Slieve Felim [Sliabh Eibhlinne]

About Slieve Felim [Sliabh Eibhlinne]

Rising above the Limerick-Tipperary border, this Tump marks the south-western end of its namesake range. The terrain transitions from commercial forestry to more open, rugged moorland toward the summit. On a clear day, walkers can look out over the fertile Golden Vale toward the Galtee Mountains and the Shannon Estuary.

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• •The Irish name Sliabh Eibhlinne refers to the ancient goddess Ébliu, though the modern English 'Felim' arose from a later linguistic confusion with the male name Féilim.
• •According to the Book of the Taking of Ireland, the Milesians met the goddess Fódla on these slopes; she asked that the island be named after her, giving Ireland one of its oldest poetic titles.
• •The summit offers a clear sightline across the valley to the higher, rounded dome of Mauherslieve and the prominent profile of Keeper Hill to the north.
• •The hill is frequently accessed via forestry tracks that form part of the Slieve Felim Way, a 43km trail connecting Murroe in County Limerick to Silvermines in Tipperary.
• •While the name sounds grandly mythological, a modern ascent often involves a very grounded and lengthy negotiation with the local Sitka spruce plantations.