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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 Irish Biogeographical Society in association with the National Museum of Ireland, Dublin, 2006. ISBN 0-9511514-9-5; Harding, J. & Jacob, M. (2013). "Addition of Small Skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) to the Irish List and notes on the Essex Skipper (Thymelicus lineola) (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae)". Irish Naturalists' Journal. 32: ...
[17] [18]: 3 [19] Some mountain ranges are further inland in the south of Ireland, such as the Galtee Mountains (the highest inland range), [20] Silvermine and Slieve Bloom Mountains. [17] There is an area of raised land near the northeastern coast, the Antrim Plateau, which contains the Glens of Antrim ; this area is sometimes called the ...
The mountains of northwest Ireland were formed during the collision, as was the granite that is found in locations in Donegal and Wicklow. The Irish landmass was now above sea level and lying near the equator , and fossil traces of land-based life forms survive from this period.
The Derryveagh Mountains (Irish: Cnoic Dhoire Bheatha) are the major mountain range in County Donegal, Ireland. It makes up much of the landmass of the county and is the area of Ireland with the lowest population density .
The Twelve Bens or Twelve Pins, also called the Benna Beola [2] (Irish: Na Beanna Beola, meaning 'the peaks of Beola'), [a] is a mountain range of mostly sharp-peaked quartzite summits and ridges in the Connemara National Park [b] in County Galway, in the west of Ireland. [4]
The highest points are Arderin (527 m (1,729 ft)) (Irish: Ard Éireann) at the southwestern end of the range and Baunreaghcong (509 m (1,670 ft)) at the end of the Ridge of Capard. The Slieve Bloom Mountains stretch from near Roscrea in the south west to Rosenallis in the north-west, forming a link between County Laois and County Offaly.
The range, part of the Reeks District, is a destination for mountain walkers and climbers and includes some of Ireland's most regarded walking routes such as the 15–kilometre Coomloughra Horseshoe, and the 26-kilometre MacGillycuddy's Reeks Ridge Walk that traverses the full range; it is estimated that over 140,000 people visit the range each ...