I identified a promising route on the map - a road leading up to the communication mast, avoiding all the briars and gorse. On arrival I found a locked gate with "no trespassing" signs and a phone number. I called the number to request permission, apologising for calling on a Sunday morning. The person was very nice but was only involved in the works at the comms mast and not in a position to give permission to cross the land. He gave me the name of the landowner, who lives across the road, but I had no way to contact that person.

Giving up on that plan, I drove around to the recommended starting point O 25133 00804 A. We walked up the forest track for approximately 500 metres, then when the track started to slope downwards, we turned right at about O25204 00535 B and made our way up a steep firebreak. Having gained about 40 metres of height, we crossed a mossy path and continued up through the mature forest towards the summit.

Arriving at the comms masts, we followed the line of the stone wall in a SW direction a short distance to the summit at O25038 00102 C.

On our way up through the forest, we were assailed by the sound of gunfire, and wrongly assumed that there were hunters in the forest and that we were at risk of getting shot. (It turned out that the sound of gunfire was from a clay-pigeon shooting facility across the valley and we were not in any danger, but at the time we were quite concerned.)

This concern prompted a decision to descend by a different route, following the line of the other stone wall WNW. Crossing the wall, we walked along the edge of fields to a gate at the top of a track down to Carrowbawn farm, where we met the owner. He was friendly and cheerful but did point out that we were trespassing.

So, success in reaching the summit, which was by no means a foregone conclusion. Success, too, in finding a route where we didn't have to contend with any gorse or briars. Our route was mainly through fairly open, mature forestry. However, access may be a consideration. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1141/comment/24148/