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Place count in area: 58, OSI/LPS Maps: 20, 29
Highest place: Slieve Donard, 849m Maximum height for area: 849 metres, Maximum prominence for area: 821 metres,
Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
Slieve CroobMountainSliabh Crúibe A name in IrishIr. Sliabh Crúibe [DUPN], 'lump-mountain’ [PDT]DownCounty in NI and in Ulster Province, in Arderin List, Mudstone, greywacke & conglomerate Bedrock
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The River Lagan rises on the northern slopes of Slieve Croob. The three parishes of Magherahamlet, Kilmegan and Drumgooland converge on the summit, which has excellent panoramic views, including a particularly fine view of the northern peaks in the Mourne Mountains. Until the mid-20th century, there was a tradition of climbing the mountain on Blaeberry Sunday at the end of July or beginning of August. This is clearly a survival of a Lughnasa tradition [see MacNeill, 155-56]. The summit cairn is locally known as the Twelve Cairns, but this seems to be a relatively modern name arising from damage causing the break-up of a single cairn into several smaller heaps. The name Slieve Croob has been interpreted as ‘mountain of the hoof’ from Ir. Sliabh Crúibe [DUPN]. However, there seems to be nothing in local folklore to support this, nor in the mountain’s shape. It is likely that the second element is Brittonic in origin and is related to Welsh crwb, meaning ‘lump’ or ‘hump’. This fits better with the topography and also accords with the fact that Cratlieve, a western satellite has the same meaning, containing crot, an Irish word also meaning ‘hump’. Two townlands on the northern slopes are called Drin and Dree, probably also of Brittonic origin, cf. Welsh dring ‘ascent, slope’. Dree is of the same origin as Drin, but the different form has arisen by loss of -ng- and compensatory lengthening, cf. Belcoo < Béal Cú < Béal Cúnga. It is possible that Drin and Dree were once a single unit.
Slieve Croob is the 463rd highest place in Ireland. Slieve Croob is the most northerly summit in the Mourne Mountains area. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/388/