List of mountains in Ireland

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This is a list of mountains and mountain ranges in Ireland. It also includes landforms that are usually called hills. Those within Northern Ireland or on the border are marked with an asterisk (*), while the rest are within the Republic of Ireland. Mountain ranges are in bold.

Thirteen peaks are classified by the Scottish Mountaineering Club as Furths i.e. mountains over 3,000 feet that is regarded as a separate mountain.[1] Ten of these are located in Macgillycuddy's Reeks in County Kerry.

There is no universally agreed definition of "mountain", but a common yardstick in both Great Britain and Ireland is any summit at least 2,000 feet (or 610 metres) high.[2] In addition, some definitions also include a topographical prominence requirement, typically 100 feet (30 m) or 500 feet (152 m).[3]

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Highest peaks [edit]

Macgillycuddy's Reeks (Na Cruacha Dubha)

# Peak Other names Height Listing
1 Corrán Tuathail Carrauntoohil 1,038m[4] Furth
2 Binn Chaorach Beenkeragh, Benkeeragh 1,010m[5] Furth
3 Cathair na Féinne Caher 1,001m[6] Furth
4 Cnoc na Péiste Knocknapeasta 988m[7] Furth
5 Cathair Thiar Caher West 975m[8] Furth
6 Maolán Buí - 973m[9] Furth
7 The Bones Carrauntoohil Tooth, Knockoughter 959m[10] Furth
8 Cnoc an Chuillinn - 958m[11] Furth
9 An Gunna Mór The Big Gun 939m[12] Furth
10 Cruach Mhór - 932m[13] Furth

Elsewhere in Ireland

# Peak Height Location Listing
1 Mount Brandon (Cnoc Bréanainn) 951m Dingle Peninsula Mountains, County Kerry Furth
2 Lugnaquilla (Log na Coille) 925m Wicklow Mountains, County Wicklow Furth
3 Galtymore (Cnoc Mór na nGaibhlte) 917m Galtee Mountains, County Tipperary County Limerick Furth
4 Slieve Donard (Sliabh Dónairt)* 852m Mourne Mountains, County Down
5 Baurtregaum (Barr Trí gCom) 851m Slieve Mish Mountains, County Kerry
6 Mullaghcleevaun (Mullach Cliabháin) 849m Wicklow Mountains, County Wicklow
7 Mangerton (An Mhangarta) 839m Mangerton Mountains, County Kerry
8 Caherconree (Cathair Conraoi) 835m Slieve Mish Mountains, County Kerry
9 Purple Mountain (Sliabh Corcra) 832m Purple Mountains, County Kerry
10 Beenoskee (Binn os Gaoith) 826m Dingle Peninsula Mountains, County Kerry

List by province [edit]

Munster [edit]

Leinster [edit]

Ulster [edit]

Connacht [edit]

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ Mountains - Key Facts. The Munros, Corbetts, Grahams, Donalds & Furths at www.smc.org.uk. Accessed on 9 Feb 2013.
  2. ^ Wilson, Peter (2001). Listing the Irish hills and mountains in Irish Geography, Vol 34(1), University of Ulster, Coleraine, p. 89. [1] (pdf)
  3. ^ A Mountain is a Mountain - isn't it? at www.go4awalk.com. Accessed on 3 Feb 2013.
  4. ^ MountainViews - Corrán Tuathail/Carrauntoohil
  5. ^ MountainViews - Binn Chaorach/Beenkeragh
  6. ^ MountainViews - Cathair na Féinne/Caher
  7. ^ MountainViews Cnoc na Péiste/Knocknapeasta
  8. ^ MountainViews Cathair Thiar/Caher West
  9. ^ MountainViews - Maolán Buí
  10. ^ MountainViews - The Bones
  11. ^ MountainViews - Cnoc an Chuillinn
  12. ^ MountainViews An Gunna Mhór/The Big Gun
  13. ^ MountainViews - Cruach Mhór

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