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| Maximum height for area: 706 metres |
Summits in area: 43 |
| OS Map(s): 78, 79, 85, 86, 88, 89 for all tops |
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| The Priests Leap Mountain |
Cork/ Kerry County |
| Léim an tSagairt
A name in Irish |
(Language) |
| (poss. Ir. ‡Léim an tSagairt [PDT], 'the priest's leap') |
| Height: 519 metres |
OS 1/50k Mapsheet: 85 for top |
| Grid Ref: V97826 60647 |
Latitude: 51.789347 Longitude: -9.481489 |
| ITM: 497798 560711 |
Prominence: 54m Isolation: 2.1km |
The Priest's Leap is properly the name of a rock at the top of the pass between Kenmare and Bantry. There are various versions of the story which account for the name. Seán Ó Súilleabháin reports that the most commonly accepted one relates how a Fath
The Priests Leap is the 416th highest summit in Ireland. Our data has reached 75% of the goal for this summit. (Details) |
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| COMMENTS for The Priests Leap |
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Track
Walks Around Port 2 |
gerrym 6 hours ago.
http://youtu.be/jq7O1tarPuQ
A second walk starting and fini walk, Length:17.0km, Climb: 578m, Area: Donegal SW (Ireland) |
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Track
Circuit of the Three Aghlas |
Onzy a day ago.
Route takes in Aghla More, Aghla Beg South and Aghla Beg, be walk, Length:9.1km, Climb: 669m, Area: Aghla More, Donegal NW (Ireland) Aghla More, Aghl |
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Forum: General
SEX ROCKS AND ROLLS |
BleckCra 3 days ago.
"It's like sex," she said.
We looked at her.
"Hillwalking. It's like sex."
Her big scrubbed North Antrim face - and I imagined she didn't know much about either - not her fault mind, given the... |
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Summit Summary
Lugnagun: Superb Blessington Lake Views |
 Collaborative entry Last edit by: march-fixer 5 days ago.
Though not a summit to write home about, it still provides a wonderful grandstand view south out over Blessington Lakes and west to the Hill of Allen. Until recently (2013) pine trees obscure thes... |
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Forum: Suggestions
Issue with Rising Summiteers list. |
simon3 3 days ago.
We received word that there were inconsistencies between the count of summits that a user had and position in the Rising Summiteers table. I have taken some remedial action and this issue should ... |
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Summit Comment
Slieve Carr: Possible with Nephin Beg in a day |
jimgraham a week ago.
Just to note that I found it possible to combine Slieve Carr with Nephin Beg. Working from the southern end of the Bangor trail (point F) it took me four hours to gain the top of Carr; about two ... |
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Forum: General
Nenagh walking festival |
hivisibility 5 days ago.
Just to add to Roberto's comments re above I was on the A walk on Saturday and thoroughly enjoyed myself. A well led walk, lovely pace and super hospitality afterwards. Most impressive. |
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Summit Comment
Agnew's Hill: Shapely scarply Sallagh Braes |
simon3 4 days ago.
North of the summit and over a road is the 2km long arc of Sallagh Braes, a spectacular semicircle of a valley where the higher ground to the west (left) falls away towards the sea.
This pictur... |
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