouldexpect'MullachMór'.
Pricerecordedthepronunciation'Mullawore'.
Theoretically,itcouldbeMullachCorr.
However,inadditiontothedifficultyofexplainingthecitedpronunciation,corrasanadjectiveinplace-namesusuallymeans'pointed'ratherthan'round',whichwouldcertainlynotbeappropriateforthedomeofMullacor.
MullaghanattinMullachanAitinn(Ir.
MullachanAitinn[OSI],'summitofthegorse')Dubbed"theMatterhornofKerry"byRichardMersey,MullaghanattinstandsproudaboveBallaghbeama(Ir.
BealachBéime,'way/passofthenotch'.
TogetherwithitsneighbourBeannandtheirsatellites,itformsahorseshoeridgethatconfinesanarrowglenknownasthePocket.
DunkerronMountainsKerryV73977377378MullaghaneanyMullachanIonaidh(Ir.
poss.
MullachanIonaidh[DUPN],'summitofthewonder')TheOSMemoirsgivetwolocalversionsofthenamebutstatethatthemeaningisnotunderstood.
SperrinMountainsDerry/TyroneH68698662713MullaghanishMullachanOis(Ir.
MullachanOis[OSI],'summitofthedeer')Ir.
osisaliterarywordfordeer.
ThenameOisínmeans'littledeer','fawn',asOisín'smotherSadhbh(Sive)cametoFionnintheformofadoe.
ThereisanotherMullachanOis(anglicisedMullaghanuish)intheWLimerick/NKerry.
Paps/DerrynasaggartCork/KerryW21581864979MullaghanoeMullachan(Ir.
Mullachan[logainm.
ie],'summitofthemassorlump')Thewordóasahill-nameelementisalsofoundinGleann/Glenoe,Co.
Antrim,andinCualann/GreatSugarloaf,Co.
Wicklow.
NorthMidlandsMayoM52499023432MullaghareirkMullachanRadhairc(Ir.
MullachanRadhairc[logainm.
ie],'summitoftheview')Thispeak,locatedbetweenRockchapelandBroadford,hasthesamenameastherangeinwhichitstands.
WLimerick/NKerryCorkR26019841472MullaghashMullachAise(prob.
Ir.
MullachAise[PDT],'summitoftheridge')SperrinMountainsDerry/LondonderryC6410204807AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetMullaghasturrakeenMullachanStarraicín(prob.
Ir.
MullachanStarraicín[PDT],'summitofthesteeple')SperrinMountainsTyroneH54895058113MullaghbaneMullachBán(prob.
Ir.
MullachBán[PDT],'whitesummit')SperrinMountainsTyroneH65893046713MullaghbegMullachBog(Ir.
MullachBog[TH],'softsummit')ThishillisinthedelightfullynamedtownlandofInchfarrannagleraghGlebe.
DunkerronMountainsKerryV55963750983/84MullaghboligNamedasMulloghbollgeeintheCivilSurveyof1654-56.
SperrinMountainsTyroneH56989444213MullaghcarbataghMullachCarbadach(prob.
Ir.
MullachCarbadach[PDT],'boulder-strewnsummit')ReferredtoasSliabhcCarbatachintheAnnalsoftheFourMasters(entryfor1567AD).
Theelementcarb/carbadisfoundinanumberofIrishplace-names.
AlthoughcarpatcanmeanachariotinOldIrish,manyoftheplacesinquestionhavebouldersandthisseemsmorelikelytobethesenseofsuchplace-namesinmountainareas.
SperrinMountainsTyroneH51794851713MullaghcarnMullachCairn(Ir.
MullachCairn[DUPN],'summitofthecairn')"Nocairnnowremaining,butthetopofthehillisstony"(OSMemoirs).
CairnSundayisthelastSundayinJuly,andtheoldtraditionofclimbingMullaghcarnonthisdayhasrecentlybeenrevived.
SperrinMountainsTyroneH51081054213MullaghcleevaunMullachCliabháin(Ir.
MullachCliabháin[logainm.
ie],'summitofthecradle/basket')Joycesaysitisnamedafteracradle-likedepressionnearthetop,presumablytheoneoccupiedbyCleevaunLough.
Dublin/WicklowWicklowO06807084956MullaghcleevaunEastTopFororiginofname,seeMullaghcleevaun.
Dublin/WicklowWicklowO08206779056MullaghcloghaMullachClocha(prob.
Ir.
MullachClocha[PDT],'summitofstones')SperrinMountainsTyroneH55695863513MullaghclogherMullachClochair(prob.
Ir.
MullachSperrinMountainsTyroneH53094957213AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetClochair[PDT],'summitofthestonypatch')MullaghcroyMullachCrua(Ir.
MullachCrua[OSNB#],'hardsummit')Forster'sMountainisanareaonthenorthernshoulderofMullaghcroy.
SperrinMountainsTyroneH33081924212MullaghmeenMullachMín(Ir.
MullachMín[logainm.
ie],'smoothsummit')MullaghmeenisthehighestpointinCo.
Westmeathbut,at261m,ithasthedistinctionofbeingthelowestofallthecountytopsinIreland.
AwalktoitssummitisdescribedinPaulClements'bookTheHeightofNonsense(147-53).
Thehillalsogivesnametothetownland(par.
Foyran)inwhichitislocated.
NorthMidlandsWestmeathN46979325841MullaghmeshaMullachMéise(Ir.
MullachMéise[logainm.
ie],'summitofthealtar')Thewordmias(gen.
méise)hasarangeofmeaningsincludingboard,table,altaranddish.
P.
W.
Joycerelatesthisnametoalandscapefeature,interpretingitas'summitofthedishordish-likehollow'(IrishNamesofPlacesii,p.
196).
BrunoO'Donoghueprefers'heightofthealtarstoneortable',whichmayrefertoadolmenorotherarchaeologicalsite.
Shehy/KnockboyKerryW09151449485MullaghmoreMullachMór(Ir.
MullachMór[PNNI],'bigsummit')SperrinMountainsDerryC7390085508Mullaghnarakill(prob.
Ir.
Mullachna[PDT],'summitofthe[obscureelement]')ThesharpridgewhichclimbstoMullaghnarakillbetweenCoomaglaslawandCoomnacroniaprovidesoneofthemostchallengingwalksintheGlenbeighHorseshoearea.
ThelowerpartofthisridgeisknownlocallyasDromanBháidorBottomoftheBoat,fromitsresemblancetoanupturnedkeel.
GlenbeighHorseshoeKerryV60185066578/83MullaghsallaghMullachSaileach(prob.
Ir.
MullachSaileach[PDT],'summitofwillows')SperrinMountainsTyroneH69495448513MullaghturkMullachTorc(Ir.
MullachTorc[NIPNPreplies],SperrinMountainsDerry/TyroneH67089241613AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheet'summitofboar')MullaleamMullachLéim(prob.
Ir.
MullachLéim[PDT],'summitoftheleap')ThispeakoverlooksFlorencecourt.
Mullalemcarkemaywellbeananglicisationofanearlierandfullernameforthispeak.
ThisnameappearsontheCalendarofPatentRollsofJamesIin1613amongalistofmountainareasinCos.
Tyrone,MonaghanandFermanaghgrantedbytheKingtoJohnSandford.
ThefinalelementmaybeaformofIr.
cearc,'hen'.
BreifneFermanaghH15231942426MulmosogMountainMaolMosóg(Ir.
MaolMosóg[OSI],'baldhillofsaturatedground')Mulmosog,aliasAltnagapple,isatownlandinInishkeelparish,baronyofBanagh.
TheelementmosógalsooccursinMullaghmossogGlebe,atownlandinClonfeacleparish,Co.
Tyrone.
KayMuhrexplainsmosógas"avariantofmaosóg,derivedfrommaoth'moist,soft.
'"DonegalSWDonegalG74186735110MulnanaffMaolnanDamh(Ir.
MaolnanDamh[OSI],'baldhillofthestags')DonegalSWDonegalG67782747510MurrenHillCnocnaBoirne(Ir.
CnocnaBoirne[OSI],'hilloftherockydistrict'or'hillofAnMhoirinn')ThehighesthillonFanadNofKnockalla.
ThenameofthehillappearstobeconnectedwiththetownlandofAnMhoirinn/MurreninClondavaddogparish.
TheinitialB-ofthegenitivemayseemanomolous,giventhatthenominativehasM-,butthesearetheformswhichhavebeencollectedlocally.
"OWEN:YouknowthatoldlimekilnbeyondConConnieTim'spub,theplacewecalltheMurren–doyouknowwhyit'scalledtheMurren(MANUSdoesnotanswer.
)I'veonlyjustdiscovered.
It'sacorruptionofSaintMuranus.
ItseemsSaintMuranushadamonasterysomewhereaboutthereatthebeginningoftheseventhcentury.
AndovertheyearsthenamebecameshortenedtotheMurren.
Veryunattractivename,isn'titIthinkweshouldgobacktoDonegalNWDonegalC2154242272AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheettheoriginal–SaintMuranus.
WhatdoyouthinkTheoriginal'sSaintMuranus.
Don'tyouthinkweshouldgobacktothat(Noresponse.
OWENbeginswritingthenameintotheName-Book.
)"(BrianFriel,Translations,Faber&Faber,1981)MusherabegMuisireBeag(Ir.
MuisireBeag[OSI],'little(mountain)oftheMúscraige')SeeMusheramoreformoreontheoriginofthisname.
ThereisaremarkableconcentrationofmegalithicmonumentsaroundMushera.
OneofthebestknownsitesisthestonecircleandcairnatKnocknakillaontheslopesofMusherabeg.
BoggeraghMountainsCorkW30983849779MusheramoreMuisireMór(Ir.
MuisireMór[OSI],'great(mountain)oftheMúscraige')Dinneengivesalonger,morepoeticnameforthismountain:MuisirenaMónaMóire,'Muisireofthegreatbog'.
MóinMhórwastheoldnameforachainofhillsincludingtheBoggeraghMountainsandNaglesMountains.
TheelementmuisiredoesnotappearelsewhereinIrishplace-names.
Judgingbythelate16thcenturyformsfrommaps,e.
g.
KnockMuskery,itappearstobeconnectedwiththeMúscraige,whogavetheirnametothebaronyofMuskerry.
ItisontheNEedgeoftheancientterritoryofthispeople.
"Musherahastwoholywells:oneatthesummitforsickanimalsandoneonitsnorthernslopes[St.
John'sWell]forhumans,atwhichmassiscelebratedatmidsumer"(DaphnePochinMould,'DiscoveringCork',p.
22).
BoggeraghMountainsCorkW32985064479MuskeaghHillHasbeencalledTinahelyHill.
Dublin/WicklowWicklowT01173039762MweelinMaoileann(Ir.
Maoileann[logainm.
ie],'roundedhill')ThispeakissouthoftheCoomontheKilgarvan-Ballyvourneyroad.
Shehy/KnockboyCorkW12971748779MweelreaMaolRéidh(Ir.
CnocMaolRéidh[GE],'baldhillwiththesmoothtop')MweelreaisthehighestmountaininConnacht.
MweelreaMountainsMayoL78966881437MweelreaSEFororiginofThispeakitselfhasnonameontheMweelreaMountainsMayoL79665449537AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetSpurname,seeMweelrea.
Discoverymap.
However,aspotslightlytothewestisnamedTawnagradiaontheOS6inchmap.
BreandánS.
MacAodhasuggestsTamhnachnagCreathaidí,'greenfieldofthesmallseedpotatoes'asapossibleinterpretation(MNIMA,147).
Ifcorrect,thiswouldbeagraphicillustrationofthedesperatefarmingconditionshereinthepast,giventhealtitude,remotelocationandruggedterrain.
Nareera*CahaMountainsCorkV85553253085NaweelogeTop*ThispeakisunnamedontheDiscoverymap.
ItisnearLoughNaweelogeandisonaneasternarmoftheBenScardaun/LackaghMountainmassif.
Anyinformationonitscorrectnamewouldbewelcome.
DartryMountainsLeitrimG99833844126NephinNéifinn(Ir.
Néifinn[OSI],poss.
'sanctuary'[PDT])Nephinisaproblematicnameandfewsourcesventureaninterpretation.
ItismentionedasoneofthetwelvegreatmountainsofIrelandinCathMaigeTuired(TheSecondBattleofMoyturra),whereitiscalledNemthenn.
Thisissuggestiveofnemeton,aGaulishtermfor"asacredclearinginawoodorsacredgrove.
ThewordrecursthroughouttheCelticworld,fromtheGalatianDrunemeton('sacredoak-grove'inmodernTurkey)toNemetobrigainSpainandAquaeArnemetiae,thesacredspringatBuxtoninDerbyshire.
TheOldIrishfidnemedreferstoashrineinaforest.
"[BarryCunliffe,TheAncientCelts].
ThereseemtobenosurvivalsoftraditionsconnecteddirectlywithNephintoconfirmthis.
However,Nephin'smuchlowerneighbourTristia(322m,4kmtotheNW)wasthesiteofLughnasacelebrationsuntilrecenttimes[MáireMacNeill].
GlenNephinistheonlyexampleofanIrishglen(apparently)namedafterthemountainoverlookingit.
Walks:foraroutetoNorthMayoMayoG10307980623/31AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetthesummitfromtheE,seeWhilde&Simms,NewIrishWalkGuide-WestandNorth,69.
NephinBegNéifinnBheag(Ir.
NéifinnBheag[OSI],poss.
'littlesanctuary'[PDT])Oddly,NephinBegissomedistancefromNephinandthereareotherinterveningmountainsbetweenthem.
Whyitissonamedis,therefore,somethingofamystery,unlessittoowasasanctuary.
Fororiginofname,seeNephin.
Walks:foraroutetothesummitfromtheSE,seeWhilde&Simms,NewIrishWalkGuide-WestandNorth,71.
NorthMayoMayoF93210262723NephinBegSTopFororiginofname,seeNephinBeg.
