Curlew Mountains

Situated between Boyle and Castlebaldwin, the Curlew Mountains (Irish: An Corrshliabh) are in northeastern Connacht.[1]

Curlew Mountains
Highest point
Elevation259 m (850 ft)
Prominence197 m (646 ft)
Geography
LocationCounty Roscommon, Republic of Ireland
Parent rangeCurlew Mountains

Toponymy

The assignation of the name Curlew to the mountains may not relate the Curlew bird, but rather to the Irish: corrshliabh which means "steep-sided pointed mountatins".[2]

Geography

Geologically, the Curlew Mountains are made of Devonian sandstone and conglomerate that is harder than the surrounding Carboniferous limestone, hence their appearance as an upland feature.[3]

History

The Battle of Curlew Pass, in which Irish forces led by Red Hugh O'Donnell defeated an English army of about 2000 was fought here on 15 August 1599.[4]

References

  1. Cotton (2017a).
  2. Mac Coitir, "Birds in Irish Place Names".
  3. Cotton (2017b).
  4. D'Alton (1845), pp. 221-226.
  • Cotton, D (2017a). "Curlew Mountains". IT Sligo. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  • Cotton, D (2017b). "Curlew Mountains (419 to 359 Ma)". IT Sligo. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  • D'Alton, John (1845). The history of Ireland, from the earliest period to the year 1245, when the Annals of Boyle, which are adopted and embodied as the running text authority, terminate: With a brief essay on the native annalists, and other sources for illustrating Ireland, and full statistical and historical notices of the barony of Boyle. Dublin: author.
  • Mac Coitir, Niall (27 February 2017). Ireland's Birds: Myths, Legends & Folklore. The Collins Press. ISBN 978-1848892989. OCLC 1078888226.

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