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Burren: Black Head Loop

Track 5287 Onzy less than an hour ago
walk, Len: 24.3km, Climb: 616m, Area: West Clare (Ireland)

Carrigroe: Twin tops

Summit Comment Colin Murphy a week ago
A view of Carrigalachan and Carrigroe taken from the southern slopes of Blackstairs mountain.

Kilbrony Park Ramble

Track 5285 Onzy 6 days ago
Walk from Kilbrony Park loosely based on their Fallow Looped Trail.... walk, Len: 18.1km, Climb: 798m, Area: Slievemartin, Mourne Mountains (Ireland) ...

Letterettrin - a perspective on the N Connemara peaks

Track 5286 glencree 3 days ago
Park at L81005 61429, where there was space for 2 cars. The road leads in to Killary Harbour where there is a lar... walk, Len: 9.2km, Climb: 325m, Area: Leitir Eitreann, Twelve Bens (Ireland) L||

Grieve Hill: Summit position recently revised.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 2 weeks ago
The position of the highest point of this general area was reassessed in Nov 2014 and replaced by Bunnanimma. The former summit was called Carrickatee in MV with position H72704 14804. The ne...

Knocknakilton & Cummeen, Dingle Penninsula

Track 5284 Deise-Man a week ago
walk, Len: 9.1km, Climb: 477m, Area: Knocknakilton, Central Dingle (Ireland) Kn...

Leean Mountain: Ireland's Best Small Hill?

Summit Comment Geo 2 weeks ago
The title of this comment says it all about my experience. I won't labour the practicalities of how to get to it, it's well laid out by others, and straightforward to follow. Getting back to ...

Scarr North-West Top: Popular spot in the heart of the mountains

Summit Comment hibby 2 weeks ago
A gloriously sunny April morning with clear blue skies made this area a surprisingly popular spot with walkers and cyclists. The short relatively steep climb up from the car park brings you t...

Croaghnageer and Croghanirwore

Track 5283 Peter Walker a week ago
An underrated component of the hillwalker's skillset is resilience. You can be navigationally competent (after... walk, Len: 13.4km, Climb: 660m, Area: Croaghnageer East Top, Bluestack Mountai|...

Silvermines Hydro Project

Forum: General Bunsen7 a month ago
https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2025/0307/1500751-650m-silvermines-hydro-project-before-an-bord-pleanala/

Blackstairs Mountain: Good access and a great viewpoint above a patchwork quilt

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy a week ago
Just S of Mt. Leinster, Blackstairs Mt. is a prominent hill on the main ridge separating Carlow & Wexford. Views are good in all directions, mostly over flatlands, but dominated by the peak o...

Brown Mountain: Granite - mica schist boundary

Summit Comment hibby 2 weeks ago
Bright sunshine, blue skies, mainly dry underfoot - not typical conditions for a Sunday morning in April. We were surprised to find the Glenmacnass car park already full at 10 a.m. and someth...
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Nephin Begs Area   E: Birreencorragh Subarea
Place count in area: 28, OSI/LPS Maps: 22, 23, 30, 31, CBW, EW-ACC, EW-WNN, EW-WNS 
Highest place: Slieve Carr, 721m
Maximum height for area: 721 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 646 metres,

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Birreencorragh Mountain Birín Corrach A name in Irish, also Birrin Corrough an extra EastWest name in English (Ir. Birín Corrach [logainm.ie], 'rocky little spike') Mayo County in Connacht Province, in Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam, Irish Highest Hundred Lists, Quartzites and psammitic schists. Bedrock

Height: 698m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 23/31 Grid Reference: G02455 05008
Place visited by 192 members. Recently by: Jimmel357, Ansarlodge, orlaithfitz, rosduke, abeach, chelman7, marymac, Aidan_Ennis, discovering_dann, DarrenY, garybuz, Paddym99, jimmel567, kernowclimber, mcrtchly
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Longitude: -9.487761, Latitude: 53.985257 , Easting: 102455, Northing: 305008 Prominence: 583m,  Isolation: 1km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 502425 805024,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Brncrg, 10 char: Brncrgh
Bedrock type: Quartzites and psammitic schists., (Nephin Formation)

The element birín is rare in Irish names, but also occurs unqualified in Birreen, an outlier of Croaghmoyle. Walks: for a route to the summit from the N, see Whilde & Simms, New Irish Walk Guide - West and North, 70.   Birreencorragh is the third highest mountain in the Nephin Begs area and the 119th highest in Ireland.
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/112/
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Once we got below the cloud ceiling, there were s .. by csd   (Show all for Birreencorragh (Birín Corrach))
 
Did the Birrencorragh horseshoe on May 10th 2009 .. by Brendan_Quinn   (Show all for Birreencorragh (Birín Corrach))
 
From Birrencorragh West Top (See for second stage .. by eflanaga   (Show all for Birreencorragh (Birín Corrach))
 
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CaptainVertigo on Birreencorragh, 2005
by CaptainVertigo  4 Aug 2005
Glenlara - Birreencorragh - Knockaffertagh as viewed from the south Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/112/comment/1852/
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Lung busting start to a very pleasant walk .. by Fergal Meath   (Show all for Birreencorragh (Birín Corrach))
 
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