NorthMayoMayoF93508241031NowenHillCnocnanAbhann(Ir.
CnocnanAbhann[OSI],'hilloftherivers')Shehy/KnockboyCorkW14152953585NowenHillFarWTopFororiginofname,seeNowenHill.
Shehy/KnockboyCorkW11251840285NowenHillSWTopFororiginofname,seeNowenHill.
Shehy/KnockboyCorkW12852050985OttMountainUcht(Ir.
Ucht[PNNI],'mountain-breast')ThispeakoverlooksthetopofthemountainroadbetweenFofannyDamandAttical.
Uchtliterallymeans'breast',andappliedtolandscapeitcantranslatedas'mountain-breast'or'flank'.
Itisfrequentlyfoundwithmám,'pass',e.
g.
UchtMámainCo.
ClareorMámUchtainCo.
Galway.
Itispossibleinthenameinquestionthatuchtappliestotheflankofmountaincrossedbytheroad(oranearliertrack)atitshighestpoint.
ThetopofOttMountainisonlyhalfamilefromthissectionoftheroad.
MourneMountainsDownJ23826952429OughtmoreUchtMór(prob.
Ir.
UchtMór[PDT],'bigmountain-breast')SperrinMountainsDerry/TyroneH70097556913AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetOughtmoreUchtMór(prob.
Ir.
UchtMór[PDT],'bigmountain-breast')SperrinMountainsTyroneH72483738213OwenreaghHillCnocnahAbhannRiabhaí(poss.
Ir.
CnocnahAbhannRiabhaí[CUT],'hillofAnAbhainnRiabhach')OwenreaghisfromIr.
AbhainnRiabhach,'greyriver'.
Thenamereferstoariverandalsoatownland.
SperrinMountainsTyroneH42095940012PeakeenMountainPéicín(prob.
Ir.
Péicín[PDT],'boundarymarker')OddlythereisnoIrishgivenontheDiscoverymapforthisname,althoughtwootherpeaksarenamedPéicín,possiblyerroneously.
AlsoknownasKilcurrane.
MangertonKerryV90376555578PeakeenMountainWestTopFororiginofname,seePeakeenMountain.
MangertonKerryV89076554178PierasmorePiarasMór(Ir.
PiarasMór[OSI],'big[obscureelement]')Thisnameisinterpretedas'bigPierce'intheOrdnanceSurveyNameBook.
However,AnSeabhacreportsthatinhistime,nearlyacenturylater,nobodyinthelocalityhadanexplanationforthenamebuttheydidnotthinkitwasrelatedtothepersonalnamePiaras.
ThereisalowerpeaktotheNcalledPiarasBeag.
OnthesaddlebetweenPiarasMórandMasatiompanisanoghamstonebearinganinscriptionwhichtranslatesas:Ronan,thepriestsonofCamogann.
Thereisachi-romonogram(representing'Christ')aboveitandaGreekcrossinacircleontheotherside(Barrington,DiscoveringKerry,180).
BrandonGroupKerryQ46413674870PigeonRockMountainDroimLao(Ir.
DroimLao[PNNI],'ridgeofthecalf')Therearetwospotsmarkedwiththeheight534m.
Thegridreferencegivenhererelatestothenorthernone.
TheIrishandEnglishnamesareunrelated.
PigeonRockisacragoverlookingtheroadfromKilkeeltoHilltown.
TheIrishnameisalsopreservedinDrumleaStream,whichMourneMountainsDownJ26125053429AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetflowsNEdowntoSpelgaDam.
Pollnalaght;PigeonTopPollnaLeacht(Ir.
PollnaLeacht[ET],'pooloftheburialmounds')Theelementpoll,whichseemsunusualforahillname,isexplainedbythefactthatthereisapoolvirtuallyonthesummit.
Asurprisingnumberofstreamsriseontheslopesofthishill.
Nogravesareevidenttoexplaintheelementleacht.
AlsoknownasPigeonTop.
SDonegal/WTyroneTyroneH37170829312PrebanHillPrebanisatownlandintheparishofthesamename.
HasbeencalledBallymanusHill.
Dublin/WicklowWicklowT08679138962PrinceWilliam'sSeatApparentlynamedafterWilliam,sonofGeorgeIV,afteraroyalvisitin1821.
Thisbegsthequestion:"Whatwasitcalledbeforethat"TheremusthavebeenanativeIrishname.
UnfortunatelyPriceprovidesnoanswertothisinPNCW.
OnthemapofWicklowcontainedinWright'sAGuidetotheCountyofWicklow(1827)thisareaisnamedCommonsB.
nulty,i.
e.
CommonsofBallynulty,whichisasub-divisionofthetownlandofAnnacrivey.
SincePrinceWilliam'sSeatandKnocknaguntheyareonlyseparatedbyasmallsaddle,itispossiblethatthenameKnocknagunwasappliedtobothpeaks,butthisisonlyconjecture.
Dublin/WicklowDublin/WicklowO17718255556PuffinIslandOileánnagCánóg(Ir.
OileánnagCánóg[logainm.
ie],'islandofthepuffins')IveraghNWKerryV33967715983PurpleMountainAnSliabhCorcraThisisalmostcertainlyanamecoinedinEnglish.
InhisTopographicalDictionaryofIrelandof1837,SamuelLewisreportsthatPurpleMountainis'socalledfromthecolouroftheshiveredslateonitssurface.
'TheIrishversionlookslikeaback-translationfromtheEnglishbyOSI.
ReferencestoTomishorToomishMountain(i.
e.
Tomies)in"TheAncientandPresentStateoftheCountyofKerry"(1756)byCharlesPurpleMtnKerryV88785283278AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetSmithmakeitclearthatthisnameappliedtothewholeofwhatisnowknownasPurpleMountain.
Anumberof19thcenturysourcesconfirmthis,andthisexplainswhyPurpleMountainisnotmarkedonthe6"map,thoughTomiesandShehyMountainare.
PurpleMountainNETopFororiginofname,seePurpleMountain.
PurpleMtnKerryV89485875778RaghtinMoreReachtainMhór(Ir.
ReachtainMhór[OSI],'big[obscureelement]')Thismountainhasamegalithiccairnandcirclesatthesummit[TheHeritageofInishowen,MabelR.
Colhoun].
ItisknownasRaghtinontheBuncranasideandasCoing(meaning'roofbeam')ontheUrrisside.
InishowenDonegalC3394555022/3ReenconnellRinnChonaill(Ir.
RinnChonaill[AntOrdúLogainmneacha(CeantairGhaeltachta)2008],'Conall'spoint')DingleWestKerryQ41306827470RidgeofCapardCapardisatownlandintheparishofRosenallis.
AlowerpeakonthesameridgehastheunusualnameofAntonian.
SlieveBloomLaoisN34204548354RinavoreRoighneMhór(Ir.
RoighneMhór[TR],'bigexcellentportion')TimRobinsonsuggestsroighneisrighin,'toughorstubborn',(TR,103)butitseemsmorelikelythatitissimplyroighne,'thebestpart',perhapsapraise-nameforanoldlanddivisionratherthanthehillitself.
Partry/JoyceCountryGalwayL91658542637RingHillShannonTipperaryR96654242666RockyMountainPNNIsuggeststhatthisnamemayhavebeencoinedinEnglish.
TherearetwootherpeaksofthisnameintheMourneMountains,andtheIrishformSliabhnagCloch,'mountainofthestones',isattestedforboth.
MourneMountainsDownJ35125252429RockyMountainSliabhnagCloch(Ir.
SliabhnagCloch[PNNI],TherearethreeinstancesofthenameRockyMountainintheMournes.
ThisoneistheneighbourMourneMountainsDownJ23425840429AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheet'mountainofthestones/rocks')ofHenMountainandCockMountainnearHilltown.
ThesummitislessobviouslyrockythanthatofneighbouringTornamrock,butthenorthernandwesternslopesjustifythename.
SaggartHillCnocTheachSagard(Ir.
CnocTheachSagard[OSI],'hillofTeachSagardorSaggart')Dublin/WicklowDublinO01822839550SaggartnadooishSagartnaDubhaise(Ir.
SagartnaDubhaise[DUPN],'chaplain/attendantofDooish')ThisisasubsidiarypeakofDooishandthenameisbasedonthispeakbeingviewedasanattendanttoitshighermaster.
DonegalNWDonegalB9912175016SaggartnadooishETopFororiginofname,seeSaggartnadooish.
DonegalNWDonegalC0002164706SallaghCaoraBhán(Ir.
CaoraBhán[TH],'whitesheep')ThenameSallaghisrecordedinToponomiaHiberniaebyBreandánCíobháin.
DunkerronMountainsKerryV70574757078SawelSamhailPhiteMéabha(Ir.
'SamhailPhiteMéabha'[DUPN],'resemblanceofMaeve'svulva')ThisrathercolourfulnameseemstoderivefromtheappearanceoftheglenontheSsideofSawel.
NamedSawelMountainontheOSNIDiscovererMap.
SperrinMountainsDerry/TyroneH61897367813ScalpMountainAnScailp(Ir.
AnScailp[T],'thecleft'or'rockshelter')InishowenDonegalC4062724847ScarrScor(Ir.
SceirorScor[PNCW],'sharprock')FormerlyknownasKnockree,accordingtoPrice.
Dublin/WicklowWicklowO13301864156ScarriffIslandAnScairbh(Ir.
AnScairbh[logainm.
ie],poss.
'roughplace')WhyScarriffissonamedissomethingofamystery,asitisquitesomedistancefromthemainlandindeepwater.
OnepossiblesolutionistointerpretthenameasIr.
garbh,'rough',withaprosthetics-,ashappenswithmanyotherwords,DunkerronMountainsKerryV44455225284AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetsuchasteachandcreag.
ScraigsAnScreigMhór(Ir.
AnScreigMhór[logainm.
ie],'thebigcrag')ThispeaknearFintownislocatedinananglebetweenLoughMuckandLoughFinn.
BluestackMountainsDonegalB93401442611SeahanSuíochán(Ir.
Suíochán[PWJ#],'seat')Seahanhastwomegalithiccairnsonitssummit.
LiamPricenotedthatSeahanappearsontheDownSurveymapsas"Seavicknabantree"andrightlyinterpretedthisasIr.
SuidheMhicnaBaintrighe,'seatofthewidow'sson'.
However,hebelievedthatthestorybehindthenamewouldneverbeunderstood:"Thiscuriousnamemusthavesomereferencetooldtraditionsabouttheancientburialcairnswhichcrownthetopofthismountain.
Allsuchtraditionsaboutthisplacehavelongagodisappeared("TheAntiquitiesandPlaceNamesofSouthCountyDublin",DublinHistoricalRecord,vol.
ii,no.
4,121-33).
"Whiletheprecisestorymayneverberecovered,itshouldbenotedthatMacnaBaintrí,thewidow'sson,isacommonfigureinIrishfolktaleswhosecharacteristicsareeternalpersistenceandingenuityinthefaceofadversity.
Dublin/WicklowDublinO08119764856SeefinSuíFinn(prob.
Ir.
SuíFinn[PDT],'Fionn'sseat')TherearenolessthantenrangeswithapeakorsummitcairncalledSuíFinnlistedatMountainViews.
ThisistestimonytothepopularityoftheFionnCycleoftalesthroughoutIreland.
BoggeraghMountainsCorkW35986549179SeefinSuíFinn(prob.
Ir.
SuíFinn[PDT],'Fionn'sseat')Mizen/SheepsHeadCorkV82439734588SeefinSuíFinn(prob.
Ir.
SuíFinn[PDT],'Fionn'sseat')ThemonumentatthesummitisknownasLeacht.
SeeMáireMacNeill,'TheFestivalofLughnasa'(pp.
213-14)fordetailsofthefestiveassembly(knownas'goinguptoLeacht')whichtookplaceonSeefininmid-July.
NaglesMountainsCorkW67994342480AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetSeefinSuíFinn(prob.
Ir.
SuíFinn[PDT],'Fionn'sseat')ThispeakdominatesthevillageofGlenbeigh.
TheKerryWaymakesacompletelooparoundSeefin.
GlenbeighHorseshoeKerryV68890049378SeefinSuíFinn(Ir.
SuíFinn[OSI],'Fionn'sseat')GaltyMountainsTipperaryR89019744774SeefinSuíFinn(Ir.
MullachSuíFinn[LL],'summitofFionn'sseat')ComeraghMountainsWaterfordS27406872675SeefinSuíFinn(Ir.
SuíFinn[PNCW#],'Fionn'sseat')ThereisanimpressivemegalithiccairnonSeefin.
Itisstillpossibletoenterit,althoughtheroofhascollapsedatthecentre.
Dublin/WicklowWicklowO07416262156SeefinETopFororiginofname,seeSeefin.
BoggeraghMountainsCorkW37586449179SeefinMountainWTopSuíFinn(prob.
Ir.
SuíFinn[PDT],'Fionn'sseat')TheassociationwithFionnMacCumhaillisreinforcedbythefactthatSeefinMountainoverlooksavalleynamedafterhisson:Glenosheen(Ir.
GleannOisín,'valleyofOisín').
BallyhouraMountainsLimerickR64418152873SeefinMountainETopSuíFinn(prob.
Ir.
SuíFinn[PDT],'Fionn'sseat')AlthoughthispeakislowerthantheWtop,thisisthetrueSuíFinn,asevidencedbythetwoancientcairnsonthesummit.
TheassociationwithFionnMacCumhaillisreinforcedbythefactthatSeefinMountainoverlooksavalleynamedafterhisson:Glenosheen(Ir.
GleannOisín,'valleyofOisín').
LongMountainisaspurtotheS.
BallyhouraMountainsLimerickR65317951073SeefinNTopFororiginofname,seeSeefin.
GaltyMountainsTipperaryR88820644474SeefinganSuíFingain(Ir.
