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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 Set Area Map On
   

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 60646 Latitude: 51.789338 Longitude: -9.481489
ITM: 497798 560710 Prominence: 54m   Isolation: 2.1km
Rating graphic. 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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A minor diversion
Short Summary created by jackill  1 Feb 2013 Turn off the N71 at V99630 54365 (Point A) and make your way to V98520 61100 (Point B), room to park 4-5 cars. Note that the 3/4 kms of road leading to the parking spot are very narrow with a steep drop on the west side. There are a few passing places but reversing may be required should you meet any traffic. From the parking spot the summit is an ok 1km trek over boggy ground to the summit area.
Point A: V99630 54365 Point B: V98520 61100 (turn area map On)

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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain The Priests Leap in area Shehy/Knockboy, County Cork/ Kerry, Ireland
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by simon3  28 Apr 2003 Nearly 3k West of Cummeenshrule and just before Lough Nagarriva this interesting feature caught my eye. The ridge on the skyline is Barraboy Mountain (height around 465m).
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain The Priests Leap in area Shehy/Knockboy, County Cork/ Kerry, Ireland
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A Minor Diversion
by paulocon  14 Aug 2011 About as handy as it gets. Having been up and down Knockboy, I tacked on Priest's Leap as I had a bit of time to spare. The summit is just 800m from the road itself. Someone had recently cut and stacked turf a short way up the hillside leaving a very picturesque scene. A row of fence poles can be followed to close to the summit which is marked by a pool of water. The top is flat but the summit-proper appears to be an indistinct hump to one side of the pool. Following my recent run of luck, I was greeted at the summit by a yet another heavy shower of rain.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain The Priests Leap in area Shehy/Knockboy, County Cork/ Kerry, Ireland
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by simon3  28 Apr 2003 Towards the right of this picture there is a low hump of a mountain. This is Cummeenshrule. Between the camera and this summit is a narrow road which is at some 460m where it crosses the ridge. The area is known as Priests Leap after an improbable story of a priest who escaped from English soldiers.
Only a hill-bagger would be motivated to specifically search out Cummeenshrule, though you will encounter it if you are doing the Beara Borders walk. Its summit has nothing more interesting than a mucky pond. The left of the picture shows a long ridge which leads South over the visible bump of 468m. The ridge continues behind this bump to Cobduff, a hill which overlooks the East of Glengarriff.
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by madfrankie  19 Aug 2003 The most alarming thing about Cummeenshrule is the drive up to Priest's Leap, but there can't be any easier hills over 500m to climb anywhere in the country. In fact I brought my 6 and 9-year old up and they had great fun jumping from Cork into Kerry and back again.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain The Priests Leap in area Shehy/Knockboy, County Cork/ Kerry, Ireland
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by jackill  14 Jun 2005 As Simon rightly says only a "hill-bagger" would be motivated to seek out Cummeenshrule. I picked up this one on the way back from the Slieve Mickish mountains.The trudge to the top involved passing over, under and through many bog holes. The top is fairly flat and boggy wth a large pool of water.The photo shows Glengarrif village with the Sugarloaf easily visible as the highest point in centre of the picture.Cummeenshrule is too good an opportunity to miss if you're passing its door.
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