Tirkslieve [Glennamong Far SE Top] [Toircshliabh]

About Tirkslieve [Glennamong Far SE Top] [Toircshliabh]

Positioned as an eastern outlier of the Nephin Beg range, this rugged 401m peak offers a quiet introduction to Mayo’s wild interior. The terrain is typical of the region—sweeping Atlantic bog and thick heather. It provides a lonely, peripheral perspective over the vast Owenduff bog toward the distant Corraun Peninsula.

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• •The name Toircshliabh translates from Irish as 'Mountain of the Boar,' likely referencing the wild boars that historically roamed the dense scrub and boggy foothills of the Nephin Begs.
• •Situated on the fringes of the Wild Nephin National Park, the hill overlooks the Owenduff River valley, which contains one of the last intact active blanket bog systems in Western Europe.
• •From the summit, walkers gain a clear, low-level perspective of the massive southern faces of Glennamong and Corranabinnia, peaks that dominate the skyline to the northwest.
• •Given its status as a Hump—a hill with at least a hundred metres of prominence—it offers just enough of a climb to remind your knees you aren't on a flat stroll, without the notoriety that attracts a crowd.