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A widely used definition of an Irish mountain requires a minimum prominence of 100 metres (328 ft) (e.g. a HuMP), and is the basis for the 100 Highest Irish Mountains. While Irish mountains are ranked according to Irish classifications, they are also ranked on classifications that cover Great Britain and Ireland (e.g. Simms and P600s).
The practice of genealogy continues to be of importance among the Irish and its diaspora. Historians (such as Dáibhí Ó Cróinín and Nollaig Ó Muraíle ) consider the Irish genealogical tradition to have the largest national corpus in Europe.
An aerial view of Errigal. Errigal [3] (Irish: An Earagail) [4] is a 751-metre (2,464 ft) mountain near Gweedore in County Donegal, Ireland. [1] It is the tallest peak of the Derryveagh Mountains and the tallest peak in County Donegal. [1] Errigal is also the most southern and the highest of the mountain chain called the "Seven Sisters" by locals
Slievemore (Irish: Sliabh Mór, meaning 'big mountain') is the second highest peak on Achill Island after Croaghaun, in County Mayo, Ireland. Its elevation is 671 m (2,201 ft). Archaeology
Wicklow Gap (Irish: Bearna Chill Mhantáin) [2] is one of the highest Irish mountain passes served by an asphalted road. It is located in County Wicklow , Ireland. Geography
Stack's Mountain (Irish: Cnoc an Stacaigh) is a townland of County Kerry, Ireland, named after the Stack family. [1] [2] The range of hills known as Stack's Mountains - which includes the eponymous peak (323m) - extend over a larger area). It is one of sixteen ancient townlands of the civil parish of Kilflynn and lies to the west of the parish ...
The overall ranking of an Irish County High Point against all other peaks in Ireland is based on the Vandeleur-Lynam definition where a peak must have a minimum topographic prominence of 15 metres (49 ft) to be on the list of peaks in Ireland. [3] The four Irish provincial tops, also referred to as province high points, [1] [4] are also
Murrisk (Irish: Muraisc, meaning 'sea marsh') [2] is a village in County Mayo, Ireland, on the south side of Clew Bay, about 8 km west of Westport and 4 km east of Lecanvey. Murrisk lies at the foot of Croagh Patrick and is the starting-point for pilgrims who visit the mountain. Every year, on the last Sunday of July, thousands of people ...