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The '''Slieve Aughty''' ({{lang-ga|Sliabh Eachtaí}}) (Sliabh Eachtghe in the preformed spelling) are a low mountain range covered mainly by bog and forestry in the western part of [[Ireland]] spread over both [[County Galway]] and [[County Clare]]. The highest peak in the Slieve Aughty Mountains is Maghera, ''Cnoc an Ois'' in Clare which rises to 400m (1,314ft). This summit was formely called Knockaniss from the Irish [[Cnoc an Ois]] meaning ''hill of the deer'' while Maghera refered to the wider area around the peak. The mountain range consists of two ridges divided by the [[Owendalulleegh River]] which flows west into [[Lough Cutra]]. [[Cashlaundrumlahan]] (358m) north of the village of [[Derrybrien]] is the highest summit on the County Galway side of the range.
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The '''Slieve Aughty''' ({{langx|ga|Sliabh Eachtaí}}) are a mountain range in the western part of [[Ireland]] spread over both [[County Galway]] and [[County Clare]]. The highest peak in the Slieve Aughty Mountains is Maghera in Clare which rises to 400 m (1,314 ft). The mountain range consists of two ridges divided by the Owendallaigh river which flows west into Lough Cutra.


The [[Cenél Áeda na hEchtge]] partly derived their name from them. [[Tuath Echtghe]], ''land / people of Aughty'' was a medieval subdivision of the [[tuath]] of the [[Uí mBloid]]. This district was coextensive with the parish of [[Feakle]] which has Lough Greany at its centre.
The [[Cenél Áeda na hEchtge]] partly derived their name from them.


== References ==
== References ==
*[http://aughty.org/heritage.htm The Historical Geography of the Slieve Aughty ]
*[http://aughty.org/heritage.htm The Historical Geography of the Slieve Aughty ]


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Latest revision as of 15:24, 5 November 2024

Slieve Aughty
Irish: Sliabh Eachtaí
Map
Highest point
PeakMaghera
Elevation400 m (1,300 ft)
Coordinates53°03′N 8°31′W / 53.050°N 8.517°W / 53.050; -8.517
Geography
CountryRepublic of Ireland
Provinces of IrelandMunster

The Slieve Aughty (Irish: Sliabh Eachtaí) are a mountain range in the western part of Ireland spread over both County Galway and County Clare. The highest peak in the Slieve Aughty Mountains is Maghera in Clare which rises to 400 m (1,314 ft). The mountain range consists of two ridges divided by the Owendallaigh river which flows west into Lough Cutra.

The Cenél Áeda na hEchtge partly derived their name from them.

References

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