Ballyhoura Mountains
The Ballyhoura Mountains are in south-east County Limerick and north-east County Cork in central Munster, Ireland, running east and west for about 6 miles on the borders of both counties.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 367 metres
- Description: mountain range
- Also known as: “Ballyhoura Hills”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Seefin Mountain West Top and Carron Mountain.
Seefin Mountain West Top
Peak
Seefin is a mountain near the southern border of County Limerick, Ireland. At 528m it is the highest point and the second most northerly summit in the Ballyhoura Mountains and the 396th highest in Ireland. Latitude: 52.313847 Longitude: -8.522738.
Carron Mountain
Peak
Carron Mountain is a mountain 440m high on the border of County Limerick and County Cork, Ireland. It is part of the Ballyhoura Mountains. Carron is home to the North Cork transmitter for the UPC MMDS service. Carron Mountain is situated 2½ km west of Ballyhoura Mountains.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ardpatrick and Kilfinane.
Ardpatrick
Village
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Ardpatrick is a small village in County Limerick, Ireland. It lies at the foot of the north slopes of the Ballyhoura Mountains, on the edge of the Golden Vale. Ardpatrick is situated 4½ km north of Ballyhoura Mountains.
Kilfinane
Village
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Kilfinnane or Kilfinane is a small market town in County Limerick, Ireland. The town's name comes from the Irish Cill and Fhíonáin, making its meaning "Church of Saint Finnian". Kilfinane is situated 8 km northeast of Ballyhoura Mountains.
Kildorrery
Village
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Kildorrery is a village in north County Cork, Ireland. It lies at the crossroads of the N73 road from Mallow to Mitchelstown and the R512 from Kilmallock to Fermoy. Kildorrery is situated 10 km southeast of Ballyhoura Mountains.
Ballyhoura Mountains
- Categories: mountain range, Special Area of Conservation, and landform
- Location: Munster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Venetian—“Ballyhoura Mountains” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ballyhoura Mountains”
- Chinese: “貝利豪拉山脈”
- Dutch: “Ballyhoura Mountains”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبال باليهوره”
- French: “Ballyhoura Mountains”
- French: “Montagnes de Ballyhoura”
- German: “Ballyhoura Mountains”
- Irish: “An Sliabh Riabhach”
- Italian: “Ballyhoura”
- Ladin: “Ballyhoura Mountains”
- Romanian: “Ballyhoura Mountains SAC”
- Swedish: “Ballyhoura Mountains”
- Venetian: “Ballyhoura”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Tooreen and Fanningstown.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Little Carron and Glenanair.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ballyhoura Mountains”. Photo: Bryan Conlon, CC BY-SA 2.0.