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Partry/Joyce Country Area

Maximum height for area: 682 metres, Summits in area: 16, Maximum prominence for area: 607 metres, OSI/LPS Maps: 37, 38 For all tops Highest summit: Maumtrasna, 682m

Summits in area Partry/Joyce Country:
Barnahowna 516m Ben Beg 560m Binn Shleibhe 416m Bothán 424m Bunnacunneen 575m Bunnacunneen SE Top 479m Devilsmother 645m Devilsmother North Top 601m Glenbeg East 372m Glennagleragh Mtn 617m Knocklaur 518m Knocknagussy 456m Lugnabrick NE Top 494m Lugnabrick SW Top 494m Maumtrasna 682m Roighne Mhór 426m

Devilsmother North Top Mountain For origin of name, see Devilsmother. Mayo County In Vandeleur-Lynam List

Height: 601m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 37 Grid Reference: L91999 64338 This summit has been logged as climbed by 71 members
I have climbed this summit: NO (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.)

Longitude: -9.632811, Latitude: 53.617877 Prominence: 26m, Isolation: 1.9km
ITM: 491972 764356, GPS IDs, 6 char: DvlsNr, 10 char: DvlsmtNrth

This hill is named Mogarlyandoon on William Bald's map of Co. Mayo (1830). This is clearly from Ir. Magairlí an Deamhain, 'the demon’s testicles', (see Devilsmother). The name appears to refer to hillocks on this ridge. There is another instance o Devilsmother North Top is the 273rd highest summit in Ireland. Devilsmother North Top is the second most northerly summit in the Partry/Joyce Country area.
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From sea to summit. .. by group (Show all for Devilsmother North Top)

Have you seen the Devils bits? .. by wicklore (Show all for Devilsmother North Top)

Descent route from Devil's Mother North Top .. by mcrtchly (Show all for Devilsmother North Top)

MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Devilsmother North Top in area Partry/Joyce Country, Ireland

Picture: Rough north face of Devilsmother N Top.

Why you need to research your way up this one.

by simon3 6 Jul 2012 The extreme roughness of Devilsmother North Top can be seen in this picture taken from the north. There are bands of cliff so it is not surprising that, so far, the two main routes described in MV start from the NE or NW.

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Did this on a beautiful September day this year ( .. by Dan (Show all for Devilsmother North Top)

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