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Donegal SW Area   N: Sliabh Tuaidh Subarea
Place count in area: 24, OSI/LPS Maps: 10 
Highest place:
Slieve League, 596.4m
Maximum height for area: 596.4 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 470 metres,

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Slievetooey Mountain Sliabh Tuaidh A name in Irish Ir. Sliabh Tuaidh [DUPN], poss. 'mountain of the strand’ [PDT] Donegal County in Ulster Province, in Arderin, Irish Best Hundred Lists, Whitish quartzite with pebble beds Bedrock

Height: 511m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 10 Grid Reference: G62878 89936
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Longitude: -8.577351, Latitude: 54.755959 , Easting: 162878, Northing: 389936 Prominence: 376m,  Isolation: 1.3km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 562835 889925,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Slvty, 10 char: Slievetoey
Bedrock type: Whitish quartzite with pebble beds, (Slieve Tooey Quartzite Formation)

Located in Meenacurrin townland. Slievetooey is on the north side of the peninsula, while Slieve League is on the south. The cliffs and stacks along Slievetooey‟s seaward side form one of the most spectacular stretches of coastal scenery in Ireland. The highest point at 511m is actually unnamed on the Discovery map, while the name is positioned on a lower peak (472m). There have been various interpretations of the second element in this name. O'Neill mentions tuagh, an axe or hook, and tuathach, a lord or ruler of a tuath. Patrick McKay takes it to mean ‘northern mountain’, which fits with the location. Located in Meenacurrin townland. Slievetooey is on the north side of the peninsula, while Slieve League is on the south. The cliffs and stacks along Slievetoey’s seaward side form one of the most spectacular stretches of coastal scenery in Ireland. The highest point at 511m is actually unnamed on the Discovery map, while the name is positioned on a lower peak (472m). There are many possible interpretations of the specific element in this name. O'Neill mentions tuagh, an axe or hook, and tuathach, a lord or ruler of a tuath. If the early forms can be relied open, there appears to have been an article between the two elements, which would make north mountain rather unlikely. Previously Meenacurrin in MV. However, if the early forms can be relied open, there appears to have been an article between the two elements, which would make ‘northern mountain’ rather unlikely. It is more likely that we are dealing with an element tuadh/duadh, ultimately of Brittonic origin, meaning ‘strand’ or ‘beach’, which occurs more often in place-names of the north and north-west as “Dooey”. The Welsh equivalent is tywod, ‘sand’. The name refers to the extensive beach and sand-dunes at Maghery at the NE foot of the mountain, which is one of the easiest points for access to Slievetooey.   Sliabh Tuaidh is the third highest mountain in the Donegal SW area and the 532nd highest in Ireland.

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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Slievetooey (<i>Sliabh Tuaidh</i>) in area Donegal SW, Ireland
Picture: Lough Croaghballaghdown from the summit
 
Easy access and climb - and fine summit panoramas
Short Summary created by Colin Murphy  15 Apr 2016
Several possible approaches. The first is to park at carpark near Maghera beach G662907 starA and head directly west onto open slope, passing an old ringfort and the small Lough Acruppan, where you turn WWS, ascending a gentle slope for 2km, taking you to the summit, incorrectly identified on OSI map as Meenacurrin (the map also incorrectly places Slievetooey 2km further west, in the middle of a broad plateau). The total time to top, 2.5 hours.
A simpler approach may be taken from the SE. Park at the layby G641 891 starB (parking for 3 cars). Head up the hillside to the west for a couple of hundred metres, initially steep, then easing, (a couple of fences to cross). Then turn directly north. The terrain rises gently, is pretty firm, short grass with patches of heather, and as you near the summit becoming more rock-strewn. This approach takes just over one hour.
A similar approach is to park in the same spot, but walk a few hundred yards along the road to the paved lane at G639 887 starC. This roadway is marked with official 'walker direction poles', so one assumes it is ok to use. The paved bit ends after a few modern farm buildings and becomes a stony track, crossing a stream. From anywhere here you can access the open hillside, where you should simply head directly north towards the summit.
The summit offers first rate views, especially across the bay to the north, and down to Lough Croaghballaghdown, which nestles in its northern slopes. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/430/comment/5189/
 
This walk is based upon route 34 in David Hermans .. by gerrym   (Show all for Slievetooey (Sliabh Tuaidh))
 
A 10-strong group from QUBMC climbed Slievetooey .. by pdtempan   (Show all for Slievetooey (Sliabh Tuaidh))
 
HC Hart [Climbing in the British Isles, 1895] des .. by simon3   (Show all for Slievetooey (Sliabh Tuaidh))
 
This is near the summit of Meenacurrin, looking e .. by simon3   (Show all for Slievetooey (Sliabh Tuaidh))
 
This picture shows some of the crags which guard .. by pdtempan   (Show all for Slievetooey (Sliabh Tuaidh))
 
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