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

Island Comment Fergalh 17 hours 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 day 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 3 days ago
Turbot Island (centre of photo, with houses) seen from the Sky Road near sunset..

Route from Tibradden

Track 5223 simon3 2 days 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 3 days ago
Tully mountain seen from Letterfrack Pier on a crisp and still November day.

Taobh Dubh: Approach from south-east.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 3 days 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...

Ordinary hill transformed by conditions

Track 5221 Colin Murphy 3 days 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||

Diamond Hill: Sparkling diamond

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 4 days ago
Part of Connemara National Park, Diamond Hill has a well-maintained trail with plenty of parking and facilities such as toilets. It attracts large numbers of visitors, many of whom only do th...

A diamond on a sparkling day

Track 5219 Colin Murphy 4 days ago
As others have reported this is a well-maintained trail, part of Connemara National Park, (and they seem to be bu... walk, Len: 7.5km, Climb: 442m, Area: Binn Ghuaire, Twelve Bens (Ireland) Binn||

Coolcurtoga: Route from the Paps Trailhead

Summit Comment DeirdreM 2 weeks ago
I decided to take a new route up to Coolcurtoga from the Paps Trailhead as I had a few fellow hikers with me and wanted to make a longer hike. Terrain was fine apart from the usual boggy bits...

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...

MountainViews Database Change Proposals

Forum: General Narthecium 2 weeks ago
Several MountainViews members have proposed changes to the MountainViews database in recent months and even years. Unfortunately, due to other demands on the MountainViews team, it was not po...
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Dublin Area   S: Kippure & Kilbride Subarea
Place count in area: 18, OSI/LPS Maps: 43, 50, 56, AWW, EW-DM, EW-WE, EW-WW 
Highest place: Kippure, 757m
Maximum height for area: 757 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 262 metres,

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Kippure Mountain Cipiúr A name in Irish, also Cíop Mhór, also The Pole an extra EastWest name in English (Ir. Cipiúr [OSI], origin obscure) County Highpoint of Dublin and in Dublin/ Wicklow Counties in Leinster Province, in County Highpoint, Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam, Irish Highest Hundred Lists, Pale grey fine to coarse-grained granite Bedrock

Height: 757m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 56 Grid Reference: O11582 15455
Place visited by 1092 members. Recently by: hikingofireland, orlaithfitz, Enda66, rosduke, sineadh, jjbireland700s, Macros42, staypatient, Aidan_Ennis, djay281, AnthonyJ, claireod5, ronanmckee, RonanS, mehiking
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Longitude: -6.331884, Latitude: 53.178139 , Easting: 311582, Northing: 215455 Prominence: 262m,  Isolation: 3.3km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 711506 715485,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Kipure, 10 char: Kippure
Bedrock type: Pale grey fine to coarse-grained granite, (Type 2e equigranular)

The River Liffey rises high on the slopes of Kippure. The name as shown on Discovery map is simply a transliteration of a pronunciation collected locally, but without any clear meaning. It resembles ciop, 'stump' and iúr, 'yew', but 'stump of yew' would be Ciop Iúir. Yew is unlikely to have ever grown near such a high exposed summit, but the name also refers to a townland which descends to the valley, so a connection with yew is not impossible.   Kippure is the highest mountain in the Dublin area and the 74th highest in Ireland. Kippure is the most southerly summit in the Dublin area. Kippure is the highest point in county Dublin.
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/73/
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Climbed Kippure yesterday starting from the Milli .. by hoopy1   (Show all for Kippure (Cipiúr))
 
i parked on the military road near a bog lane tha .. by YoungJohn   (Show all for Kippure (Cipiúr))
 
When I saw the ugly antenna, I decided not to go .. by pazapas   (Show all for Kippure (Cipiúr))
 
MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Kippure (<i>Cipiúr</i>) in area Dublin, Ireland
Picture: My Summit Picture with Granddad		  
My Climb in Dublin 10-12-2016
by ShaunDunne  4 Jan 2017
I climbed Kippure on the 10-12-2016 with my Granddad
It was very misty and cold at the summit.
No views to be had. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/73/comment/18787/
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Dublins CHP .. by TommyV   (Show all for Kippure (Cipiúr))
 
Walked up from the brays on a gloomy day with low .. by quarryman   (Show all for Kippure (Cipiúr))
 
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