SuíFingain[OSNB#],'Fingan'sseat')Seefingan,likeSeefinandSeahan,hasalargemegalithiccairnonitssummit.
Dublin/WicklowDublin/WicklowO08616972456Seltannasaggart;Corrie/CorryMountainSailteannaSagart(Ir.
SailteannaSagart[PWJ],'willow-plantationThesummitplateaubearsthescarsofindustrialactivityandasubstantialquarryisinoperation.
ApointontheSEslopesofthissummitistheArignaMountainsLeitrimG90120242826AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetofthepriests')highestpointinCo.
Roscommon(412m).
Note,however,thatthesummitisinCo.
Leitrim.
SeltannasaggartorCorryMountainisalsothenameofatownlandintheparishofInishmagrath.
CorryappearstobefromIr.
corrach,'marshormoor'.
SeltannasaggartSESlopeFororiginofnameseeSeltannasaggartThispointisincludedbecauseitisthehighestpointinRoscommon.
ArignaMountainsLeitrim/RoscommonG90319641226SeskinAnSeisceann(prob.
Ir.
AnSeisceann[PDT],'themarsh')Dublin/WicklowCarl/WickS96072834462ShakingRockThenamereferstoadelicatelybalancedboulderwhichisnearthesummitofthispeak.
MangertonKerryV92879340278ShanlieveSeanshliabh(Ir.
Seanshliabh[PNNI],'oldmountain')"Whatismeantby'oldmountain'",onemayask.
Namesofthistypeusuallyrefertothefactthataplacewasclearedforagriculturalexploitationatanearlydateandacquiredtheirnamewhenactivityshiftedtoanewarea.
MourneMountainsDownJ24022762629ShannavaraSeanadhBhéara(Ir.
SeanadhBhéara[logainm.
ie],'slopeofBéara')OnTimRobinson'smapofConnemara,SeanadhBhéara(Shannavara)onlyappearsasatownlandname.
ThishillisnamedCnocraid.
Alegendpredictsthat"Cnocraid/OoridHillwillbethesiteofthelastbattleforChristianity.
"[TR]SouthConnemaraGalwayL93343835845ShehyMoreAntSeitheMhór(Ir.
AntSeitheMhór[OSI],poss.
'thebighide')ThereareseveralplacesinIrelandwhosenamesincludethewordSeitheorSeiche,apparentlymeaning'ananimalhide'.
Itissomethingofamysterywhyplacesshouldbesonamed.
ThereisnoconnectionwiththeEnglishlandunit,ahide,asthishasaquitedifferentoriginfromthewordforaskin.
OnepossibilityisthattheremaybeaconnectionwithstoriesofthesaleofatinyplotoflandcorrespondingtotheareathatcouldShehy/KnockboyCorkW15260054685AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetcoveredbyahide.
Alatemedievaltaletellsofatricksterwhocutanox-hideintoverythinstripsandsoenclosedavastareaofland.
AvariantofthistaleexplainshowSt.
BrigidacquiredthelandfortheconventatKildarefromalocalchieftainwhorefusedtogiveheranymorelandthanhercloakwouldcover.
Brigidlaidhercloakonthegroundanditbegantospreadmiraculously,untilthechieftainbeggedhertostop,forfearhewouldloseallhisland(hgáin,TheLoreofIreland,54).
PreviouslyCarrigmountinMV.
ShehyMoreSWTopFororiginofname,seeShehyMore.
Shehy/KnockboyCorkW13759244085ShehyMountainSeiche(Ir.
Seiche[TH],'ahideorskin')ThenameShehyMor,foundontheOSI1:25,000mapoftheReeks(1991),wasthepersonalcreationofJ.
C.
Coleman('TheMountainsofKillarney',p.
30).
PurpleMtnKerryV90285776278SilseanSoillsean(Ir.
Soillsean[PNCW],'placeoflights')Dublin/WicklowWicklowO02305669856SilverHill;CroaghanargetCruachanAirgid(Ir.
CruachanAirgid[OSI],'stackofthesilver')AlsoknownasCroaghanarget[PWJ],whichisthenameofthetownland.
BluestackMountainsDonegalG90691360011SilvermineMountainsETopSliabhanAirgid(Ir.
SliabhanAirgid[logainm.
ie],'mountainofthesilver')"ThemineralworksofearliestcelebrityarethecopperandleadminesoftheSilvermines.
TheywerefirstworkedbyanEnglishcompanyintheseventeenthcentury,whoextractedaconsiderablequantityofsilverfromtheore[Gleeson-HistoryofElyO'CarrollTerritory].
"ShannonTipperaryR83369447959SilvermineMountainsFarETopFororiginofname,seeSilvermineMountainsETop.
ThispeakisashortdistanceEofapasscrossingtheSilvermineMountains,knownastheStep.
ShannonTipperaryR84669341059AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetSilvermineMountainsWTopAmountaininthisvicinitynamedMullaghnedrynyismentionedintheCivilSurveyof1654-56aspartoftheboundaryofthebaronyofOwneyandArra.
Itmaybethispeakoralowershouldertothewest.
ThenameseemstorepresentIr.
MullachnaDroighní,'summitoftheblackthorn'.
ShannonTipperaryR82169748959SkerryHillCnocnaSceire(poss.
Ir.
CnocnaSceire[PDT],'hilloftherockyplace')SkerryEastandWestaretownlandsinNewtownCrommelinparish,baronyofKilconway.
ThefeaturetowhichthenameoriginallyreferredisprobablySkerryRock.
TheparishofSkerryfurthersouthinCo.
AntrimnearSlemishisunrelated.
AntrimHillsAntrimD1372064599SkregbegScreigBheag(Ir.
ScreigBheag[OSI],'littlerockyoutcrop')Ir.
screigisavariantofcreag/creig,'acrag'(Donaill,FoclóirGaeilge-Béarla).
MacGillycuddy'sReeksKerryV78787457378SkregmoreScreigMhór(Ir.
ScreigMhór[OSI],'bigrockyoutcrop')Ir.
screigisavariantofcreag/creig,'acrag'(Donaill,FoclóirGaeilge-Béarla).
MacGillycuddy'sReeksKerryV79286084878SleamaineSliabhMeáin(prob.
Ir.
SliabhMeáin[PDT],'middlemountain')BallinvallaorSleamaineisatownlandintheparishofCalary.
ThenameSleamaineprobablyrefersoriginallytoanareaofmountainpasture,buthasbeenadoptedforthispeak.
TheobsoletenameSliabhBocseemstohavereferredtoapeakinthisvicinityinthe19thcentury(seeBallinafunshoge).
Dublin/WicklowWicklowO17005543056SlemishSliabhMis(Ir.
SliabhMis[logainm.
ie],'mountainofMis')Slemishisremarkableforitspudding-likeshape,whichmakesitunmistakablefromanyangle.
ItisparticularyprominentseenfromthewestnearBallymena.
Thisshapeisduetoitsoriginasavolcanicplug.
Accordingtotradition,itwasonSlemishthatSt.
Patrickspentsixbleakyearsasaslaveherdingsheepandswine.
PatrickwascapturedinBritainattheageof16andsoldasaslavetoanIrishchiefnamedMilchú.
AntrimHillsAntrimD2210544379SlievaneaSliabhMachaRé(Ir.
SliabhMachaRé[OSI],TheanglicisedformSlievaneawouldappeartoderivefromIr.
SliabhanFhia,'mountainofthedeer'.
TheCentralDingleKerryQ50805762070AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheet'mountainofthesmoothplain')deerisalsoanimportantsymbolinCelticmythology.
Inmanytalestheylurepeopleintotherealmofthegods.
Remainsofseveralfulachtafia(venison-cookingpits)canbefoundaroundLoughAdoon.
SlievaneaNETopFororiginofname,seeSlievanea.
ThispeakisactuallyhigherthanthetopmarkedasSlievanea.
ItssteepcliffsplungedowntoLochChomCalláin.
CentralDingleKerryQ51506467070SlieveAlpSliabhAilp(Ir.
SliabhAilp[logainm.
ie],'mountainofthelump')ThisambitiouslynamedhilllieswestofSlieveCarr.
'Alp'meansalumporprotuberanceandhasthesameoriginastheAlpsofCentralEuropeaccordingtoP.
W.
Joyce.
Thereisacairnatthesummit.
ThelinkwiththeAlpsgoesfurther,evenifitisaonlylinkoftheimagination:astirringtalerecountedbyGeoffreyKeatinginhisForasFeasaaririnn(HistoryofIreland,ca.
1634)andalsobyDualdMacFirbisintheGenealogies,TribesandCusomsofHy-Fiachrach(1650)tellsofthevoyagetothecontinentofKingDathiofConnacht,thelastpagankingofIreland,inordertoavengethedeathofNialloftheNineHostages.
HediesinAD427whenstruckbylightningonSliabhEalpa(takentobetheAlps).
Hisarmy,ledbyhissonAmalgaid,fightsanumberofbattlestobringhisbodybacktoIrelandtobeburiedintheRelegofCruachan.
TheplacesinEuropementionedinthisaccountwereidentifiedbySirSamuelFerguson,butHubertKnox,authoroftheHistoryoftheCountyofMayo,rightlydoubtsitshistoricity.
InsteadhesuggeststhatSliabhEalpawhereDathidiedwasnottheAlps,butratherSlieveAlpnearBallycroy,andthatthetaleoftheinvasionoftheRomanEmpirewasaninspiredpieceoffantasyconcoctedbysomebodyunawareof[ordeliberatelyignoring]theexistenceofSlieveAlpinMayo.
TheNorthMayoMayoF86613132923AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetassociationofDathiwiththispartofMayomaybeconfirmedbythepresenceofacairnnamedLaghtdauhybaunonSlieveCarrandLoughDahybaunnearBellacorick[Knox,25-26].
Themoralofthestoryis:makesureyousayyourprayersifyoudon'twanttobestruckbylightningwhenclimbingSlieveAlp!
SlieveAnierinSliabhanIarainn(Ir.
SliabhanIarainn[OSI],'mountainoftheiron')Thisareaisareaisknownforitsmineralresources,particularlythecoalwhichwasminedinthevicinityofArigna.
TherewerealsoironworkingsbesideLoughAllenatthebaseofthismountain,stilloperatinginthelate19thcentury.
AlocallegendholdsthattheywereworkedbyGoibnenn,thesmith-godoftheTuathaDéDanann.
BreifneLeitrimH01815958526SlieveBawnSliabhBána(Ir.
SliabhBána[logainm.
ie],'mountainofBadbgna')6kmNWofLanesborough.
Thenamehasnothingtodowithbán,'white'.
BánaisthemodernformofBadbgna,nameofaFirBolgchieftainofthisarea.
InclearconditionsitispossibletoseeasfarasCroughPatrick.
ThereisalsoafineviewofthemanyislandsonLoughRee.
NorthMidlandsRoscommonM95474426240SlieveBeaghSliabhBeatha(Ir.
SliabhBeatha[DUPN],prob.
'mountainofbirch')ThishillstraddlesthecountiesofFermanagh,TyroneandMonaghan.
ApointjustEofthesummitisthehighestpointinCo.
Monaghan(366m),butthesummititselfisontheFermanagh/Tyroneborder.
AccordingtoIrishmythology,Bith,asonofNoah,wasburiedhere.
HetookpartinthefirstinvasionofIrelandledbyhisdaughter,queenCesair.
However,itislikelythat'mountainofBith'isare-interpretationofthenameandthatitsoriginalmeaningismoremundane:'mountainofbirch'.
ThesummitofSlieveBeaghismarkedbyacairnnamedDoocarn.
NearthesummitisaShaneBarnagh'sLoughandarockyareacalledFermanagh/STyroneFermanagh/TyroneH52443638018AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetShaneBarnagh'sStables.
ThesearenamedaftertherappareeShaneBarnaghO'Donnelly.
Hisactivitiesmusthavecoveredawidearea,asthereisalsoaknollknownasShaneBarnagh'sSentry-BoxinthehillsabovePomeroy,some30kmtothenorth-east.
OnthenorthernslopesofSlieveBeaghisAltadavinGlen,whichwasonceaplaceofpaganordruidicworship.
SaintPatrickissaidtohavebanishedtheevilspiritsintoLoughBegnearby.
SeeMáireMacNeill,'TheFestivalofLughnasa'(pp.
153-55)fordetailsofthefestiveassemblyatAltadavin.
SlieveBeaghSouthEastTopFororiginofname,seeSlieveBeagh.
ThispointisincludedbecauseitisthehighestpointinMonaghan.
Fermanagh/STyroneMonaghanH53243737318SlieveBearnaghSliabhBearnach(Ir.
SliabhBearnach[PNNI],'gappedmountain')OneofthemostrecognisiblepeaksofMourneandperhapstheonlyonethatnecessitatesremovinghandsfrompockets.
SlieveBernaghgetsitsnamefromthetworockygranitetorswhichcrownthesummitandthegaporsaddlebetweeenthem.
MourneMountainsDownJ31328173929SlieveBearnaghNorthTorFororiginofname,seeSlieveBearnagh.
MourneMountainsDownJ31628468029SlieveBegSliabhBeag(Ir.
SliabhBeag[PNNI],'littlemountain')ThemostnotablefeatureofSlieveBegisthescree-runknownastheDevil'sCoachroadwhichdissectsitseasternflank.
MourneMountainsDownJ34127559029SlieveBinnian;BinnionSliabhBinneáin;Binneán(Ir.
SliabhBinneáin[PNNI],'mountainofthesmallpeak')Alsosimplyknownas/Binneán.
DominatesviewsoftheMourneMountainsfromAnnalongandKilkeel.
ThefolkloreofMourneexplainsthenameBeannaBoircheas'peaksofBoirche',apersonalname.
ThischaracterissaidtohaveruledhiskingdomfromSlieveBinnian.
ThenameBinneánreferstotherockytorswhichoutcropalongthesummitridge.
E.
