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Nore Valley: Thomastown to Inistioge

Track 5225 Onzy 6 hours ago
walk, Len: 24.8km, Climb: 254m, Area: South East Midlands (Ireland) ||

Trooperstown Hill: A good place to view the Wicklow Mountains

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: hibby 3 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) ||

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||

Knockaulin: Small but tricky climb

Summit Comment Fergalh 3 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...

Turbot Island: Sky view

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

Route from Tibradden

Track 5223 simon3 a week 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 a week ago
Tully mountain seen from Letterfrack Pier on a crisp and still November day.

Ordinary hill transformed by conditions

Track 5221 Colin Murphy a week 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 a week 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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Brandon Group Area   S: Ballysitteragh Subarea
Place count in area: 15, OSI/LPS Maps: 70, EW-DC, EW-DW 
Highest place: Brandon, 951.7m
Maximum height for area: 951.7 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 934 metres,

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Beennabrack Mountain Macha na gCab A name in Irish, also Binn na mBroc an extra EastWest name in Irish (Ir. Macha na gCab [OSI], 'plain of the beaks') Kerry County in Munster Province, in Arderin Beg, Vandeleur-Lynam Lists, Cross-bedded sandstone Bedrock

Height: 608.5m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 70 Grid Reference: Q46865 05372
Place visited by 219 members. Recently by: orlaithfitz, Alatar78, JustMe, RosieMc, Aidan_Ennis, discovering_dann, glencree, dino, farmerjoe1, jackos, Djouce, maryblewitt, Marykerry, Dee68, DeirdreM
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Longitude: -10.239485, Latitude: 52.179367 , Easting: 46866, Northing: 105372 Prominence: 23m,  Isolation: 0.9km
ITM: 446849 605426,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Bnbrck, 10 char: Benabrack
Bedrock type: Cross-bedded sandstone, (Coumeenoole Sandstone Formation)

The Irish name Macha na gCab and the anglicised name Beennabrack have very different meanings. It seems unlikely that they originally referred to the same feature. An Seabhac gives the name Binn na mBroc ('peak of the badgers') for this hill (TCCD, 143, 233), which shows that Beennabrack is a corruption. He does not mention Macha na gCab.   Macha na gCab is the 270th highest place in Ireland. Macha na gCab is the most southerly summit in the Brandon Group area.
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Easy Climb from the South .. by group   (Show all for Beennabrack (Macha na gCab))
 
Coming down from the Brandon ridge at Fallaghnam .. by jackill   (Show all for Beennabrack (Macha na gCab))
 
This view northwards, from the top of Beennabrack .. by padodes   (Show all for Beennabrack (Macha na gCab))
 
Looking across a stretch of Loch Ui Fhiannachta ( .. by padodes   (Show all for Beennabrack (Macha na gCab))
 
Great round to Brandon Peak.
by nickywood  6 Jan 2022
Visited in September 2021 on the way round to Brandon Peak, enjoyed the walk very much on a partly cloudy day but got away with it. Easy Climb up from the Conor Pass and great round of hills. Came back the hard way via the valley and river crossing was tricky - probably best avoid that. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/273/comment/23378/
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Steep Cliffs to the North .. by Bunsen7   (Show all for Beennabrack (Macha na gCab))
 
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