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Purple Mtn Area
Maximum height for area: 832 metres,   Summits in area: 4,   Maximum prominence for area: 597 metres, OSI/LPS Maps: 78 For all tops   Highest summit: Purple Mountain, 832m
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Shehy Mountain Mountain Seiche A name in Irish
(Ir. Seiche [TH], ‘a hide or skin’) Kerry County In Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam Lists

Height: 762m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 78 Grid Reference: V90178 85706 This summit has been logged as climbed by 131 members
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Longitude: -9.600264, Latitude: 52.01301 Prominence: 47m,   Isolation: 0.8km
ITM: 490152 585764,   GPS IDs, 6 char: ShhyMn, 10 char: ShhyMntn

Previously Shehy Mor in MV. This name, found on the OSI 1:25,000 map of the Reeks (1991), was the personal creation of J. C. Coleman ('The Mountains of Killarney', p. 30). As to why a hill should be given a name meaning 'a hide', see under Shehy   Shehy Mountain is the second highest mountain in the Purple Mtn area and the 68th highest in Ireland. Shehy Mountain is the most easterly in the Purple Mtn area.
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Fabulous views
Short Summary created by aidand  15 Jan 2013 This is normally climbed as part of a walk taking in Purple and Tomies Mountains. On a clear day the views over the Lakes of Killarney and the Reeks are fabulous. Park at Kate Kearneys cottage and then walk, or take a carriage, up the road to the top of the Gap of Dunloe. Leave the road here and then up past the tiny Glaslough, over Purple Mountain, Purple Mountain NE top and out to Shehy. Then back to Purple NE Top and on to Tomies Mountain. Descend off Tomies in a northerly direction out past some fields with high deer fences. Turn left out to the road and a further left turn will bring you back to your car. Allow 5 to 6 hours. This is a serious walk requiring good navigation skills, especially in misty conditions.

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by pkenneally  16 Nov 2008 Two of us did a walk up Shehy on the 15 Nov 08. We started at point 895903 (Point A) and walked in the path to Tomies Wood took the left fork crossed the stream over the new bridge, 500mts after the bridge veer off the path and head south to the high point 571. This is a steep enough climb over gorse with no defined path. On reaching the high point the view of Lough Leane and Killanney Town is execllent. From here it is a short walk to the summit of Shehy. From here there are two options one is to head for Tomies and keep heading north till you come to a road at point 895897 (Point B) follow this road for 300mts then turn right on a path at the end of this path turn left and you are back at the starting point. Option two which is what we did was to reverse the walk. This was very steep and wet so we sliped several times on the way down. we then followed the path around and stopped off at O'Sullivans Cascade which is well worth seeing, ( falls are as good as Torc waterfall) we walked bact to our car with a local man who told not many people do Shehy the way we did it and having done it this time I do not think I would do it from Tomies Wood side again. But I would recomend anybody doing Tomies / Purple they should take some time and cross over to Shehy as the view ie worth the effort.
Point A: V895 903 Point B: V895 897
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Picture: North face of the Shehy		  
by dbloke  11 Jun 2009 Twice as many people have logged Purple and Tomies as climbed than Shehy. Most probably because like me they couldn't be arsed to make the detour at the time. Which left me having to bag it separately. I decided to follow salee's 'Tomies Purple and Shehy starting at Lake' as described in the Walk section, but was quickly stopped in my tracks. Turning right on the Tomies Wood track at V900 892 (Point C) now brings you face to face with 20ft high wall of gorse bush. As I'd left my machete at home I decided to continue and try to find a way through the woods further along. In the end I ended up doing the walk clockwise. You get to see Shehy's better side from this direction, and the view of all of Killarney's lakes is unobstructed from the 571 high point. Also I wouldn't fancy sliding down the steep heathery slope from there.
Point C: V900 892
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by Geo  9 Feb 2009 Number three of the four mountains in the purple group. We reached it easily from Purple NE Top and it could have been an easy thing to discount it as just another peak bagged. As we reached it, however a keen eye looking skyward twigged what we argued to be a golden eagle. I took a couple of quick pic's but not being a wildlife photographer my results weren't brilliant, but I've attached my best! Can anyone testify to whether it was a golden eagle or were we deluding ourselves. Answers on a postcard... Anyway we dropped down a couple of metres to the southern side of the cairn and found a lovely flat rock bench drenched in sunlight where we could have lunch. While that was being eaten a mountain hare loped by, giving us scarcely a sideways glance. For the final thrilling instalment please tune in to Tomies summit comments as we attempt to bag our fourth 100 today.
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Tough Descent
by droginexile  10 Jan 2013 As previously described, the view from here is amazing, we walked around from Tomies Mountain and had a beautiful clear day. simple ridge walk but the descent back to Tomies Wood is very tough, no clear path through steep heatherclad slopes. Give plenty of time to get down this way. Our sticks proved invaluable in the fading light. Delighted to see the track at the end of the day.
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by skyehigh  21 Aug 2005 The eastern panorama from Shehy Mor, including Lough Leane and Torc Mountain (low, centre) and the high mountain chain from the Mangerton massif (right) to the Paps in the distance.
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