EstynEvans,inhisbookMourneCountry,givesthenameofoneofthesetorsas"TheMourneMountainsDownJ32023574729AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetBuckie".
InadiscussionoftheboatsusedatKilkeelandotherportsalongtheCo.
Downcoast,heexplainsthenameasfollows:"Othervariantsofthe"lugger"whicholdsaltsspeakof,allofthemofScottishtypes,weretheFifie,Zulu,BanffandBuckie.
OneofthelessertorsonthelongspineofSlieveBinnianisknownastheBuckie,anamewhichwasmeaninglesstomeuntilIsawitfromtheeastagainsttheskyandrecognisedavesselinfullsail[EstynEvans,MourneCountry,p.
159].
"Onthefacingpageisasketchshowing"SlieveBinnian'sbackboneseenfromtheeast"includingtheBuckie.
SlieveBinnianEastTopFororiginofname,seeSlieveBinnian.
MourneMountainsDownJ32723263029SlieveBinnianNorthTopFororiginofname,seeSlieveBinnian.
MourneMountainsDownJ31724567829SlieveBinnianNorthTorFororiginofname,seeSlieveBinnian.
MourneMountainsDownJ32024667029SlieveCarn(orSlieveHorn)SliabhChairn(Ir.
SliabhChairn[NM],'mountainofthecairn')NotnamedontheOSDiscoverySeries.
KnownlocallyasSlieveCarnorsometimesSlieveHorn.
TheMetricalDindsenchas(11thcentury)referstoSliabhCairthinn"inGaileangaibh"(baronyofGallen).
Ifthisisthesamehill,asseemslikely,SliabhCairthinn(perhapsconnectedwithIr.
cairthe,'standingstone')wouldbeanearlyalternativenametoSliabhChairn,'mountainofthecairn'.
NorthMidlandsMayoM29788126231SlieveCarr(orSlieveCor,orCorslieve)Corrshliabh(Ir.
Corrshliabh[OSNB#],'conspicuous/pointedmountain')AlsoknownasSlieveCororCorslieve.
TheDiscoverymaplinksthenameCorslievewithaneighbouringpeak(541m)situatedabout3milestothesouth,buttheOrdnanceSurveyNameBookandWilliamBald'smapofMayo(1830)NorthMayoMayoF91514572123AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetshowquiteclearlythatitissimplyanalternativeforSlieveCarr,withthesameelementsinverted.
AcairnonthesummitisnamedLaghtdauhybaunontheoldinchmap,butisunnamedontheDiscoverymap.
ThisisprobablyderivedfromIr.
LeachtDáithíBháin,'burialmonumentofwhiteDáithí'.
TheremaybeaconnectionwithDáithí,akingofConnachtandreputedlastpaganhigh-kingofIreland(seeSlieveAlp).
SlieveCommedaghSliabhCoimhéideach(Ir.
SliabhCoimhéideach[PNNI],'watching/guardingmountain')AsonSlieveMeelmore,thereisatowernearthesummitofSlieveCommedagh.
Onthesouthernside,attheheadoftheAnnalongValley,isaspectaculargroupofgranitetorsknownas'theCastles'.
ThesecanbeappreciatedfromtheBrandyPad,atrackonceusedbysmugglers.
Duringthe18thCenturytheMourneMountainswerenotoriousforsmugglingcommoditiessuchaswine,silk,tobacco,teaandbrandy,mainlyfromBritain.
ThecargowouldbebroughtashoreunderthecoverofdarknessandtakenoverthemountainstoHilltownandthesurroundingareas.
MourneMountainsDownJ34628676729SlieveCorraghSliabhCorrach(Ir.
SliabhCorrach[PNNI],'rugged/pointedmountain')Anumberofpinnacleslinethenorthernslopes.
MourneMountainsDownJ33728664029SlieveCroobSliabhCrúibe(Ir.
SliabhCrúibe[DUPN],'mountainofthehoof')TheRiverLaganrisesonthenorthernslopesofSlieveCroob.
ThethreeparishesofMagherahamlet,KilmeganandDrumgoolandconvergeonthesummit,whichhasexcellentpanoramicviews,includingaparticularlyfineviewofthenorthernpeaksintheMourneMountains.
Untilthemid-20thcentury,therewasatraditionofclimbingthemountainon"BlaeberrySunday"attheendofJulyorbeginningofAugust.
ThisisMourneMountainsDownJ31845353420AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetclearlyasurvivalofaLughnasatradition[seeMacNeill,155-56].
ThesummitcairnislocallyknownastheTwelveCairns,butthisseemstobearelativelymodernnamearisingfromdamagecausingthebreak-upofasinglecairnintoseveralsmallerheaps.
SlieveDaeaneSliabhDáan(Ir.
SliabhDáan[OG#],'mountainoftwobirds')OnSlieveDaeanethereisapassagetombnamedCailleachBhearra'sHouse,justasonSlieveGullion,Co.
Armagh.
TheAnnalsoftheFourMastersrecordthatin1597HughRoeO'DonnellencampedinBreifnyofConnaught,totheeastofSliabh-da-en,afterhavingplunderedthefaithfulpeopleofO'Conor.
OxMountainsSligoG71229927525SlieveDonardSliabhDónairt(Ir.
SliabhDónairt[PNNI],'mountainof(St.
)Domhangart')SlieveDonardisthehighestmountaininNorthernIrelandandin9-countyUlster.
St.
Domhangart(modernformDónart),acontemporaryofSt.
Patrick,foundedamonasteryatMagheranorthofNewcastle.
AccordingtotraditionhewasappointedbySt.
PatricktoguardthesurroundingcountrysidefromthesummitofSlieveDonard.
Heissupposednottohavedied,buttobea'perpetualguardian'(seeMacNeill,84-96).
InpagantimesthismountainwasknownasSliabhSlainge.
Slainge,thesonofPartholon,wasthefirstphysicianinIreland.
AccordingtotheAnnalsoftheFourMasters,hediedinAnnoMundi2533(2533yearsafterthecreationoftheworldaccordingtoIrishmythology)andwasburiedhereinacairn.
"OnthetopofSlieveDonardtherearetwocairns,oneontheverysummitandtheother,calledthe'LesserCairn',ontheOrdnanceSurveymaps,someeighthundredfeettothenorth-east.
Bothofthemhavebeenmuchdisturbed.
TheSummitCairnhasbeentamperedwithbysappersandwatercommissioners:theLessercairnhasMourneMountainsDownJ35727785029AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetsmallpilesofstonesaboutit,butitisdifficulttosaywhethertheseareancientstructuresorjustre-arrangementsbymodernhands.
Dr.
EstynEvans,whocallstheSummitCairn'theoldestmarkofmanintheMournes',saysthatitisa'corbelledpassagegraveoftheearlyBronzeAge.
'TheLesserCairn,hepointsout,isvisiblefromthesandhillsoftheshore,althoughtheSummitCairnisnot(MacNeill,85).
"SlieveElvaSliabhEilbhe(Ir.
SliabhEilbhe[logainm.
ie],'mountainofEilbhe')ThesummitofSlieveElvaisgeologicallyquitedifferentfromitsslopes,thisbeingtheonlyplaceintheheartoftheBurrenwherethelayerofshaleabovethelimestonehasnotbeenerodedaway.
ThisshalecapmakesthetopofSlieveElvasurprisinglyboggy,andthereforeittendstobeexploredonlybydeterminedpeak-baggers.
AnentryforA.
D.
239intheAnnalsoftheFourMastersrecords"thesevenbattlesofEilbhe(MountElva)byCormac,sonofArt,sonofConnoftheHundredBattles,KingofIreland.
"Walks:forarouteontheNEslopesofSlieveElva,seeKevinCorcoran,WestofIrelandWalks,20-29;foroneincludingtheslopesofSlieveElvawithGleninaghMountainandBlackHead,seeWhilde&Simms,NewIrishWalkGuide-WestandNorth,22-23.
WestClareClareM15004334451SlieveFelimSliabhEibhlinne(Ir.
SliabhEibhlinne[OSI],'mountainofbliu')SlieveFelim/SliabhEibhlinneisthenameofarange.
NowadaysthenameitisoftenusedtoreferjusttothosehillssouthoftheNewport-RearCrossroad,butitoncedenotedamuchlargerarea.
JohnO'DonovandescribedasstretchingnorthtoSilverminesandeasttoDundrum.
ThismeansthatitincludedKeeperHill,MauherslieveandtheSilverMineMountains.
TheearliestreferencetothisnameisintheAnnalsofInisfallen,531A.
D.
,ShannonLimerickR80957742766AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheet'BellumEblinne'.
ThefemalenameEibhlinn(thenameofagoddess)seemstohavebeenconfusedwiththemalenameFeidhlim,perhapsbecauseEibhlinnisnotusedasanameinmodernIrish,andFeidhlimwasmorefamiliar.
FeidhlimwasthenameofthreeearlykingsofMunster.
SlieveFelimSTopFororiginofname,seeSlieveFelim.
ShannonLimerickR80757040766SlieveFoye;CarlingfordMountainSliabhFeá(Ir.
SliabhFeá[GE],'mountainofrushes')LocallythenameisunderstoodasSliabhFathaigh,'mountainofthegiant',whichaccountsfortheanglicisedform"Foye"andtiesinwithlocalloreaboutagiantbeingdiscernibleamongthesummitrocks.
Accordingtooneversionofthestory,itwastheScottishgiantBenandonnerwhostoodontheCo.
LouthsideofCarlingfordLough,exchangingmissileswithFinnMacCool,whostoodontheCo.
Downside.
SeeSlievemeenforfurtherdetails.
Cooley/GullionLouthJ16912058929/36ASlieveFyaghSliabhFíoch(Ir.
SliabhFíoch[G],poss.
'mountainaboundingindeer')FíochisthemodernIrishformoffiadhach,'aboundingindeer'(fia/fiadh).
NorthMayoMayoF92028333523SlieveGallionSliabhgCallann(Ir.
SliabhgCallann[DUPN],'mountainoftheheights')SlieveGallionisanisolatedoutlieroftheSperrinswhichdominatesthewesternshoreofLoughNeagh.
TheearliestreferencetoitisinAD670intheBookofArmaghwhereitiscalledColluntPatricii,'theheightofSt.
Patrick'.
ThereisatraditionalsongcalledSlieveGallion'sBraes.
SeeMáireMacNeill,'TheFestivalofLughnasa'(pp.
150-52)fordetailsofthefestiveassemblyonSlieveGallion.
ThenamesTintaghMountainandGlenaruddaMountainseemtorefertoareasofmountainpastureonSlieveGallion'sslopesSperrinMountainsDerryH79987852813AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetratherthanseparatepeaks.
SlieveGallionNETopFororiginofname,seeSlieveGallion.
SperrinMountainsDerry/LondonderryH81489549613SlieveGlahSliabhgCleath(Ir.
SliabhgCleath[logainm.
ie],'mountainofwattle')SlieveGlah,nearCavanTown,isthehighestpointinCentralCo.
Cavan.
IthasfineviewsLoughSheelin,LoughGowna,LoughOughterandUpperLoughErne.
"ThereisaGiant'sGraveonSlieveGlah;andabigstoneatLaveytwomileseastissaidtohavebeenthrownbytheSlieveGlahgiantathisbrotherinLavey"(MáireMacNeill,'TheFestivalofLughnasa',p.
174).
NorthMidlandsCavanH46100832034SlieveGullionSliabhgCuillinn(Ir.
SliabhgCuillinn[DUPN],'mountainofthesteepslope/holly')TheCailleachBhéirreisrememberedinseveralnamesonandaroundSlieveGullion.
ApassagetombonthesummitisknownasCalliaghBirra'sHouse.
Thisisoneofthehighestmegalithictombsinthecountry(afterthoseonSlieveDonardandthePapsinKerry).
ThelegendisthatwhenFionnMacCumhaillwasenticedinside,hewentfreshandyouthfulbutemergedasanexhaustedoldman.
AsmalllakeontheplateaunorthofthesummitiscalledCalliaghBerra'sLough.
LowerdowninthetownlandofAghadavoyleonahillockcalledSpellickisarockfeatureknownastheCailleachBearea'sChair.
Thisiswasregularlyvisitedon'BlaeberrySunday',wheneverybodyontheoutingwouldtakeaturntositinthechair.
ItisrecordedbyMáireMacNeillasaLughnasasite(160-61).
Cooley/GullionArmaghJ02520357329SlieveLeagueSliabhLiag(Ir.
SliabhLiag[DUPN],'mountainoftheflagstones')ThequartziteonSlieveLeaguesplitsintoflagstonesandwasusedforflooringorrooftiles.
Themountainisnotedforitsspectaculararrayofcliffsdescendingstraightfromthesummittothesea,andforthedramaticOneMan'sPass(CasánanAonair).
ThisnarrowareteleadingtoDonegalSWDonegalG54478459510AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetthesummitisnotforthefaint-hearted,especiallyonawindyday.
Allthesame,itisadoddlebesidetheroutetakeninthe19thcenturybythebotanistH.
C.
Hart,whotraversedthecliffsofSlieveLeagueathalf-height,1,000ft.
abovetheseaand1,000ft.
belowthesummit.
Theentirejourney,endingatMalinBeg,tookhimthreedays.
Atonepointhewasastonishedtoseefootprintsinfrontofhimonthisprecipitousroute.
Asheroundedthenexteminence,hemetanoldmanwithhisson,botheatingsamphireflowers.
Theoldmanwasinastateofconsternationtoseeastrangerthereandpleadedwithhimtoturnback,butHartcarriedon.
HereportedthattherouteisknownasThone-na-Culliagh(prob.
TóinnaCaillí).
RobertLloydPraegerwasveryenthusiasticaboutthewiderangeofalpineplantsonthenorthfaceaboveLoughAgh.
TherewasahermitageonSlieveLeagueconnectedwithSt.
AssicusofElphin,Co.
Roscommon.
