Devilsmother
{{short description|Mountain in Connemara, Ireland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Devilsmother
| other_name = Magairlí an Deamhain/Binn Gharbh{{cite web |title=Devilsmother |url=http://www.logainm.ie/en/1166434 |website=Placenames Database of Ireland}}
| photo = Killary Harbour, the slipway at Nancy's Point - geograph.org.uk - 505424.jpg
| photo_caption = Devilsmother seen from Killary Harbour
| elevation_m = 645
| elevation_ref = {{cite web |title=Devilsmother 645m |url=https://mountainviews.ie/summit/202/ |website=MountainViews.ie}}
| prominence_m = 280
| map = Ireland
| map_caption = Ireland
| label_position = right
| map_size = 240
| location = Border of County Galway and Mayo, Ireland
| range = Partry Mountains
| coordinates =
{{coord|53.600399| -9.638164|type:mountain_region:IE_source:enwiki-irishgridref(L915624)|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| grid_ref_Ireland = L915624
| topo = OSi Discovery 37
}}
Devilsmother is a {{convert|645|m|ft|adj=mid|-high}} mountain in Connemara, Ireland. Devilsmother is in the Partry Mountains, at the head of Killary Harbour, overlooking the Western Way long-distance path. It sits on the border between County Galway (to the south) and County Mayo (to the north).
Etymology
The mountain has two Irish language names: Magairlí an Deamhain (meaning "the demon's testicles") and Binn Gharbh (meaning "rough peak").Tempan, Paul. [http://mountainviews.ie/features/names/List2010/MVHillList09.pdf "Irish Hill and Mountain Names"]. MountainViews.ie. The anglicized spellings Mogarlyandoon and Ben Garrif appear on some historical maps. Originally, it seems that Magairlí an Deamhain was the knobbly end of the mountain's northern ridge, while Binn Gharbh was the mountain as a whole. The English name Devilsmother may be "a euphemistic false translation" or may be based on an alternative name.
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{{Mountains and hills of Connacht}}
Category:Mountains and hills of County Galway