Slieve Felim E Top

About Slieve Felim E Top

Tucked away in the eastern reaches of the Slieve Felim range, this 423-metre Tump offers a landscape dominated by forestry and peat. While less prominent than the main Slieve Felim peak, it provides a quiet, honest vantage point overlooking the productive farmlands of Tipperary’s Golden Vale.

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• •The name Slieve Felim is derived from the Irish 'Sliabh Feilim', meaning Felim’s Mountain, likely named after a historical chieftain or figure from the Eóganacht dynasty.
• •The summit sits within the Slieve Felim Mountains, an upland area that serves as a natural border between the fertile plains of Tipperary and eastern County Limerick.
• •From the higher ground, you can look north across the valley to the broad, mast-topped profile of Keeper Hill, which dominates the local skyline at 694 metres.
• •The surrounding terrain is heavily defined by commercial forestry and peat bog, reflecting the typical land-use patterns of the mid-altitude Irish Munster Uplands.
• •The mountain range is historically associated with the 'O'Dwyer country', once the stronghold of the O'Dwyer clan who sought refuge in these bogs and hills during 17th-century conflicts.