TheruinsarethepilesofstonestilltobeseenjustNEoftheOneMan'sPass.
SlieveLoughshannaghSliabhLochSeannach(Ir.
SliabhLochSeannach[PNNI],'mountainofLoughShannagh')SeannachisanUlstervariantofsionnach.
LoughShannagh,'lakeofthefoxes',istothesouthbelowCarnMountain.
MourneMountainsDownJ29427261929SlieveMaanSliabhMeáin(prob.
Ir.
SliabhMeáin[PDT],'middlemountain')TherearetwopeaksinSouthWicklowofthisname,thoughtheother,nearLugnaquilliaiswrittenasasingleword.
Dublin/WicklowWicklowT08388755062SlieveMainSliabhMeáin(prob.
Ir.
SliabhMeáin[PDT],'middlemountain')ThispeakislocatedbetweenthehigherpeakofSlieveSnaghtandthelowerCrocknamaddy.
InishowenDonegalC4133785143SlieveMeelbegSliabhMíolBeag(Ir.
SliabhMíolOddlyenough,despitetheadjectiveMourneMountainsDownJ30127970829AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetBeag[PNNI],'littlemountainoftheants')beag('small'),itisactuallyhigherthanSlieveMeelmore,soperhapsitisaquestionofbulkratherthanheight.
SlieveMeelmoreSliabhMíolMór(Ir.
SliabhMíolMór[PNNI],'bigmountainoftheants')Asubstantialtowerhasbeenbuiltonthesummit.
Thespotheightisgivenas704monthe1:25,000map,butthisdoesnotsquarewiththecontours,whichonlygoupto680m.
Spellack(speilic,'asplinteryrock')isaspuronSlieveMeelmore.
MourneMountainsDownJ30628768029SlieveMuckSliabhMuc(Ir.
SliabhMuc[PNNI],'mountainofthepigs')OverlookstheSpelgaDamandtheDeer'sMeadow,thesourceoftheRiverBann.
Itissurprisingtothinkthatthisriverriseslessthan10milesfromthecoastnearNewcastle,andyetitemptiesintotheseanearColeraine.
MourneMountainsDownJ28125067429SlieveNaCalliaghSliabhnaCaillí(Ir.
SliabhnaCaillí[logainm.
ie],'mountainofthehag')Thearchaeologicalcomplexonseveralofthetopsofthesehills,consistingofpassagetombswithmegalithicartontheirwalls,isbestknownasLoughcrew.
Thisisthenameofatownlandandaparishinthearea,andthecomplexlieswithinthisparish.
SeveralofthemostimportantmonumentsinthecomplexarelocatedinthetownlandofCarnbane.
ThenameSliabhnaCaillíreferstotheCailleachBhéirreorHagofBeara.
Heresheissaidtohavejumpedfromonehilltothenext,droppingstonesfromheraprontoformthecairns.
NorthMidlandsMeathN58777527642SlieveRushen(orSlieveRussell)SliabhRoisean(Ir.
SliabhRoisean[AMacAB],'mountain'+uncertainelement)ThisisolatedpeakisontheFermanagh/CavancountyboundsandoverlooksUpperLoughErne.
SeeMáireMacNeill,'TheFestivalofLughnasa'(pp.
174-75)fordetailsofthefestiveassembliesatToryHole,acaveonthewesternslopesofSlieveRushen,andonBallyheadyHill,southofBallyconnell.
BreifneCavanH23422640427/27ASlieveSnaghtSliabhSneachta(Ir.
SliabhSneachta[DUPN],'mountainofTherearetwomountainsofthisnameinDonegal,theotheronebeinginInishowen.
DonegalNWDonegalB9241486781AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetsnow')SlieveSnaghtSliabhSneachta(Ir.
SliabhSneachta[DUPN],'mountainofsnow')ThereisatraditionofpilgrimagetoSlieveSnaghtandawellnearthesummitisassociatedwithacureforblindness(TobarnaSúl)[Colhoun].
SeeMáireMacNeill,'TheFestivalofLughnasa'(pp.
145-46)fordetailsofthefestiveassemblyonSlieveSnaght.
ThemountainissaidtobesonamedbecausesnowliesonituntilthefairofCarndonagh,whichisthe21stofMay[OSNB].
ItssatellitesareSlieveMain,CrocknamaddyandDamph.
AlimelighterectedonthesummitofSlieveSnaghtwasobservedonDivisbytheOrdnanceSurveyin1825.
ThisenabledthemtoestablishtrigonometricalbaselinesandlinktheIrishsurveytotheEnglishone,beforegoingontosurveythewholecountryofIreland.
InishowenDonegalC4243906153SlieveanardSliabhanAird(Ir.
SliabhanAird[OSI],'mountainoftheheight')GaltyMountainsTipperaryR99225843874SlieveanardNETopSliabhanAirdNETopFororiginofname,seeSlieveanard.
GaltyMountainsTipperaryS00526444974Slieveanorra(orOrraMore)SliabhanEarra(Ir.
SliabhanEarra[DUPN],'mountainofthetail/ridge')TheBattleofOrra,betweentheMcQuillansandMcDonnells,tookplaceonthismountainc.
1583.
TheMcQuillanswereLordsoftheRouteandthedominantclanoftheregion.
TheMcDonnellswereafamilyoriginatingfromScotlandwhousurpedtheMcQuillans'castlesandland.
AntrimHillsAntrimD1342665085SlievebaunSliabhBán(prob.
Ir.
SliabhBán[PDT],'whiteorgrassymountain')ThisisashoulderofBlackstairsMountainlyingcompletelyinCo.
Wexford.
NotethatthereisanotherhillofthisnameNWofMountLeinster,thoughitisspeltSlievebawninEnglish.
BlackstairsMountainsWexfordS81443044468SlievebawnSliabhBán(Ir.
SliabhBán[OS6"],'whiteCairnonsummit.
ThisisanoutlierMountLeinsterlyingcompletelyinBlackstairsMountainsCarlowS80754852068AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetmountain')Co.
Carlow.
NotethatthereisanotherhillofthisnameSofBlackstairsMountain,thoughitisspeltSlievebauninEnglish.
SlieveboyNorthWexfordWexfordT02357242069Slievecallan;MountCallanSliabhCalláin(Ir.
SliabhCalláin[logainm.
ie],poss.
'mountainoftheheight')Slievecallanisanisolatedpeak,thehighestinSWClare.
Giventhealtitudeandboggy,infertileterrain,Callán/Collánismorelikelytobetheelementmeaning'height'whichappearsinnamessuchasSliabhgCallann(SlieveGallioninDerry)andCollann(Collon,Co.
Louth)thancoll(-án),'hazel'.
Themonumentsandplace-namesonthemountainwerethesubjectofsomeconsiderablecontroversyinthelate18thand19thcenturies,whentheorieswereadvancedthatritualsofpre-Christiansunworshiptookplacehere.
SeeMáireMacNeill,'TheFestivalofLughnasa'(pp.
193-201)fordetailsofthefestiveassemblyonSlievecallan.
WestClareClareR14677439157SlievecarranSliabhCairn(Ir.
SliabhCairn[logainm.
ie],'mountainofthecairn')ThereisasubstantialcairnonthesummitnamedCarnbower.
WestClareClareM32405432652SlievecoiltiaSliabhColtair(Ir.
SliabhColtair[logainm.
ie],'mountainofColtar')ColtairisthepersonalnamefromwhichthesurnameColtair(Coulter)isderived.
SouthWexfordWexfordS72721227076SlievecorraghAnSliabhCorrach(Ir.
AnSliabhCorrach[logainm.
ie],'therocky/ruggedmountain')Despitethename,thispeakisquitegrassy,exceptforthesummitcairn.
Dublin/WicklowWicklowN94804141856SlievecushnabinniaSliabhChoisnaBinne(Ir.
SliabhChoisnaBinne[OSI],'mountainbesidethepeak')Joycesuggeststhatthepeak(binn)inquestionisGaltymore,whichseemslogical.
Glencushabinniaisatownlandnorth-eastofhere.
GaltyMountainsLimerick/TipperaryR85724076674SlievefooreAnSliabhFuar(prob.
Ir.
AnSliabhFuarSlievefooreisatownlandintheparishofKillahurler.
Dublin/WicklowWicklowT15572541462AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheet[PDT],'thecoldmountain')SlievekirkSliabhCirce(Ir.
SliabhCirce[DUPN],'mountainofthehen')Thenameprobablyreferstoagrouseormoorhen[DUPN].
SperrinMountainsDrry/TyrC4520833707SlievelamaganSliabhLámhagáin(Ir.
SliabhLámhagáin[PNNI],'creeping/crawlingmountain')Sonamed,accordingtoWalterHarris(authorofTheAntientandPresentStateoftheCountyofDown,1744),becauseithastobeclimbedinacrawlingposition.
Thesouthernslopesare,indeed,relentlesslysteep.
Analternativename,SliabhSnámháin,hasthesamemeaning.
BelowLamaganSlabsisacaveataspotcalledPercyBysshe,whichsuggestsaconnectionwiththepoetShelley.
Theopeningverseofhisode'ToNight'evokesa"mistyeasterncave",socouldthenamehavebeencoinedbyawell-readspeleologistfamiliarwiththispoemMourneMountainsDownJ32926070429SlievemaanSliabhMeáin(Ir.
SliabhMeáin[OSI],'middlemountain')TherearetwopeaksinSouthWicklowofthisname,thoughtheother,nearCroaghanmoira,iswritteninEnglishastwowords.
Dublin/WicklowWicklowT01890875956SlievemartinSliabhMártain(Ir.
SliabhMártain[PNNI],'Martin'smountain')SlievemartindominatesthevillageofRostrevor.
ThenameofSlievemartinmaybederivedeitherfromaforenameorasurname(MícheálMainnín,PNNI3,163-64).
ItispossiblethatthenamecomesfromanassociationwiththeMartinfamilyofKilbroneyHouse,inwhichcasethecorrectIrishformwouldbeSliabhMhicGiollaMhártain.
However,thenamemaydatetoanearliertime.
MourneMountainsDownJ20217648529SlievemeelSliabhMíol(Ir.
SliabhMíol[PNNI],'mountainoftheants')Thewordmíol,althoughoftenusedofantsandotherinsects,isagenerictermforanimalsofsorts.
Itcanbeappliedtobeastsrangingfromgrasshopperstowhales,thoughitisusuallyqualifiedbyanotherwordinthesecases.
SlieveMeelmoreandSlieveMeelbeg,furthernorthinMourneMountainsDownJ21220642029AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheettheMournes,haveasimilarorigin.
SlievemeenSliabhMín(Ir.
SliabhMíol[PNNI],'smoothmountain')Two-thirdsofthewayupthewesternslopesofSlievemeenisabouldercalledCloghmore,fromIr.
AnChlochMhór,'thebigstone'.
"LegendhasitthatthisstonewasthrownacrossCarlingfordLoughduringanencounterbetweenthegiganticFinnMacCoolandhisScottishcounterpartBenandonner.
InthiscontestFinnwasvictoriousandBenandonnerfellinCo.
LouthwherehisbodycanbeseeninsilhouettestretchedalongthesummitofSlieveFoy"(EdwardAtkinson,Dromore:anUlsterDiocese,p.
254).
InanotherversionofthestoryFinn'sadversarywastheDevilhimselfandthegreatboulderwasthrownbyFinn.
TheDevilthrewahugeclodofearth,butmissed.
ThemissilelandedintheIrishsea,formingtheIsleofMan,whilethehollowleftwherehescoopeditupfilledwithwater,formingLoughNeagh.
MourneMountainsDownJ20217047229SlievemoreAnSliabhMór(Ir.
AnSliabhMór[GE],'thebigmountain')ForawalkvisitingthedesertedvillageandmegalithictombontheSsideofSlievemore,seeSiúlóidíAcla,walkE.
Achill/CorraunMayoF65008667122/30Slievemore;ShantavnyMountainAnSliabhMór(Ir.
AnSliabhMór[DUPN],'thebigmountain')ThesummitofSlievemoreisinthetownlandofShantavnyIrish.
ItisalsoknownasShantavnyMountain[DUPN].
Fermanagh/STyroneTyroneH59361631418SlievemoughanmoreOfuncertainorigin[PNNI].
Thenameappearson16thcenturymapsasSlewMoghorjustMogh.
Itistheelement-moughan-whichisobscureinthiscase.
Themodernlocalpronunciationofthenameiswithahardg.
MourneMountainsDownJ25024156029SlievenagloghSliabhnagCloch(Ir.
SliabhnagCloch[PNNI],'mountainofthestones/rocks')ThisisthehigheroftwopeaksintheMourneMountainscalledSlievenaglogh,theotherbeingsituatedfurthersouth,facingSlieveBinnianacrosstheSilentValley.
ThispeakiseastofHare'sGap.
Onthewesternflanksisahugegraniteboulderwithascooped-outfacesothatitresemblesagiant'sseatMourneMountainsDownJ32829158629AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheet(DavidKirk,'TheMountainsofMourne-ACelebrationofaPlaceApart',p.
121).
SlievenagloghSliabhnagCloch(Ir.
SliabhnagCloch[PNNI],'mountainofthestones/rocks')ThisistheloweroftwopeaksintheMourneMountainscalledSlievenaglogh,theotherbeingsituatedfurthernorthnearHare'sGap.
ThisSlievenagloghoverlookstheSilentValleyReservoir,constructedinthe1920stosupplywaterforBelfast.
Beforeitwasflooded,theSilentValleywasknownasthe'HappyValley'.
LabourersfromtheHappyValleyconstructedtheMourneWallfortheBelfastandDistrictWaterCommissionerstodelimitthecatchmentarea.
Itis2-2.
5mhighand1mthick,encloses9,000acresofland(3,600hectares)andpassesoverthesummitofmanyofMourne'shighestpeaks.
MourneMountainsDownJ29923044529SlievenagowerSliabhnanGabhar(Ir.
