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Maximum height for area: 784 metres, Summits in area: 48, Maximum prominence for area: 528 metres, OSI/LPS Maps: 78, 83, 84, 85 For all tops
Highest summit: Stumpa Duloigh, 784m
KnocklomenaMountainCnoc an Mheannáin A name in Irish (Ir. Cnoc an Mheannáin [TH], 'hill of the kid (goat)')KerryCountyIn Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam Lists
Height:641mOS 1:50k Mapsheet: 78Grid Reference: V79750 76568This summit has been logged as climbed by 47 members I have climbed this summit: NO (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.)
In the OS Name Book John O'Donavan suggests the derivation Cnoc Lomannach [JOD], 'hill of the pinnacle'. This would account for the anglicised form Knocklomena. There seems to be some confusion between Ir. meannán, 'a kid goat' and mionnán, 'a
Knocklomena is the 208th highest summit in Ireland. Trackback: http://mountainviews.ie/summit/208/