Mullaghareirk [Mullach an Radhairc]

Rising from the remote borderlands between Limerick and Cork, this modest Tump is the namesake of the Mullaghareirk Mountains. The terrain is a mix of high moorland and commercial forestry, offering a quiet, lonely alternative to the popular peaks of Kerry. Its broad summit provides a sense of vast, empty space.

• •The name derives from the Irish Mullach an Radhairc, translating to "the summit of the view." This refers to its commanding position overlooking the rolling lowlands of the Munster Vales.
• •These hills are part of a large Devonian Old Red Sandstone upland that divides the drainage systems of the River Shannon to the north and the River Blackwater to the south.
• •The surrounding landscape is a known habitat for the Hen Harrier, a rare bird of prey that hunts over the open moorland and young forest plantations found across these slopes.
• •On a clear day, the southwest horizon is dominated by the distinctive silhouettes of the Paps of Anu and the more distant MacGillycuddy’s Reeks in County Kerry.
• •Given the extensive conifer plantations and the local tendency for Atlantic mist, the "Summit of the View" often requires a healthy dose of optimism to live up to its name.