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Sea Hill: Surprisingly good sea views from this hill

Summit Comment Fergalh a day ago
Parked at 515997 with plenty of parking and followed mucky track to end at field. Then I headed south west through two fields to 516991 where there is mucky track to brow of hill. At this poi...

Easy walk, with nice views towards Eagle Island

Track 4839 eamonoc 2 days ago
walk, Len: 1.5km, Climb: 16m, Area: Mayo Coastal Hill (Ireland) ||

Beenbane: Borreen to heaven

Summit Comment Fergalh a day ago
Parked at 467988 at end of lane. Followed narrow borreen into field and crossed over this to fence. Climb over and through the gate to non descript high point with great views of the cliffs n...

Glan Mountain: A Glan rocker......

Summit Comment Fergalh a day ago
Parked at 546993 and walked up track to base of hill. Crossed fence and headed up short slope. Ground here and on summit is a mixture of gorse, burnt gorse and bog. No marker for summit in fl...

Slieve Fyagh: Gaiter day out

Summit Comment eamonoc 3 days ago
Fairly wet underfoot on this One

Typical wet North Mayo Coastal Hill

Track 4838 eamonoc 3 days ago
walk, Len: 2.1km, Climb: 85m, Area: Illanbaun Hill, Mayo Coastal Hill (Ireland)...

Kilcommon from the west

Track 4840 eamonoc 2 days ago
walk, Len: 1.7km, Climb: 46m, Area: Kilcommon Hill, Mayo Coastal Hill (Ireland)...

Carrigshouk: Lovely loop

Summit Comment 500plusclub a week ago
Lovely loop up one side and down the other . On a clear day you have a great view north and south.

Bweengduff: The Shiddy Way?

Summit Comment Colin Murphy a week ago
This isn't a particularly interesting hill, although after a prolonged rainy period, I did see multiple gushing streams on my walk, some of them having flooded sections of the forest track. T...

A Cone with a view

Track 4837 eamonoc 3 days ago
walk, Len: 3.2km, Climb: 130m, Area: Cone Hill, Mayo Coastal Hill (Ireland) Con...

Bweengduff: A good forest road to access this summit

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy a week ago
Park at a forest entrance W46444 88741, room for 5 cars. Follow the track into the forest , along the Duhallow way, taking the second left, then the first right, then second left then first r...

Seefin East Top: An easy bog trot.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy a week ago
This is an easy walk starting from the large carpark at W34900 86100 and following the track (which is show as part of the Dulhallow way on the Discovery map) past bog works and the access ro...
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MacGillycuddy's Reeks Area   Cen: Reeks West Subarea
Place count in area: 29, OSI/LPS Maps: 78, EW-KNP, EW-R 
Highest place: Carrauntoohil, 1038.6m
Maximum height for area: 1038.6 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 1038.6 metres,

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Carrauntoohil Mountain Corrán Tuathail A name in Irish (Ir. Corrán Tuathail [GE], 'Tuathal's sickle' [OSNB]) County Highpoint of Kerry in Munster Province, in County Highpoint, Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam, Irish Highest Hundred, Irish 900s Lists, Purple sandstone & siltstone Bedrock

Height: 1,038.6m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 78 Grid Reference: V80363 84421
Place visited by 1951 members. Recently by: maitiuocoimin, Timmy.Mullen, headspace, 40Shades, darraghokelly, gingerbus, Clairecunningha, Sperrinwalker, Moses, keith.dillon, leetelefson, Jonesykid, agnieszka.s11, Cecil1976, johncusack
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Longitude: -9.742693, Latitude: 51.99945 , Easting: 80363, Northing: 84421 Prominence: 1038.59m,  Isolation: 0.4km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 480339 584480,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Crnthl, 10 char: Crnthl
Bedrock type: Purple sandstone & siltstone, (Ballinskelligs Sandstone Formation)

Just as the summit of Ireland's highest mountain is often covered in mist, its name is shrouded in uncertainty. Unlike some lesser peaks, such as Mangerton or Croagh Patrick, it is not mentioned in any surviving early Irish texts. P.W. Joyce suggests that meaning of this name is 'inverted reaping hook' and that this sense can be appreciated from the middle of the Hag's Glen. He proposes that the reaping hook is inverted in the sense that it is convex rather than concave [Irish Names of Places, vol. i, p. 6]. The serrated ridges which run up the north face of Carrauntoohil are certainly amongst its most distinctive features and are therefore likely to have given name to the mountain. However, the image of a 'convex reaping-hook' is a very odd and complex one on which to base a place-name, and the use of tuathal to mean inverted, while found in dictionaries, seems to be without parallel in other Irish place-names. It seems more likely that the second element is simply the personal name 'Tuathal' as John O'Donovan believed. This forename was common in Medieval Ireland and is the basis of the surname Ó Tuathail (O'Toole). It also occurs in Lios Tuathail (Listowel, Co. Kerry) and Carraig Thuathail (Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork), which the Flanagans interpret in both cases as a personal name (Irish Place Names). Intriguigingly, one of the earliest accounts to mention Ireland's highest mountain, written by Isaac Weld in 1812, refers to it as 'Gheraun-tuel', which suggests that the first element was not corrán, but rather géarán, 'fang', which is found in the name of several other Kerry mountains. On the basis of this one reference, it is difficult to say whether this represents an earlier form of the name or whether it was a corruption. For further information on the name, see Paul Tempan, Some Notes on the Names of Six Kerry Mountains, JKAHS, ser. 2, vol. v (2005), 5-19.   Carrauntoohil is the highest mountain in Ireland. Carrauntoohil is the highest point in county Kerry.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Carrauntoohil (<i>Corrán Tuathail</i>) in area MacGillycuddy
Picture: Carrauntoohil from Knockbrinnae		  
Ireland’s highest – a steep-sided rocky cone in the western Reeks.
Short Summary created by markmjcampion, simon3, Harry Goodman  7 Dec 2022
Carrauntoohil when tackled by the recommended routes on a fine day is not the hardest or most dangerous hike. However, in bad weather it’s not always easy to find the routes as they are unmarked and easily lost amid rocks. So, best avoid it in those conditions. Also, the Devil’s Ladder is v eroded and is not recommended. Great 360 views. Take great care in descending in mist.
N. Park at V836 873 starA (charge) or at Lisleibane V82716 87317 starB (free). Follow a good track SW then across the Gaddagh River and on up between L. Gouragh and L. Callee towards the Devil's Ladder. At V81175 84079 starC take a ramp left up to the start of the Zig Zags V81477 84088 starD. Take the winding track to the plateau V81240 83396 starE. Turn right to cross Cnoc na Toinne and head to the col at V80679 83650. Go NW up the rocky cone following cairns along a good track to the top. [2.5 to 3 hrs]

W. Park at V772 871 starF and go up the steep Hydro Road to L. Iochtair. Go S and then SE up the long spur to Caher W Top, Caher and its 3rd top before dropping down SE and then E for a superb walk around the head of Coomloughra Glen. Follow a track on the right of the ridge E and then NE to the summit. [3hrs+] Return by way of ascent or if you’re ok with exposure return by way of Beenkeragh arete and then Skregmore, Cnoc Iochtair, L. Iochtair and the Hydro Road.

It's also possible to do all the reeks from Kate Kearney’s to Breanlee if you’ve a spare 10 hrs.
Notable tracks incl track/2580, track/2946 track/2304 and track/4370. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1/comment/4761/
 
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