Birreencorragh

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{{Use Irish English|date=November 2021}}

{{short description|Mountain in Ireland}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Birreencorragh | other_name = {{lang|ga|Birín Corrach}}

| photo =File:Broad ridge leading from Knockaffertagh towards Birreencorragh - geograph.org.uk - 5220509.jpg

| photo_caption =Birreencorragh seen from Knockaffertagh

| elevation_m = 698

| elevation_ref =  

| prominence_m = 583

| prominence_ref =  {{cite book |author=E. D. Clements |year=1998 |title=The Hewitts and Marilyns of Ireland |isbn=0-9522680-8-6 |publisher=TACit Press |location=Cambuskenneth, Stirling}}

| translation = rocky little spike

| language = Irish

| parent_peak =

| map = Ireland

| map_relief = 1

| map_caption =Location in Ireland

| map_size = 220

| label_position = none

| listing = Marilyn, Hewitt

| location = County Mayo, Ireland

| range = Nephin Beg Range

| coordinates = {{coord|53|59|7|N|9|29|16|W|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref =  

| grid_ref_Ireland = G0245605007

| topo = OSi Discovery 23 / 31

}}

Birreencorragh is a mountain in the Nephin Beg Range, County Mayo, Ireland, reaching {{convert|698|m}} above sea level.{{cite web |url=http://mountainviews.ie/summit/112/ |title=Birreencorragh |publisher=Mountain Views |accessdate=11 December 2011}}

Etymology

The name Birreencorragh derives from the Irish {{lang|ga|Birín Corrach}}, meaning "rocky little spike"; {{lang|ga|birín}} is found in very few Irish toponyms.

Geography

The mountain is separated from nearby mountains, such as Glennamong and Nephin Beg in the west and Nephin in the east, by deep depressions.{{cite book |author=Adrian Hendroff |year=2010 |title=From High Places: A Journey Through Ireland's Great Mountains |publisher=The History Press Ireland |isbn=978-1-84588-989-0 |page=38}} It makes a good viewpoint of the Nephin Beg Range.{{cite book |author=Paddy Dillon |year=2001 |title=The Mountains of Ireland |publisher=Cicerone Press Limited |isbn=978-1-85284-110-2 |pages=174–176 |chapter=Walk 57: Birreencorragh}}

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See also