Mullaghareirk 414m hill, W Limerick/N Kerry Mullaghareirk Mountains Ireland at MountainViews.ie
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Summit Comment TommyMc 4 hours ago
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Birreencorragh: Shapely summit welcomes bootless buffoon

Summit Comment wicklore a week ago
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Devilsmother North Top: Friday 13th... Lucky for me!

Summit Comment Geo 5 days ago
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Summit Comment TommyV a week ago
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Summit Comment TommyV a week ago
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Summit Comment TommyV a week ago
I followed the directions provided by sandman and I would second his opinion that this one is a summit bagging exercise. Very little to recommend about this one!

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Track 4218 wicklore a week ago
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Devilsmother North Top: Simple top on the way to main summit.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Geo 5 days ago
The most direct approach is to park at small lay-by (1-2 cars) at L91270 65070 and proceed directly up steep slope in SE direction. Terrain is short grass mostly, and was solid underfoot in late M...
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W Limerick/N Kerry Area   Mullaghareirk Mountains Subarea
Place count in area: 13, OSI/LPS Maps: 64, 65, 72, 73, 79, 80 
Highest place: Baraveha, 451m
Maximum height for area: 451 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 299 metres,

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Mullaghareirk Hill Mullach an Radhairc A name in Irish
Cork County, in Carn List, Sandstone, siltstone & shale Bedrock

Height: 414m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 72 Grid Reference: R26011 19831
Place visited by 26 members. Recently by: Fergalh, FrankMc1964, eamonoc, conormcbandon, anekk11, frankmc04, hivisibility, osullivanm, simon3, sandman, wsheahan, john_desmond, mini, dbloke, NeillHogg
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Longitude: -9.08593, Latitude: 52.325569 , Easting: 126011, Northing: 119831 Prominence: 90m,  Isolation: 6.5km
ITM: 525977 619882,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Mlghrr, 10 char: Mlghrrk
Bedrock type: Sandstone, siltstone & shale, (Feale Sandstone Formation)

Mullaghareirk is the third highest hill in the W Limerick/N Kerry area and the 877th highest in Ireland.
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/802/
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You know in knocking off small summits you become .. by jackill   (Show all for Mullaghareirk)
 
There is very little to recommend about Mullaghar .. by dbloke   (Show all for Mullaghareirk)
 
One of the not-overly informative Mullaghareirk M .. by dbloke   (Show all for Mullaghareirk)
 
Access to this peak can be gained by the small ro .. by john_desmond   (Show all for Mullaghareirk)
 
Views not trees now...
by Fergalh  18 Aug 2019
Trees are now being harvested. Approach can still be via Jackill's directions. Good views now. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/802/comment/20626/
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