SliabhnanGabhar[TCCD],'mountainofthegoats')TheIrishformisgivenasSlínagCorrontheOSDiscoverymap.
However,thisisclearlynotthenameofamountain.
IteitherreferstoatrackorisperhapsacorruptionofSliabhnanGabhar.
CentralDingleKerryQ53907248470SlievenahanaghanSliabhnahAnachaine(Ir.
SliabhnahAnachaine[DUPN],'mountainofthemischance/disaster')AntrimHillsAntrimD1172194189Slievenalargy;TullynasooMountainSliabhnaLeargadh(Ir.
SliabhnaLeargadh[PNNI],'mountainoftheslopingexpanse')TullynasooisatownlandintheparishofKilcoo.
ThenameisderivedfromIr.
TulaighnaSubh,'hillockofstrawberries'.
ThenameTullynasooMountainprobablyreferstothemountainpastureofthetownland.
Slievenalargyappearstobethenameofthepeak.
MourneMountainsDownJ29835528029SlievenaleckaAnStarraicín(Ir.
AnStarraicín[OSI],'thesteeple')Thispeakearnsitsnamewithitspointedpeak.
CentralDingleKerryQ52806445670SlievenamiskanSliabhMeascáin(prob.
Ir.
SliabhThenamemayhaveariseneitherfromadiscoveryofbog-butterorMourneMountainsDownJ25927244429AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetMeascáin[PNNI],'mountainofthepatofbutter')fromaperceivedresemblancetotheshapeofabutter-dish.
SlievenamonSliabhnamBan(Ir.
SliabhnamBan[OSI],'mountainofthewomen')Thismountainissteepedinmythology.
Thenameisderivedfromthefollowinglegend:FionnMacCumhaillsatwaitingatthetopwhilewomenracedupittowinhishand.
SinceFionnandGráinnewereinlove,hehadshownherashort-cutandshedulywontherace.
YeatspreferredthenameKnockfefin.
ThemountainrisesfromtheplainofFemen,whichrepresents'woman'or'femininity'.
SouthMidlandsTipperaryS29730772167SlievenamuckSliabhMuice(Ir.
SliabhMuice[logainm.
ie],'mountainofthepig')GaltyMountainsTipperaryR84230636966SlievenaneeSliabhnaNia(Ir.
SliabhnaNia[BuileShuibhne#],'mountainofthewarriors')ThenameSliabhNíadhismentionedinBuileShuibhne,the12thcenturynarrativeknowninEnglishasTheFrenzyofSuibneorTheMadnessofSweeeny.
AnotherlineinBuileShuibhnereferstoSliabhnanEach,'mountainofthesteeds',whichmaybeavariantnameforthesamemountain,althoughthisisfurtherawayfromthemodernanglicisedform.
AntrimHillsAntrimD1672135439SlieveniskySliabhanUisce(Ir.
SliabhanUisce[OSNB#],'mountainofthewater')Thispeakisasouth-easternspurofSlieveCroob.
MourneMountainsDownJ32444344620SlievereaghAnSliabhRiabhach(prob.
Ir.
AnSliabhRiabhach[PDT],'thegrey/brindledmountain')ThePinnacleappearstobethenameofthesummit.
ThemountainasawholeisknownasSlievereagh.
TheIrishformAnSliabhRiabhachisalsousedtorefertothewholeBallyhourarange,eventhoughthisisnotthehighestpeak(Seefinisconsiderablyhigher).
BallyhouraMountainsLimerickR72525246573SlievetooeySliabhTuaidh(poss.
Ir.
SliabhTuaidh[DUPN],LocatedinMeenacurrintownland.
SlievetooeyisonthenorthsideofDonegalSWDonegalG62989951110AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheet'northernmountain')thepeninsula,whileSlieveLeagueisonthesouth.
ThecliffsandstacksalongSlievetoey'sseawardsideformoneofthemostspectacularstretchesofcoastalsceneryinIreland.
Thehighestpointat511misactuallyunnamedontheDiscoverymap,whilethenameispositionedonalowerpeak(472m).
Therearemanypossibleinterpretationsofthespecificelementinthisname.
O'Neillmentionstuagh,anaxeorhook,andtuathach,alordorrulerofatuath.
Iftheearlyformscanbereliedopen,thereappearstohavebeenanarticlebetweenthetwoelements,whichwouldmake"northernmountain"ratherunlikely.
SlievetooeyFarWTopSliabhTuaidhFarWTopFororiginofname,seeSliabhTuaidh.
DonegalSWDonegalG59390446010SlievetooeyWTopSliabhTuaidhWTopFororiginofname,seeSliabhTuaidh.
AlthoughthispeakismarkedasSlievetooeyontheDiscoverymap,itisonlyalowersatelliteofthe511mpeak,whichisthetruesummitofSlievetooey.
DonegalSWDonegalG61890747210Slievetrue;CarnHillSliabhanTriúir(Ir.
SliabhanTriúir[AMacAB],'mountainofthethree(brothers)')MarkedasCarnHillontheOSNIDiscoverermap,butbetterknownasSlievetrue.
Locallythisispronounced"Slieveytrue"with3syllables.
ThemountainderivesitsIrishnamefrom3standingstonesknownas"TheThreeBrothers",locatedabouthalfamileSWofthesummit.
Thesearenowsomewhatdisguisedastheyhavebeenintegratedintoafieldwall.
BelfastHillsAntrimJ34789131215SoarnsHill;SlievebaneSliabhBán(Ir.
SliabhBán[OSI],'whiteorfallowmountain')TheIrishname,SliabhBán,isfairlytransparent.
However,theoriginoftheEnglishname,SoarnsHill,isobscure.
ItmaybederivedfromIr.
sorn,'kiln',butthehillseemsrathertoohighandremoteforthis.
TherewerelimekilnsnearthecoastatCarnlough.
AntrimHillsAntrimD2211414039SorrelHillThegranitecharacteristicofthenorth-westpartofCo.
WicklowhasbeenquarriedforconstructionforDublin/WicklowWicklowO04211959956AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetmanyyears.
Itwasusedtomakemillstones,possiblyasearlyastheEarlyChristianPeriod,andanumberofbrokenmillstonesdiscardedinthisareaareremindersofthisactivity.
FoursuchstoneshavebeenfoundinthetownlandofBallynascullogeontheslopesofSorrelHill.
Unfinishedmillstonesareparticularlyvaluabletoarchaeologistsastheygiveimportantcluestothetechniquesandthedifferentstagesofproduction.
See'CrackingMillstonesinWicklow'byChristiaanCorlettinArchaeologyIrelandno.
91(Spring2010),16-19.
SpaltindoaghSperrinMountainsTyroneH62889642013SpinansHillCnocnaSpíonán(Ir.
CnocnaSpíonán[logainm.
ie],'hillofnaSpíonánorthegooseberrybushes')SpinansHillisalsothenameofatownland,oneofseveraltownlandsintheparishofDonaghmorewithSpinansinthename.
Dublin/WicklowWicklowS92091640955SpinansHillSETopFororiginofname,seeSpinansHill.
BrusselstownRingisattheSEendofSpinansHill.
ThisfortismentionedinseveralIrishannalsasDúnBolg[PNCW].
Dublin/WicklowWicklowS93091140056SruffaungarveTopOxMountainsSligoG45423040024StaghallMountainCnocChróanLocháin(Ir.
CnocChróanLocháin[OSI],'hillofChróanLocháinorhollowofthelittlelake')TheIrishversiongivenontheDiscoverymap,CróanLocháin,isproperlythenameofthetownlandonly,asindicatedbytheinformationatlogainm.
ie.
DonegalNWDonegalB9691804866StaigueNETop*DunkerronMountainsKerryV59963943584StaigueTop*StaigueisatownlandintheparishofKilcrohane.
ItisbestknownasthesiteofStaigueFort.
DunkerronMountainsKerryV59463345984StillbrookHillStillbrookHillisproperlythenameoftheridgeextendingNWbetweenGlendossaunandGlenregan,whereasthispeakisonthemainSlieveBloomOffalyN26203051454AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetwatershedoftheSlieveBloomandisslightlyhigher.
StookeennalackarehaStuaicínnaLeacaRéidhe(prob.
Ir.
StuaicínnaLeacaRéidhe[PDT],'pinnacleofthesmoothhillside')ThiswesternshoulderofKnockowenoverlooksGlanmoreLakeandthenorthernsideoftheHealyPass.
CahaMountainsKerryV79255141284StoneyTopThisisthenorthernshoulderofTonelagee.
Thereisacross-inscribedstandingstonebetweenStoneyTopandTonelagee.
Dublin/WicklowWicklowO08202771456StookeenStuaicín(Ir.
Stuaicín[PNCW],'pinnacle')Stookeenis"thenameofthehighestpointinAghowleUpper"[PNCW].
Dublin/WicklowWicklowS94568242062StoompaStumpa(prob.
Ir.
Stumpa[PDT],'stump')ThisoutlierofMangertonoverlooksLoughGuitane.
MangertonKerryW00681770579StoompaEastTopFororiginofname,seeStoompa.
MangertonKerryW01881960879StradballyMountainCnocantSráidbhaile(Ir.
CnocantSráidbhaile[OSI],'hillofStradbally')BeenoskeeandStradballyMountainaretwinpeaks,thelatterbeingslightlylower.
CentralDingleKerryQ58709279870StragraddyMountainSliabhantSrathaGreadaithe(poss.
Ir.
SliabhantSrathaGreadaithe[PDT],'mountainofAnSrathGreadaithe')StragraddyisatownlandinKilmacrenanparish.
TheIrishformisAnSrathGreadaithe[logainm.
ie],'thethrashedriver-valley'.
DonegalNWDonegalC0832452852StrickeenStruicín(Ir.
Struicín[TH],'littlepeak')StruicínissometimesthefirstpeakvisitedonatraverseoftheReeksridgestartingfromKateKearney'sCottage.
Itistoppedbyatallcairn.
Thewordstruicíndenotesthecrestofabird,suchasacock'scomb.
AnoldtracksimplyknownasAnBealach,'theway',whichconnectstheBeaufort/DunloeareawiththeBlackValley,passesbyStruicínbeforecrossingthemainwatershedatthesaddlebetweenCnocanMacGillycuddy'sReeksKerryV86688244078AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetBhrácaandCnocnadTarbh(TH).
Thiscol,knownasBearnaanBhealaigh,'gapoftheway',orBallaghPass,ismarkedslightlytoofartothenorthandwestontheDiscoverymap.
OnthenorthernsideoftheReeks,thistrackbeginsinCoolcummisk.
AnothertrackcomingfromatownlandcalledBallagh/AnBealachjoinsitaboveStruicín.
StumpaBharrnahAbhann(Ir.
)StumpaBharrnahAbhann(orStuaicBharrnahAbhann)(Ir.
StumpaBharrnahAbhann[OSI1:25,000#],'stumpofthetopoftheriver')AlsoknownasStuaicBharrnahAbhann(TH).
MacGillycuddy'sReeksKerryV79685885178StumpaDúloigh(Ir.
)StumpaDúloigh;Maol(Ir.
StumpaDúloigh[OSI1:25,000],'stumpoftheblacklake')ThealternativenameMaolisconfirmedbythepresenceofCoimínnaMaoileandLochnaMaoileonitsslopes.
DunkerronMountainsKerryV78779478478StumpaDúloigh(Ir.
)SETopStumpaDúloighSETopFororiginofname,seeStumpaDúloigh.
DunkerronMountainsKerryV79079278078StumpaDúloigh(Ir.
)SWTopStumpaDúloighSWTopFororiginofname,seeStumpaDúloigh.
DunkerronMountainsKerryV77878966378Sturrakeen;CarrigphierishAnStarraicín(Ir.
AnStarraicín[OSI],'thepointedpeak'or'thesteeple')AlsoknownasCarrigphierish,Ir.
CarraigPhiarais,'Pierce'srock'.
NotethatthispeakisactuallyunnamedontheDiscoverymap,whilebothCarrigphierishandSturrakeenaremarkedalittletotheNWofthispeak.
GaltyMountainsTipperaryR97325354174SugarloafHillCnocnagCloch(Ir.
CnocnagCloch[OSI],'hillofthestones')Thename'Sugarloaf'iswidelyappliedtohillsofaconicalshapeinIrelandandBritain.
Itsequivalent'paindesucre'iscommoninFrance.
Itisalsofoundfurtherafield,e.
g.
atRiodeJaneiroinBrazil(PodeAúcarinPortuguese)andtheMontmorencyFallsinCanada,wherethename'PaindeSucre'isKnockmealdownMountainsTipperary/WaterfordS03910566374AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetappliedtotheconeoficewhichformsatthebaseofthewaterfallinwinter.
Thereisawidespreadmisconceptionnowadaysthat'sugarloaf'issomekindofbread.
Infact,thewordreferstotheforminwhichsugarwasusuallysoldallovertheworld,atleastuptothe19thcentury,untilgranulatedsugarbecamewidelyavailableinpackets.
Thesugaryliquidwasdrippedontoasurfaceandasolidmassformedinaconicalortorpedo-likeshape,likeasugarystalagmite.
SugarisstillavailableinthisforminNorthAfrica,anditisalsousedinGermanytomakethedrink'Feuerzangenbowle',forwhichthesugarloafmustfirstbesoakedinrum.
SugarloafMountainGabhalMhór(Ir.
GabhalMhór[OSI],'bigfork')TheIrishnameGabhalMhórmayseemoddasanameforamountain,butitappearstohavedevelopedfromSliabhnaGaibhle,'mountainofthefork'.
ThisaccountsfortheanglicisedformSlieveGoulfoundinseveral19thcenturysources.
Itisunclearwhatexactlytheforkis,butitmaybeaconfluenceofstreamsreferredtointhenameofthenearbytownland,Kealagowlane(Ir.
CaolanGhabhláin,'marsh/narrowingofthelittlefork').
