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Encyclopedia > List of mountains in Ireland

This is a list of mountains and mountain ranges on the island of Ireland. The list works around the island, beginning in County Kerry and working anti-clockwise. County allocations are based on where the majority of the mountain range lies. Individual peaks are marked in italics. County Kerry (Irish: Contae Chiarraí) is a county in the southwest of Ireland, in the Munster province of the Republic of Ireland, informally referred to as The Kingdom. ...

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Munster

County Kerry

County Kerry (Irish: Contae Chiarraí) is a county in the southwest of Ireland, in the Munster province of the Republic of Ireland, informally referred to as The Kingdom. ... Mt Brandon is a mountain on the Dingle Peninsula, in the west of Ireland. ... Carrantuohill (centre, 1039 m), the highest peak in Macgillycuddys Reeks. ... Carrantuohill, located in County Kerry, is the highest peak in Ireland. ... Ringforts are fortified settlements that are generally agreed to be from the Early Medieval Period in Ireland. ...

County Cork

  • Shehy Mountains
  • Caha Mountains
  • Derrynasaggart Mountains
  • Boggeragh Mountains
  • Ballyhoura Mountains, Seefin
  • Nagles Mountains
  • Slieve Miskish Mountains

County Cork (Contae Chorcaí in Irish) is the most southwesterly and the largest of the modern counties of Ireland. ... The Shehy Mountains (Cnoic na Síofra in Irish) are a range of low sandstone mountains situated on the border between County Cork and County Kerry, in the Republic of Ireland. ... The Caha Mountains (An Ceachach in Irish) are a range of low sandstone mountains situated on the Beara peninsula in south-west County Cork, in the Republic of Ireland. ...

County Tipperary

County Tipperary (Tiobraid Árann in Irish) is a traditional county in the Republic of Ireland, in the province of Munster. ... The Galtee Mountains are a mountain range in Munster, located in Irelands Golden Vale across parts of counties Limerick, Tipperary and Cork. ... Galteemore or Gaibhlte Mór (sometimes spelt Galtymore) is a 919m mountain in the Galtee Mountains range in the province of Munster in Ireland. ... Silvermines are both a mountain range, a town in that mountain range, and a defunct mining site in the Republic of Ireland. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...

County Waterford

  • Knockmealdown Mountains
  • Comeragh Mountains
  • Monavullagh Mountains

County Waterford (Port Láirge in Irish) is a county in the province of Munster on the south coast of Ireland. ...

County Limerick

Limerick (Luimneach in Irish) is an Irish county in the province of Munster, located in the Mid-west of Ireland with County Clare to the north, County Cork to the south and County Kerry to the west. ... The Mullaghareirk Mountains are a range of montains that stretch about twenty miles in diameter between the towns of Abbeyfeale and Dromcolliher in County Limerick and include along its route the villages of Mountcollins and Rockchapel. ... The Galtee Mountains are a mountain range in Munster, located in Irelands Golden Vale across parts of counties Limerick, Tipperary and Cork. ... Galteemore or Gaibhlte Mór (sometimes spelt Galtymore) is a 919m mountain in the Galtee Mountains range in the province of Munster in Ireland. ...

Leinster

County Carlow

  • Blackstairs Mountains

Carlow (Ceatharlach in Irish) is a county located towards the south east of Ireland, in the province of Leinster. ...

County Wicklow

County Wicklow (Contae Chill Mhantáin in Irish) is a county on the east coast of Ireland, immediately south of Dublin. ... The Wicklow Mountains are a range of mountains in the south-east of Ireland. ... Lugnaquilla (Log na Coille in Irish) is the highest mountain in Leinster. ...

County Laois

Laois (pronounced Leash), also spelt Laoighis or Leix, is a county in the midlands of Ireland. ... The Slieve Bloom Mountians rise from the central plain of Ireland to a height of about 560 metres. ...

Ulster

County Down

County Down, (An Dún in Irish) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, covering an area of 2,448 km² (945 square miles). ... The granite Mountains of Mourne are located in the first proposed national park of Northern Ireland. ... Slieve Donard (Sliabh Domengard in Irish) is the highest mountain in Northern Ireland at 850 metres. ...

County Antrim

County Antrim ( in [Gaelic) is one of the six Irish counties that form Northern Ireland. ... The Glens of Antrim, or, simply, the Glens, is a region of County Antrim comprised of nine glens, or valleys, that radiate inward from the coast towards Lough Neagh. ...

County Derry

For other places with similar names, see Londonderry (disambiguation) and Derry (disambiguation). ... Sperrins is a mountain range in Northern Ireland. ... Mullaghmore (An Mullach Mór in Irish) is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. ...

County Donegal

County Donegal (Irish: Contae Dhún na nGall) is a county in the northwest of Ireland. ... The Derryveagh Mountains are the major mountain range in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland. ... Mount Errigal (An Earagail in Irish) is the tallest peak in the Derryveagh Mountains of northern Ireland with a height of 751 metres (2,466 feet). ...

Connacht

County Leitrim

  • Darty Mountains

County Leitrim (Irish: Contae Liatroma) is one of the counties of the island of Ireland and of the Republic of Ireland and is part of the province of Connacht, in the west of the island. ...

County Sligo

  • Slieve Gamph or Ox Mountains

Sligo (Sligeach in Irish) is a county in the province of Connacht in the west of Ireland. ...

County Mayo

County Mayo (Irish: Contae Mhaigh Eo, the plain of the yews) is a county on the west coast of Ireland. ... Nephin, is, at 806 metres, the second highest peak in County Mayo and Connacht, in the Republic of Ireland. ... Nephin, is, at 806 metres, the second highest peak in County Mayo and Connacht, in the Republic of Ireland. ... Croagh Patrick (Cruach Phádraig in Irish), known locally as the Reek, is a mountain in the west of Ireland in County Mayo. ...

County Galway

  • Maumturk Mountains or Maamturk Mountains

County Galway (Contae na Gaillimhe in Irish) is located on the west coast of Ireland. ...

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