Ballyhoura Mountains

The Ballyhoura Mountains (Irish: An Sliabh Riabhach) are located in south-east County Limerick and north-east County Cork in central Munster, running east and west for about 6 miles on the borders of both counties.[1]

Ballyhoura Mountains
Irish: An Sliabh Riabhach
Black Rock on the Ballyhoura Mountain Range
Highest point
PeakSeefin
Elevation528 m (1,732 ft)
Coordinates52°18′N 8°32′W 
Geography
Ballyhoura Mountains
CountryRepublic of Ireland
Provinces of IrelandMunster
Glenosheen Village The road into Glenosheen, viewed from the R512 junction, with the Ballyhoura mountain range in the background.

Features

The southern part of the hills is largely afforested with conifers, on the northern side there is extensive heathland and blanket bog. The mountains include Seefin (528m, 1702 ft), near Seefin on the northwest is Black Rock (516m, 1696 ft) and 3 miles to the west is Carron Mountain (c.440m, 1469 ft) on the boundary of Cork and Limerick. Immediately east of Seefin is Knockea (1311 ft), east of which again is the detached mountain of Knockeennamroanta (1319 ft). Between these is the pass of Barnaderg, now called Redchair, leading from the plain of Limerick to the plain of Cork. At the north side of the valley is the peak of Barnageeha (1196 ft).[1]

The Ballyhoura Mountains have been listed as a Special Area of Conservation. The blanket bog occurs in most of the flatter areas and features such species as heather (Calluna vulgaris), with deergrass (Scirpus cespitosus), hare’s-tail cottongrass (Eriophorum vaginatum), common cottongrass (Eriophorum angustifolium), bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) and crowberry (Empetrum nigrum). The wet heath is dominated by heather, cross-leaved heath (Erica tetralix) and bilberry accompanied by a range of mosses and liverworts. The dry heath is more species-rich, with bell heather (Erica cinerea), green-ribbed sedge (Carex binervis), tormentil (Potentilla erecta), bent grasses (Agrostis spp.) and mosses such as Hypnum jutlandicum.[2]

The Ballyhoura Mountain Bike Park situated near under Seefin and Blackrock is the largest Trail network of its kind in Ireland. The trails range from the moderate 6 kilometre Greenwood loop to the demanding 50 kilometre Castlepook loop. The nearest towns and villages to the Trailhead are Ardpatrick, Glenosheen, Ballyorgan and Kilfinnane.[3]

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See also
  • List of mountains in Ireland

References
  1. "Limerick". Atlas and Cyclopedia of Ireland (1900) (Library Ireland). Retrieved 28 June 2008.
  2. "Ballyhoura Mountains SAC" (PDF). Irish Government. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  3. "Ballyhoura Trail Centre - MTB | Receation Sites | Coillte Outdoors". www.coillteoutdoors.ie. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
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