GabhalMhórstandsincontrasttoGabhalBheag,GowlbegMountain,itslowerneighbour.
FortheoriginoftheEnglishname,seeSugarloafHillinWicklowforanexplanationofhillscalledSugarloaf.
CahaMountainsCorkV87452957485SugarloafMtnWestTopFororiginofname,seeSugarloafMountain.
CahaMountainsCorkV86253156085SybilHeadCeannSibéal(Ir.
CeannSibéal[OSI],'head(-land)ofSybil')"SybilPointandSybilHeadaresaidtobenamedafterSybilLynch,andnearDoonPointastumpofmasonryisallthatremainsofSybilCastle,alsoknownasFerriter'sCastle.
Infact,theywerenamedearlierthanDingleWestKerryQ31406320670AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheethertimebutthestoryisworthrecording.
TheFerriters–originallyleFuretur–wereaNormanfamilywhosettledhereinthe13thCentury.
SybilLynchofGalwayelopedwithoneoftheFerritersandwaspursuedbyherfather.
Shehidinacavewhileherfatherlaidseigetothecastle,butwhenthefightwasoveritwasfoundthattheseahadsweptthroughthecaveandwashedheraway"(SteveMacDonogh-TheDinglePeninsula:History,Folklore,Archaeology).
AfullaccountofthestoryisgivenbyCaptainCraneintheKerryArchaeologicalMagazine,vol.
i,no.
3(1909),143-47.
TableMountainThispeakisflat-topped,butotherwisebearsnocomparisonwithitsnamesakeaboveCapeTown.
Dublin/WicklowWicklowT01997370156TaobhDubh(Ir.
)TaobhDubh(Ir.
TaobhDubh[TR],'black(hill-)side')Walks:forawalkincludingCnocanDoirín(TaobhDubh)andMeallDubh(LeenaunHill),seePaddyDillon,Connemara,86-91.
MaamturksGalwayL89756542237TaraHillTorrchoill(Ir.
Torrchoill[logainm.
ie],'tor-wood')ContrarytoappearancesthisnamehasnothingtodowiththewordTeamhairthatoccursinTara,Co.
Meath,norevenwiththeEng.
word'hill'.
NorthWexfordWexfordT20562425362TaurTeamhair(Ir.
Teamhair[logainm.
ie],'sanctuary')ThispeakislocatedinthetownlandofTaurmore.
Despitethefactthattherenosubstantialarchaeologicalremainstoproveit,itislikelythatthisisthelocationoftheancientroyalsiteTeamhairLuachra,residenceofthesouthMunsterkings,especiallyEochaidmacLuachta.
ItisalsosometimesconsideredtobetheresidenceofCúRoímacDaire,heroofMunster(MacKillop,DictionaryofCelticMythology,356).
Teamhairisanancientwordmeaning'sanctuary',mostfamiliarinthenameTeamhairnaRí,TaraoftheKingsinCo.
Meath.
MichaelBowmanrecordsthenameofthispeakasBucaura.
ThisappearstobeananglicisationWLimerick/NKerryCorkR23110240572AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetofBúc/BuaicTheamhrach,'pinnacleofTaur'.
TaurbegTeamhairBheag(prob.
Ir.
TeamhairBheag[PDT],'littlesanctuary')Forfurtherinformationonthename,seeTaur.
WLimerick/NKerryCorkR22911140572TawnaghmoreAnTamhnachMhór(Ir.
AnTamhnachMhór[logainm.
ie],'thebigfield')TawnaghmoreappearstobeidenticalwithThauney,oneofthepeaksmentionedbyMáireMacNeill,whichisvisitedonGarlandSundaybythechildrenofBelderg.
Berriesaregathered,andiftheberriesareplentiful,itissaidthatthecropswillbegood[MacNeill,189].
Walks:foracliff-toproutefromPorturlintoBelderg,passingnearTawnaghmore,seeWhilde&Simms,NewIrishWalkGuide-WestandNorth,78-79.
NorthMayoMayoF96039534023TawnyRowerSheeffryHillsMayoL91871451037TawnyardTamhnaighArd(Ir.
TamhnaighArd[logainm.
ie],'highfieldorisolatedarablearea')ThereareseveralpeaksintheSheeffryHillsandelsewhereinMayowhosenamesbeginwithTawny-.
ThesearederivedfromIr.
tamhnach,theoriginalmeaningofwhichseemstobeaclearing.
Itcomestomean'field'andinuplandareasitoftenhasthemeaningofanarableareaamongstroughuplandpasture.
ThishillisnamedSheffryHillonWilliamBald'smapofCo.
Mayo(1830).
SheeffryHillsMayoL90368743637TearaghtIslandAnTiaracht(Ir.
AnTiaracht[logainm.
ie],'thewesterly(island)')ThisisthemostwesterlyoftheBlasketIslands.
ItsprofileisremarkablysimilartothatofSkelligMichael.
Itsonlyhumaninhabitantswerethelighthouse-keepersandtheirfamilies.
AsthelighthousewasonthesidefacingtheAtlantic,theviewonlyreinforcedtheirisolation.
Anaturalrock-archconnectsthetwopartsoftheisland.
DingleWestKerryV18194920070TeeromoyleMountainSliabhThírmBaoill(poss.
Ir.
SliabhThírmBaoill[PDT],'mountainofTírmBaoill')ThisnameisderivedfromatownlandtothewestoftheGlenbeighHorseshoe.
TeeromoyleMountainrisesupfromthistownland,whichisconsistentlyspelt'Teeromoyle'(TírmBaoill).
GlenbeighHorseshoeKerryV60483376078/83AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetTeevnabinniaTaobhnaBinne(Ir.
TaobhnaBinne[MNIMA],'sideofthepeak')LocatedonthetownlandboundaryofTonatlevaandBundorragha.
MweelreaMountainsMayoL82664237937TempleHillCnocanTeampaill(Ir.
CnocanTeampaill[OSI],'hillofthechurch')GaltyMountainsLimerickR83421878574TheBigGunAnGunnaMór(Ir.
AnGunnaMór[TH],'thebiggun')ThispeakisattheSendoftheareteconnectingittoCruachMhór.
MacGillycuddy'sReeksKerryV84084593978TheBonesArockyaretebetweenCarrauntoohilandBeenkeeragh.
MacGillycuddy'sReeksKerryV80084795978TheFoxesRockTheFoxesRockissituatedneartwootherpeaksnamedafteranimals:theRavensRockandtheEaglesRock.
Cooley/GullionLouthJ14013840436ThePapsEastAnDáChíchAnann-AnChíochThoir(Ir.
AnDáChích[OSI],'thetwobreasts')TheDictionaryofCelticMythologygivesthefullnameasDáChíchAnann,'thetwobreastsofAnu'.
ThisgoddesswasreputedlyresponsibleforthefertilityofthewholeprovinceofMunster.
Alineofstones,knownasnaFiacla,connectsthetwotopsandisbelievedtohaveformedaprocessionalroute.
Paps/DerrynasaggartKerryW13485569479ThePapsWestAnDáChíchAnann-AnChíochThiar(Ir.
AnDáChích[OSI],'thetwobreasts')TheDictionaryofCelticMythologygivesthefullnameasDáChíchAnann,'thetwobreastsofAnu'.
Thisgoddess,alsocalledDanu,wasreputedlyresponsibleforthefertilityofthewholeprovinceofMunster.
Thesummitcairnsonbothpeaks,believedtobeprehistoric,resemblenipplesonthebreasts.
Strangelyenough,thetwopeakshavetheroundedaspectofacomelymaiden'sfigurewhenviewedfromthenorth-west(Killarney)orsouth-east(Ballyvourney),buthaveatriangularprofilemorereminiscentofawargoddessbreastplatewhenseenfromthenorth-east(Rathmore)orsouth-west(Kenmare).
Paps/DerrynasaggartKerryW12585569079AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetThePlaybank;ThePlayground;SlievenakillaThenameThePlaybankrelatestothefestiveassemblyheldonthemountainonthelastSundayofJuly,atwhichsportsanddancingtookplace(MáireMacNeill,'TheFestivalofLughnasa'(pp.
181-82).
NamedThePlaygroundontheOS"map.
BreifneLeitrimH03325854226ThePriestsLeapLéimantSagairt(poss.
Ir.
LéimantSagairt[PDT],'thepriest'sleap')ThePriest'sLeapisproperlythenameofarockatthetopofthepassbetweenKenmareandBantry.
Therearevariousversionsofthestorywhichaccountforthename.
SeánSúilleabháinreportsthat"themostcommonlyacceptedonerelateshowaFatherJamesArcherSJ,insearchofvolunteersforthedefenceoftheO'SullivanBearacastleatDunboyin1602,waschasedacrossthemountainbyenemysoldiers.
Fromtherockhere,heissaidtohavejumpedhishorseontoarockamilefromBantrytown.
Asyoureachtheroadbelow,youmeetanironcrosserectedtocommemoratethefeat(WalkGuide-SouthwestofIreland,28).
"Thecircumstancesbehindthepursuitofthepriestarehistorical,thoughthefantasticleaprecallsthesuperhumanfeatsofearliererasbylegendarycharacterssuchasCúChulainnandtheCailleachBhéirre.
AlsoKnockboyWestTop.
Shehy/KnockboyCork/KerryV97860651985TheRavensRockSpeilganFhiaigh(Ir.
SpeilganFhiaigh[logainm.
ie],'therockoftheraven')ThispeakgivesitsnametothetownlandofSpellickanee.
However,itislocatedinGlenmoretownland,whileSpellickaneeisalittletothesouth.
Cooley/GullionLouthJ14913245736ThurMountainAnTor(prob.
Ir.
AnTor[PDT],'thetor')KnownasTorrbythepeoplewholiveontheNsideofLoughMacnean(KayMuhr).
TherearecragsfacingNEimmediatelybelowthesummit,whichjustifythename.
AreferenceintheAnnalsoftheFourMasterstoTorGlinneFearnaintheyear1235isprobablytothishillratherthanatower,asnosuchtowerisknownatDartryMountainsLeitrimG98040444217AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetGlenfarne.
ThenameThorneMountains,whichappearsonseveral16thand17thcenturymapsofIreland,ConnachtandUlster,wouldalsoseemtohavesomeconnectionwithThurMountain.
TibraddenMountainSliabhThighBródáin(Ir.
SliabhThighBródáin[OSI],'mountainofTighBródáinorthehouseofBródán')Dublin/WicklowDublinO14822346750TievealehidTaobhanLeithid(Ir.
TaobhanLeithid[OSI],'(hill-)sideoftheexpanse')DonegalNWDonegalB8732624291TievebaunTaobhBán(prob.
Ir.
TaobhBán[PDT],'grassyslope')Thispeakismorenotableforthedramaticcliffsandpinnaclesonitsnorthandeastsides(especiallythepinnaclecalledEaglesRock)thanitsactualsummit.
Landslipshavecontributedtotheformationofthislandscape,whichisbestappreciatedfromGlenade.
Acaveinthesteepnorth-westernfaceofTievebaunisknownasCormacReagh'sHole.
NamedTievebaunMountainontheOSIDiscoveryMap.
DartryMountainsLeitrimG76849861116TievebulliaghTaobhBuilleach(Ir.
Taobh()Builleach[NIPNPreplies],'beating/striking(mountain)side'orTaobh()Búilleach[NIPNPseminar],'(mountain)sideoftheclods/heavyground')ThefirstelementofthisnameisclearlyIr.
taobh,'side'.
Thesecondelementappearstobeanadjectivemeaning'beating'or'striking',althoughthisstructureisslightlyunusual.
ThisnamewouldbeveryaptasTievebulliaghisthesiteofaNeolithicaxefactory.
AxesweremadefromararestonecalledporcellanitewhichoutcropsonlyhereonTievebulliaghandatBrockleyonRathlinIsland.
TheywereanimportantitemofexchangeandwereexportedalloverIreland.
ManyalsoreachedBritainbytrade.
Fororiginofname,seeTheArchaeologyofUlsterbyMalloryandMcNeill,pp.
44-6.
However,whetherknowledgeAntrimHillsAntrimD1932684025AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetofthepurposeoftheaxefactorycontinuedinlocalfolklorefromtheNeolithictothemoderndayisopentosomedoubt.
ItispossiblethatthesecondwordmayratherbeIr.
búilleach,'heavy,soggyground;clods'inthegenitiveplural,givinganalternativeinterpretation:'(mountain)sideoftheclods/heavyground'.
TievecromAnTaobhCrom(Ir.
AnTaobhCrom[OSNB],'thecrooked(hill-)side')ThispeakoffersafineviewnorthtoSlieveGullionanditssatellites,andsouthtoCountyLouth,butaccessisdifficultduetodenseundergrowth.
AgroupofstonesbesidethetriangulationpillaronthesummitmaybetheBohilBreagaofTiffcrum(i.
e.
thefalseladorshepherd)referredtobyMichaelJ.
Murphyinhisbook'MountainYear'(p.
40).
Cooley/GullionArmaghJ02415426429TievedockaraghTaobhDocrach(Ir.
TaobhDocrach[PNNI],'difficulthillside')ThenamewasincorrectlyspeltTievedockdarraghontheoldOSNI1:25,000map,butthishasbeencorrectedonthenewedition(2009).
TherockytorcalledPiercesCastleislocatedNEofthispeak.
MourneMountainsDownJ22323247329TievereivaghTaobhRiabhach(prob.
Ir.
TaobhRiabhach[PDT],'greyorstriped(hill-)side')ThispeakisunnamedonOSmaps.
OnWilliamBald'smapofCo.
Mayo(1830)thenameTievereivaghappearsontheWslopes.
Whilstitisnotcertainthatthisthisisthenameofthehillasawhole,asopposedtoaparticularflank,itappearstobetheonlynameavailableforthispeak.
ForawalkaroundthebaseofTievereivagh,seeSiúlóidíAcla,walkL.
