A hidden gem! Taking the turnoff noted in my other comment leads you into a Coillte forest like no other I've seen in Ireland. Instead of the usual serried ranks of dull conifer, the skilled navigator (you really do need a map to find this place!) is rewarded by a wonderful scattering of beech trees, the like of which probably covered large parts of the island up until the middle ages. wicklore's wonderfully evocative photo captures the dreamy ambience created by light filtering through the green canopy as you make your way to the summit area, so instead of repeating that I've chosen a summit view.

The summit area itself is a bit scruffy, betraying its history of being felled and replanted. That said, the views are wonderful, especially north to Lough Sheelin. If I hadn't been on a mad three county-top dash I'd have spent much longer in this amazing forest. Definitely one I'll be returning to. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1050/comment/4699/

After a dander up Corn Hill we tried to find Mullaghmeen as part of our County top odyssey and even armed with maps we had a struggle but its worth the effort! The beech forest is beautiful, even in February. Beech are not native and their large canopy restricts the growth of local fauna but putting that aside, its a lovely walk. There are path maps in the car park and i would recommend printing one off as we got confused about where the summit cairn was. We got there in about 40 minutes from the car park, meeting lots of dog walkers along the well maintained paths. For the smallest County Top it was a pleasant surprise! Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1050/comment/18442/

Ironically most of the area in the close vicinity of the "summit" is not deeply forested. There are brambles and gorse allowing wildlife to flourish. My visit in summer meant a huge number of butterflies and bees in particular could be seen enjoying the flowering foxgloves.

The picture shows the track over the summit. There is some gorse encroaching on the path so this may perturb some children. Apart from that, a pleasant family walk with little ascent.

As I recall it, views from the summit are probably best to the north and west. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1050/comment/20056/

We wandered up the pleasant Red and White Walks to Mullaghmeen to the accompaniment of the falling leaves of autumn. We left the White Walk at the unmarked but wide path to the high point, pausing to admire the myriad of butterflies flitting about the blackberries at the edge of the summit clearing. Pausing briefly at the cairn, we continued down the other side, passing through a forest filled with an abundance of different mushrooms. We followed the interesting Booley Hut trail, with its handrail on the steepest bit, and examined the hut, whose walls were built against a limestone cliff. From the hut, we returned the Red Walk and returned to the car park Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1050/comment/6115/

2nd CHP in one day - Trip from Slieve Na Calliagh to Mullaghmeen Forest Recreational Park is only 20 minutes. Follow sings to this park on google and you can't go wrong. We were in a 6 berth Camper and faced no challenges and car park plenty big. This is a forest walk with a short steep climb to summit. The only problem was some "joker" had changed the sign of cairn so we went wrong and and added an extra hour to our hike. More signage in this park would not go astray. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1050/comment/19703/