Slieve Aughty
The Slieve Aughty (Template:Lang-ga) (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.
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.
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53°03′N 8°31′W / 53.050°N 8.517°W