Achill/CorraunMayoL71095828630TievnabinniaTaobhnaBinne(prob.
Ir.
TaobhnaBinne[PDT],'sideofthepeak')Walks:foraroutealongthemainE-WridgeoftheSheeffryHills,seeWhilde&Simms,NewIrishWalkGuide-WestandNorth,62-63.
SheeffryHillsMayoL88170674237TievnabinniaEastTopFororiginofname,seeTievnabinnia.
Walks:foraroutealongthemainE-WridgeoftheSheeffryHills,seeWhilde&Simms,NewIrishWalkGuide-WestandNorth,62-63.
SheeffryHillsMayoL89770559037TievummeraTaobhIomaire(prob.
Ir.
TaobhIomaire[PDT],NamedCuscamecurraghonBald'smapofCo.
Mayo(1830).
ThisSheeffryHillsMayoL86269576237AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheet'sideoftheridge')seemstorepresenttheIr.
CoiscéimCharrach,'rockyfootstep',anamewhichisalsofoundfurthernorthinMayointheNephinBegRange.
Walks:foraroutealongthemainE-WridgeoftheSheeffryHills,seeWhilde&Simms,NewIrishWalkGuide-WestandNorth,62-63.
TinoranHillCnocTheachnOdhráin(poss.
Ir.
CnocTheachnOdhráin[PDT],'hillofTeachnOdhráinorhouseofOdhrán')Thereisahillfortonsummitknownas"theroundO"[PNCW].
MacNeill(235)alsomentionsthreewellsonitslowerslopesnamedTobernasleiga,TobergoreyandTobersool.
PriceinterpretsTinoranasTighanOdhráin,withoutexplainingtheoffendingpresenceofthearticlebeforeapersonalname(Odhrán).
Morelikelyisthatthencomesfromtheurúcausedbyteach,whichwasaneuternouninOldIrish.
Dublin/WicklowWicklowS85190531255TirkslieveToircshliabh(poss.
Ir.
Toircshliabh[PDT],'boarmountain')ThenameTirkslieveisknownfromtheOrdnanceSurveyNameBook.
ThepeakisunnamedontheDiscoverymap.
NorthMayoMayoF95403840131Tomaneena;TurloughHillTuaimanAonaigh(Ir.
poss.
TuaimanAonaigh[PNCW],'moundofthefair')ThefirstelementmayalternativelybeIr.
tom,'bush'or'knoll'.
Ir.
aonachmeans'afairorassembly'.
ItisthereforecuriousthatthemountainNWofTomaneenaiscalledFairMountaininEnglish.
ItsIrishnameisAnChaor.
ThevalleybelowFairMountainisnamedGlenceeraaccordingtoPrice[PNCW].
Dublin/WicklowWicklowT06398268156TomiesMountainAnChathair(Ir.
AnChathair[logainm.
ie],'stonefort')ThenameCathairappliesproperlytothehighestpoint(735m)ofTomiesMountainratherthanthemountainasawhole(TH).
ReferencestoTomishorToomishMountaininTheAncientandPresentStateoftheCountyofKerry(1756)makeitclearthatthisnameappliedtothewholeofwhatisnowcalledPurpleMountain.
WhenthenamePurpleMountaingainedcurrencyinthe19thcenturyasthenameappliedtothemassifingeneralanditshighesttop,thenameTomiesMountainwasPurpleMtnKerryV89586873578AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetprobablyrelegatedinstatus,referringonlytothesubsidiarypeak.
JoycegivestheIrishnameasTuamaidheandexplainsitinreferencetothetwosepulchralheapsofstonesonthesummit(PWJoyce,IrishNamesofPlaces,vol.
I,p.
336).
TonduffTóinDubh(Ir.
TóinDubh[OSI],'blackbottom')ThemarkingofTonduffNorthandTonduffSouthasseparatehill-namesontheDiscoverymapdoesnotseemjustified,asthereisonlyasinglepeak.
Dublin/WicklowWicklowO15913764256Tonelagee(orTonelegee)TóinleGaoith(Ir.
TóinleGaoith[GE],'backsidetothewind')Tandragee(TóinreGaoith),thetowninCo.
Armagh,hasthesamemeaning,asdoseveralotherplacesinIreland,butitisdifficulttoknowwhattheyhaveincommon.
Dublin/WicklowWicklowO08501681756TonelageeNETopFororiginofname,seeTonelagee.
Dublin/WicklowWicklowO09501866856TooreenShannonTipperaryR91156145766TooreenbahaTuairínBeatha(poss.
Ir.
TuairínBeatha[PDT],'arablefield')CahaMountainsKerryV76054440684ToothMountainCnocnabhFiacal(Ir.
CnocnabhFiacal[T6000],'hilloftheteeth')ToothMountainandKnocknaveacalappeartoberepectivelyatranslationandananglicisationofthesamename,buttheyaremarkedastwoseparatepeaksabout1kmapart.
CahaMountainsKerryV74255359084TorcMountainSliabhTorc(Ir.
SliabhTorc[OG#],'mountainofwildboar')ThenameofTorcMountain,likeMountEagleandtheWolf'sStepontheDinglePeninsula,remindsusofawildanimaloncecommonintheforestsofIreland.
WildboarissignificantinCelticmythology,beingdepictedonCelticartefactsfoundincontinentalEurope,IrelandandBritain.
Itrepresentsphysicalstrengthandheroicfightingskills.
MangertonKerryV95583953578TorcMountainWTopFororiginofname,seeTorcMountain.
MangertonKerryV95083747078ToryHillSliabhgCruinn(Ir.
SliabhgCruinn[OG],ThenameSliabhgCruinnalsooccursinCo.
WaterfordSouthMidlandsKilkennyS59622229275/76AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheet'roundmountain')(Slievegrine).
TheEnglishname,ToryHill,referstoaraparee.
ThereisalsoahillofthisnameinCo.
Limerick.
AccordingtoRev.
WilliamCarrigan(theHistoryandAntiquitiesoftheDioceseofOssory,1905),ToryHillinKilkennywassonamedfrom"afamousoutlawnamedEdmundDen,whoflourishedinthislocality,abouttheyear1700".
Carriganalsoreportsthatanannualpatterntookplaceonthe2ndSundayofJuly,locallyknownas'ToryHillSunday'or'FrochanSunday'.
Ontheflatgroundbelow[thehill]calledtheFaithche(nowthetownlandofFahy),greatgamesofhurlingweresaidtohavebeenheld,sixtyplayerstoaside"(MacNeill,230-231).
TountinnaTonnToinne(Ir.
TonnToinne[OSI],'waveofthewave')Thistautologicalnameisexplainedbythefactthatithasbeencorruptedfromitsoriginalform,TulToinne,'hillockofthewave'.
Thewaveinquestionwasthebiblicalflood,which,accordingtoLeborGabálarenn(commonlyknownastheBookofInvasions),drownedmostofthemembersofthefirstinvasionofIreland,ledbyCesair.
Fionntánwastheonlymemberofthepartywhotookrefugeinthismountain.
Whiletheothersweredrownedinthedeluge,hesurvivedtotellthetaletolatergenerations.
NearthesummitisatombknownastheGravesoftheLeinstermen.
AlegendassociatesthiswithabloodydisputebetweensomeofBrianBoru'smenandsomevisitingnoblesfromLeinster,butthetombisactuallyprehistoric.
AlowerhillocktotheNiscalledKnockaunreelyon(CnocánRíLaighean,'hillockofthekingofLeinster').
ShannonTipperaryR73777345759TristiaTroiste(Ir.
Troiste[logainm.
ie],'tripod')Thereareseveralhillsofthisname,onefurtherwestinMayo,oneinFermanagh(anglicisedTrustia)andonenearMullaghmastinCo.
KildareNorthMayoMayoG07309532223/31AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheet(TrustiuintheMetricalDindshenchas).
Whythesehillshaveanamemeaning'tripod'isunclear,butsomeatleastappeartohavehadaritualsignificance.
TherearetraditionsconnectedwithTristiainMayowhichpreserveelementsofthepaganfestivalofLughnasa.
Aswellasclimbingthehill,itwastraditiontovisitSt.
Patrick'sWellandtheBlessedVirgin'sWellatitsfoot.
Thesewellswerereputedtooffercuresforeyeailmentsandforjealousy[MacNeill,106-07].
TrooperstownHillMaoilín(Ir.
Maoilín[OSI],'littleroundhill')Dublin/WicklowWicklowT16695243056TrostanTrostán(Ir.
Trostán[DUPN],'pole/staff'[DUPN])Joyce'ssuggestion(INP,iii,586)thatthispeakissonamedbecauseofitsresemblancetoapilgrim'sstaffwithacrookedtopseemswithoutfoundation.
AntrimHillsAntrimD1792365509TruskmoreTroscMór(Ir.
TroscMór[OSI],'big[obscureelement]')Thesummit,whichisthehighestpointinCo.
Sligo,issurmountedbyaTVmast.
AnaccessroadclimbstothemastfromGleniff.
DartryMountainsSligoG75947364716TruskmoreSECairnFororiginofnameseeTruskmoreThispointisincludedbecauseitisthehighestpointinLeitrim.
DartryMountainsSligo/LeitrimG76447163116TullyMountain;LetterHillTullyMountainissufficientlydetachedfromtheTwelveBenstoofferfineviewsoftherangeasawhole,aswellascoastalviewsincludingInishbofin,Inishturk,ClareIslandandAchill.
AlsoknownasLetterHill[TR].
Walks:arouteforthispeakisdescribedinNewIrishWalkGuidesbyTonyWhildeandPatrickSimms,p.
44.
TwelveBensGalwayL67361135637TullybrackTulaighBhreac(Ir.
TulaighBhreac[OSNB#],'speckledhillock')ThesummitislocatedinthetownlandofAghamore.
TheDiscovererMapshowsthenameTullybracktotheNWandMuldergtotheSE.
Itisnotclearwhichappliestothishill,ifeither,buttheformerhasbeenchosenasitisslightlynearer.
ThehillSliabhDáChon,Fermanagh/STyroneFermanaghH09045838617AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetmentionedintheAnnalsoftheFourMasters,isalowerpointintheseuplandstotheNW.
NotethatthereisalsoatownlandofTullybrackorOraMorenearby,butthisislowerdownnearBelcoo.
TurnersRockTurnersRockisimmediatelyeastofthetunnelatthesummitoftheCahaMountainPass.
TherockshereaboutsaregroovedduetothepassageoficeaccordingtoT.
J.
Barrington(DiscoveringKerry).
Shehy/KnockboyCorkV91060242085TwoRockMountainBinnDáCharraig(Ir.
BinnDáCharraig[logainm.
ie],'peakoftworocks')TwoRockMountainmaybethepeakmentionedinthe12thc.
MetricalDindshenchasasSliabLecga,'mountainofflagstones'.
ThesummitisknownasFairyCastle.
Dublin/WicklowDublinO17222353650UrrisHillsCnoicIorrais(Ir.
CnoicIorrais[OSI],'hillsofthepeninsula')InishowenDonegalC3074184177WarHillCnocanBhairr(Ir.
CnocanBhairr[PNCW#],'hillofthesummit')Price'ssuggestedIrishderivationforWarHill,whilstpossible,seemsrathertautologicalandisnotbackedupbyanyIrishattestations.
Barrisitselfacommontermdenotingahillandisusuallythefirstelementinnames,e.
g.
BarrTrígCom(Baurtregaum),BarrnaCoilleadh(Barnakillew),etc.
Also"hillofthetop"seemsastrangewaytodescribeWarHill,sinceit'sreallyonlyaloweroutlierofDjouce.
AnalternativeisthatthenamewascreatedinEnglish,andthisissupportedbyareferencetoabattleonWarHillinaletterwrittenon15thDecember1838byEugeneO'Curry.
"IntheTownlandofLackandarraghinthePowerscourtParishtheyshewaplacecalledtheChurchyard,butitdoesnotretaintheleastvestigeofeitherachurchorchurchyard.
SomesaythatitwastheplaceofsepultureofpersonskilledinabattlefoughtbetweentheEnglishtroopsandtheO'ToolessomethreehundredyearsDublin/WicklowWicklowO16911368656AnglicisedName(s)(orIrishnamewherenotavailable)IrishName(s)(whereavailable)NameOriginandMeaningNotesaboutpeakandname(s)AreaCountyGridRef.
Height(inmetres)1:50,000MapSheetago.
ThisbattlewasfoughtonWarHill,immediatelyoverhangingthisChurchyard,ontheoppositesideoftheriver.
"Ofcourse,onewouldexpecttheseeventstogiveriseto"BattleHill",ratherthan"WarHill",sothissuggestionmustalsobeconsideredtentative.
WeeBinnianBroinnBhinneáin(Ir.
BroinnBhinneáin[PNNI],'breastofBinneán')MourneMountainsDownJ31722546029WeeSlievemoughanOfuncertainorigin[PNNI].
AswithSlievemoughanmore,itistheelement–moughanwhichisobscure.
MourneMountainsDownJ24524842829WhiteMountainSliabhBán(Ir.
SliabhBán[OSM],'whitemountain')SperrinMountainsDerryC7420225378WolftrapMountainWolftrapMountainistraversedbytheGeneral'sRoad,whichwasbuiltasafamine-reliefschemeorganisedbyGeneralEdwardDunneofBrittasCastle.
OnthesouthsideofthemountainisHughO'Neill'sWell.
HughO'NeillledhisforcesoverSlieveBloomherein1601.
SlieveBloomOffalyN27304748754WoodcockHillCnocnagCreabhar(Ir.
CnocnagCreabhar[logainm.
ie],'hillofthewoodcocks')ThishillisnamedintheYellowBookofLecanas:"amullachSlebeShuidiinRig"('mountainoftheking'sseat')andintheBookofLismoreas:"SliabhUighiinRig"('mountainoftheking'sgrave').
ShannonClareR52363531058