[10] Carrauntoohil is the highest mountain in the MountainViews Online Database, 100 Highest Irish Mountains. A regular mountain walker in Ireland and abroad, he has a particular interest in geology and claims his spiritual home is on the Reeks of Kerry. [24] From yet another perspective, one of the earliest written accounts of the mountain by Isaac Weld in 1812, calls it Gheraun-Tuel,[22] and Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) calls it Garran Tual;[25] suggesting the first element was géarán ('fang')—which is found in the names of other Kerry mountains—and that the earlier name may have been Géarán Tuathail ('Tuathal's fang'). The trail is usually known as the “Tourist Route” but it requires walking along a military access road and pass along an artillery range so use caution and common sense. [6][13], In the 1950s, a wooden cross was erected on the summit, a privately owned commonage, by the local community. It’s a challenging climb, but it’s also truly magnificent. Slieve Donard (/ ˌ s l iː v ˈ d ɒ n ər d / SLEEV DON-ərd; from Irish: Sliabh Dónairt, meaning "Dónairt's mountain") is the highest mountain in Northern Ireland and the wider province of Ulster, with a height of 850 metres (2,790 ft). ", "Watch the incredible Howling Ridge climb on Ireland's highest peak", MountainViews: The Irish Mountain Website, mountains of Britain and Ireland (the P600s), Purple Mountain (including Purple Mountain Group), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carrauntoohil&oldid=998064659, Pages using infobox mountain with language parameter, Pages using infobox mountain with grid ref, Pages using infobox mountain with deprecated parameters, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat-VIAF identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Purple sandstone & siltstone, (Ballinskelligs Sandstone Formation), This page was last edited on 3 January 2021, at 17:09. Hiking Carrauntoohil Mountain via the Coomloughra Horseshoe Kerry, Ireland. [4] The freehold is owned by four families: Donal Doona, John O'Shea, John B. Doona, and James Sullivan. Carrantuohill, mountain, the highest point (3,414 feet [1,041 metres]) of Ireland, in the Macgillycuddy’s Reeks, a mountain range on the Iveragh Peninsula, County Kerry. [6] A narrow rocky ridge, or arête, to the north, known as the Beenkeragh Ridge, contains the summit of The Bones (Na Cnámha), and leads to Ireland's second-highest peak, Beenkeragh (Binn Chaorach) at 1,008 m (3,307 ft). Galtymore or Galteemore (Irish: Cnoc Mór na nGaibhlte, meaning "big hill of the Galtees"), at 917.9 metres (3,011 ft), is one of Ireland's highest mountains being the 12th-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list, and the 14th-highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam list. The Irish Mountain Running Association (IMRA) is the governing body of the sport of Mountain Running in Ireland. Be sure to pack enough supplies, and let someone know where you are headed and when you expect to be back. Take the ten highest mountains in Ireland. Carrauntoohil is Ireland’s highest mountain at a height of 1039m. Carrauntoohil is located just an hour and a half from Ireland’s second biggest city Cork. The mountains of Kerry are among the most dramatic in the country, many extending over 2,000 ft high and offering superb views of the countryside. CARRAUNTOOHIL (CORRÁN TUATHAIL) IS THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN REPUBLIC OF IRELAND STANDING AT 1038 M (3406 FT) ABOVE SEA LEVEL. It forms part of the Mourne Mountains, and it is also the highest peak in Northern Ireland. Part of the Mourne Mountain, it sits on the north-eastern edge of the range, overlooking the Irish Sea outside of the town of Newcastle in Co. Down. Cnoc na Péiste, County Kerry. 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