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Forum: General BleckCra 16 hours ago
There comes a point where some of us wise up - where we put aside our contrariness and learn to see our world as it is - and it is completely wonderful. We start to see that every day is a good d...

Clogrennan Hill: Delivered to Clogrennan by An Post

Summit Comment eamonoc 21 hours ago
24 May 2013, Having earlier climbed, Croughan and Greenoge in the Blackstairs it was off to see the An post Ras which had a King of the Mts challenge on the road a S669 737t (point A) beside the...

Silvermine Mountains Far E Top: Trivial ascent, some views, gateway to wooded Ea

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 a day ago
Park in the carpark at R84440 69415 (388 mtrs), cross the road and head uphill and east for about 200 meters, the summit is at a track junction.

Exploration of routes on Ballincurra.

Track 1959 simon3 a day ago
Starting from the forest entrance to the south this track sh walk, Length:5.6km, Climb: 213m, Area: Ballincurra Hill, Shannon (Ireland) Ballincurra H

Simple way up from the SW.

Track 1958 simon3 a day ago
Park near the start off the road which was retarred in 2012. walk, Length:2.8km, Climb: 152m, Area: Knockadigeen Hill, Shannon (Ireland) Knockadigeen

Thank you MV

Forum: General ahendroff 3 days ago
At 5.42pm today I completed my 404th and final Arderin. Long journey to here. Delighted & overjoyed. Humbled at the challenge also. And thanks Mountain Views for that. Gougane Barra will always be...

Knockane: Easy though rough to get to, great views.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 a day ago
Park at a forest entrance R850 665 , room for 5 cars, walk into the forest right at R844 663 which will bring you through the forest onto moorland. As it peters out you have a rough 200 meter cros...

Cooneen Hill: Briars, pines and pain

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 a day ago
Start from the forestry entrance at R90294 66782 and walk uphill, taking two lefts and one right off the main track onto a very rough track thats almost blocked near the end with felled trees, to...

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Forum: General BleckCra 4 days ago
Thank you kevin carroll. If I can put a smile on that contrary face, the Matterhorn should be a cakewalk.

Experimental track of a trip to Keeper Hill and 2 nearby summits.

Track 2171 simon3 3 days ago
This may not be at all an optimum route. walk, Length:20.8km, Climb: 859m, Area: Knockfune, Shannon (Ireland) Knockfune, Knockane, Keeper Hill

Cooneen Hill: View from the South West

Summit Comment simon3 a day ago
Knockane affords this view of Cooneen Hill from the SW.

Varied, strenuous wild Bluestacks walk.

Track 2209 simon3 5 days ago
This varied route explores the two Ardnageers, Croaghbane, C walk, Length:21.0km, Climb: 999m, Area: Ardnageer SW Top, Bluestack Mountains (Ireland)
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Beenbo Hill Gob an Iolair A name in Irish
(Ir. Gob an Iolair [OSI], 'beak of the eagle') Kerry County In Carn List

Height: 474m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 70 Grid Reference: Q54526 07462 This summit has been logged as climbed by 20 members
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Longitude: -10.128271, Latitude: 52.200229 Prominence: 49m,   Isolation: 0.6km
ITM: 454522 607518,   GPS IDs, 6 char: GbanIl, 10 char: GbanIlr

Since Beenbo is clearly a separate name (probably from Ir. Binn Bó, 'peak of the cow'), it seems likely that it is the true name of the summit, while Gob an Iolair applies originally to the sharp point just N of the summit.   Gob an Iolair is the 538th highest summit in Ireland.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Gob an Iolair in area Central Dingle, Ireland
Picture: Beenbo ahead		  
A place you must go
Short Summary created by jackill  3 Jul 2011 Park at Ballyduff graveyard, Q54076 10104 (Point A), room for 10 cars.Walk uphill on a lane past an unoccupied farmhouse on your right and taking the right fork in the lane. At Q54043 094094 (Point B) go through a gate crossing farmland for a few hundred meters before crossing sheepwire and onto open mountain. Stay on the crest of the ridge all the way to the summit of Beenbo.
Point A: Q54076 10104 Point B: Q094 094

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by three5four0  1 Oct 2009 See Slievenagower for previous section of walk

If Slievenagower was good, Beenbo is even better endowed on the views front, with a fine ridge descending northwards & the deep cut Glennahoo to the east making this a fine summit.

It is clear that a round can be made from the north of these hills, with the track giving easy access up Beenbos' north ridge to Slievenagower and then rough ground out to Slievenalecka, making a fine circuit from, say the carpark for the trail round Loch an Duin? Investigation needed!

From Beenbos summit we descend south, crossing a fence and then a stream before climbing up to Banoge North N Top.

See Banoge North N Top for continuation
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Gob an Iolair in area Central Dingle, Ireland
Picture: View towards Brandon Bay from Beenbo
Potential Access Issue
by ciarraioch  16 May 2012 Potential access problem on the approach from Baile Dubh/Ballyduff graveyard near Cloghane. On 12 May 2012, followed Adrian Hendroff's route as per his excellent 'The Dingle, Iveragh & Beara Peninsulas'. This would appear to be the same access route as outlined in the Short Summary created by jackill above. Anyway, after following the road uphill from the graveyard, taking the right fork, and going through the rusty gate per instructions, we came across the following sign on the second gate further in, saying 'Private Property - No Walkers'. It was a temporary affair, just a printed A4 sheet in a plastic pocket. Being reluctant to turn back at this stage, we scaled a fence into the adjoining field and continued from there. For all we knew, this could also have been owned by the individual who put up the sign. Further up the mountain, we met a sheep farmer who was quite friendly, but neither we nor he mentioned the sign.
Lovely little mountain with a nice sharp ridge to a flat summit, great views across to Mount Brandon and its paternoster lakes and across to Loop Head in County Clare.
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