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Knocknasheega: Heather-covered, rounded summit surrounded by trees.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy a day ago
Start from the forest entrance at S13175 06653 , room for 5 cars. Walk up the track to a junction. Turn left and walk to around S13960621 Go SW into a ride aiming for S13782 06093 then south ...

Bolaght Mountain Loop (Includes Roads)

Track 4563 dino a day ago
This route combines the approaches of a number of members who have commented on the Bolaght Mountain listing. Ple... walk, Len: 15.4km, Climb: 283m, Area: Bolaght Mountain, South Donegal & West T|...

Bolaght Mountain: Making a Loop

Summit Comment dino a day ago
Having spent very little time in the hills over the last few years I was keen to start with something straightforward and simple to plan and navigate. This is one of my Local 100 and also one...

Corran: Pleasant forest track stroll

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 3 days ago
Start from the forest entrance at W66873 95524 and follow the track, ignore the first right after a hundred meters or so and keep on due south . This track then begins to head north east, ign...

Oval route turned into a cracked egg shape by circumstance.

Track 4560 simon3 5 days ago
The plan had been to reach Slievenashaska S (SS) from the Kerry Way to the south just west of Sneem. The Kerry Wa... walk, Len: 17.2km, Climb: 869m, Area: Coomnahorna, Dunkerron Mountains (Irelan|...

Knocknanask: Approach from adjoining hill.

Summit Comment Colin Murphy 3 days ago
Having just bagged Knocksculloge, I headed NW, following a substantial track all the way down to S11780 07951, where the track forks sharply. I turned left for 100m until I reached a rusty ga...

Knocksculloge: Track on stream

Summit Comment Colin Murphy 3 days ago
The image below shows the stream referred to in the short summary above, approaching from the south. A narrow track follows the line of the gully for about 500m, although it occasionally disa...

The rocky rocky road to the big hill.

Track 4562 simon3 6 days ago
How on earth can a walk there and back to a place just over 2k away take over 3 hours?I had some forebodings about t... walk, Len: 6.3km, Climb: 301m, Area: An Bheann Mhr, Dunkerron Mountains (Irel||

Knocksculloge: Ease on down the road

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 3 days ago
Park on the side of the Mellary to Newcastle road just after you cross the border to Tipperary and an abandoned farmhouse. There is room here for 5-6 cars.Cross the road, down an embankment, ...

Broemountain: Good views from so-so top

Summit Comment Colin Murphy 3 days ago
Followed jackal's directions and accessed the hill at S13960621, following a muddy trail up the gently rising slope. This appears to be heading to the summit, but is actually taking you to a ...

Short walk to a small island.

Track 4559 simon3 a week ago
walk, Len: 2.0km, Climb: 40m, Area: Abbey Island, Kerry Islands (Ireland) Abbey...

Knocknasheega: The rub of the green

Summit Comment Colin Murphy 3 days ago
The last part of the ascent to this top involves a trudge through dense, boggy & mossy forestry, which left my rucksack and jacket a distinctly green colour. The only compensation were some u...
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Partry & Joyce Area   W: Devilsmother Subarea
Place count in area: 27, OSI/LPS Maps: 37, 38, CBE, MSW 
Highest place: Maumtrasna, 682m
Maximum height for area: 682 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 607 metres,

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Devilsmother Mountain Binn Gharbh A name in Irish (Ir. Binn Gharbh [TR], 'rough peak') Galway/ Mayo County in Connacht Province, in Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam Lists, Sandstone & conglomerate, ignimbrite Bedrock

Height: 645m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 37 Grid Reference: L91568 62447
Place visited by 216 members. Recently by: hak493r, deirdremaryann, TommyMc, Iamcan, annem, Cathal-Kelly, OisinD, upper, No1Grumbler, obrien116, pcost, marcel, jrpcalvert, padstowe, LauraG
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Longitude: -9.638619, Latitude: 53.600824 , Easting: 91568, Northing: 262447 Prominence: 280m,  Isolation: 0.8km
ITM: 491544 762467,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Dvlsmt, 10 char: Dvlsmthr
Bedrock type: Sandstone & conglomerate, ignimbrite, (Mweelrea Formation)

An anglicised form of Binn Gharbh is found in some sources, e.g. Ben Garrif on Bald's map of Co. Mayo (1830) and Bengoriff on the map accompanying Knox's The history of the County of Mayo (1908). The Discovery map has Magairlí an Deamhain, 'the demon’s testicles', as the Irish name. This, however, appears originally to be the name of a knobbly ridge located north of the summit (see Devilsmother North Top), whereas Binn Gharbh applies to the hill as a whole. The English name Devilsmother appears to have some relationship with Magairlí an Deamhain, either being a euphemistic false translation or deriving from a variant name. The Caoránach, the female demon of Irish mythology, whom St. Patrick banishes to Lough Derg, is also known as the Devil's Mother, though there is no evidence to support a connection with this hill. For a road walk in Glannagevlagh, see Walking in Connemara, 8.1.   Binn Gharbh is the second highest mountain in the Partry & Joyce area and the 207th highest in Ireland. Binn Gharbh is the most westerly summit in the Partry & Joyce area.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Devilsmother (<i>Binn Gharbh</i>) in area Partry & Joyce, Ireland
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Stunning descent
by Colin Murphy  30 May 2016
The ridge to the NW of Devilsmother makes for a stunningly scenic descent, as you can see from the pic, showing the innermost tip of Killary Harbour. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/202/comment/18544/
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