Lackenacreena

About Lackenacreena

Rising as a rounded, heathery shoulder within the Slievefelim Mountains, this 413-metre Tump offers a quiet escape into Tipperary’s upland peatlands. While often overlooked for higher neighbours, the summit provides an unimpeded vista across the fertile Golden Vale toward the distant, jagged silhouette of the Galtee Mountains.

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• •The name is an anglicisation of the Irish Leacain na Críona, which translates as the 'hillside of the withered vegetation', likely referring to the dry brushwood or heather that once characterised its slopes.
• •Positioned on the southern fringe of the Slievefelim range, the hill serves as a natural vantage point over the village of Doon and the sprawling agricultural heartland of the Limerick border.
• •Looking north from the summit, the view is dominated by the massive, peat-covered bulk of Mauherslieve, also known as Mother Mountain, which is the highest point in this part of the range.
• •Given the propensity of these Tipperary hills for holding onto rainwater, the 'withered' element of the Irish name suggests a period of drought that the modern hillwalker is statistically unlikely to encounter.