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Trooperstown Hill: A good place to view the Wicklow Mountains

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: hibby 6 days ago
Trooperstown Hill is one of the easterly outposts of the Wicklow Mountains and as such it gives good views of much of the surrounding hills to the west, north and south. On clear days the Wic...

Nore Valley: Kilkenny to Bennettsbridge

Track 5222 Onzy a week ago
The Nore Valley Way, as such, doesn't seem to exist any more. This section of the walk is titled the Nore Valley  walk, Len: 23.0km, Climb: 105m, Area: South East Midlands (Ireland) ||

Nore Valley: Thomastown to Inistioge

Track 5225 Onzy 2 days ago
walk, Len: 24.8km, Climb: 254m, Area: South East Midlands (Ireland) ||

Mulroney's Island: Tide times are vital to keep the toes dry

Island Comment Fergalh a week ago
This island is possible to be visited on foot . There is a rough stone and seaweed causeway. Parked at 362118 and followed track through the field to edge of water, crossed causeway onto isla...

A different way to visit Tibradden and Glendoo.

Track 5224 simon3 a week ago
The route starts from the Tibradden Forest Recreation area car park where the Zipit zipwire facilities are. Ther... walk, Len: 12.1km, Climb: 482m, Area: Tibradden Mountain, Dublin (Ireland) Ti||

Turbot Island: Sky view

Island Comment Colin Murphy 2 weeks ago
Turbot Island (centre of photo, with houses) seen from the Sky Road near sunset..

Route from Tibradden

Track 5223 simon3 2 weeks ago
walk, Len: 11.0km, Climb: 500m, Area: Tibradden Mountain, Dublin (Ireland) Tibr...

Tully Mountain: Reflections on a winter's day.

Summit Comment Colin Murphy 2 weeks ago
Tully mountain seen from Letterfrack Pier on a crisp and still November day.

Knockaulin: Small but tricky climb

Summit Comment Fergalh 5 days ago
Parked at N814 090 on the curragh and walked east along L3006 to where there are abandoned farm buildings N821 089. Met famer who waved from tractor as i walked along track and headed south u...

Ordinary hill transformed by conditions

Track 5221 Colin Murphy 2 weeks ago
I had the good fortune to encounter weather conditions that turned this relatively ordinary hill into something m... walk, Len: 8.9km, Climb: 496m, Area: Taobh Dubh, Maamturks (Ireland) Taobh Du||

Taobh Dubh: Approach from south-east.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 2 weeks ago
One approach is via the forest to the SE, starting at point L91893 54869, where there is room for one car to squeeze in without blocking entrance. Ignore the first turn on the left and contin...

Cahas Surveying: Changes to Arderins etc

Forum: Suggestions simon3 2 months ago
Surveying 2024, August and Sept in the Mournes and the Cahas.There are new positions for the Knocknaveacals, North and South, thanks to a suggestion from DoBIH. Knocknaveacal N was recorded w...
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Comeragh Mountains Area   Cen: Knockanaffrin Subarea
Place count in area: 24, OSI/LPS Maps: 74, 75, 81, 82, EW-C, EW-K 
Highest place: Kilclooney Mountain, 792m
Maximum height for area: 792 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 626 metres,

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Knocksheegowna Mountain Cnoc Sí Ghamhna A name in Irish, also Béal Muice an extra EastWest name in Irish (Ir. Cnoc Sí Ghamhna [PND*], 'hill of the calf's fairy mound ') Waterford County in Munster Province, in Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam Lists, Green thick-bedded conglomerate Bedrock

Height: 675.7m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 75 Grid Reference: S27775 16532
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Longitude: -7.593597, Latitude: 52.300222 , Easting: 227775, Northing: 116533 Prominence: 50.6m,  Isolation: 1.5km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 627718 616585,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Kncksh, 10 char: Knckshgwn
Bedrock type: Green thick-bedded conglomerate, (Treanearla Formation)

Sídh Ghabhnaighe and Carraig Sídhe Ghabhnaighe [Carrigsheegowna] are minor names given by Canon Power under the townland of Glenpatrick. The more famous Knocksheegowna is near Ballinderry in North Tipperary. There is much fairy folklore connected with it, as it was considered to be the residence of Úna, queen of the fairies of Ireland and guardian of the O'Carroll family, the dominant Gaelic dynasty in this district. The name Cnoc Sidhe Úna (Una's fairy-hill) sounded so much like Cnoc Sidhe Ghamhna (the calf's fairy-hill) that a story of the fairy queen taking the shape of a calf came to be told of it and is printed in Croker's Fairy Legends of the South of Ireland [MacNeill, 216-17]. The Waterford Knocksheegowna seems to be secondary and refers only to a calf, not to Úna, so perhaps it was named once the tale of the calf had become popular and spread beyond its point of origin in North Tipperary.   Knocksheegowna is the 153rd highest place in Ireland.
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Rocky bump on scarp with good views. .. by group   (Show all for Knocksheegowna (Cnoc Sí Ghamhna))
 
Knocksheegowna as seen from Knockanaffrin. start .. by jackill   (Show all for Knocksheegowna (Cnoc Sí Ghamhna))
 
Parking at S25486 17479 L, I approached from .. by csd   (Show all for Knocksheegowna (Cnoc Sí Ghamhna))
 
Looking SE towards Knocksheegowna .. by Colin Murphy   (Show all for Knocksheegowna (Cnoc Sí Ghamhna))
 
A magical corner of the Comeraghs .. by pdtempan   (Show all for Knocksheegowna (Cnoc Sí Ghamhna))
 
MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Knocksheegowna (<i>Cnoc Sí Ghamhna</i>) in area Comeragh Mountains, Ireland
Picture: The cairn that gives Shauneenabreaga its name		  
Shauneenabreaga
by pdtempan  17 Jun 2010
Shauneenabreaga is a bump at the end of the ridge extending N from Knocksheegowna. The curious name probably comes from Ir. Seáinín Bréige, 'false flunkey'. It probably refers to the cairn and belongs to the same set of names as the various hills called Fear Bréige or Buachaill Bréige. They all allude to the fact that the cairn resembles a human figure when seen from a distance (sometimes it takes some imagination!). Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/143/comment/5878/
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