Slievenamon

Slievenamon

Infobox Mountain
Name = Slievenamon - Sliabh na mBan
Photo = Slievenamon 2006-07-01.jpg
Caption = Slievenamon viewed from the northeast
Elevation = 721 m (2365 ft)
Location = County Tipperary, Ireland
Range =
Prominence = 638 m
Coordinates =
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Grid_ref_Ireland = S297307
Listing = Marilyn, Hewitt
Translation = Mountain of the women
Language = Irish
Pronunciation = ʃli:v næ mɔ

Slievenamon, or in Irish "Sliabh na mBan", is a mountain in County Tipperary in the province of Munster in Ireland. It stands at 721 m (2,365 ft). It is located in the south of the county, near the town of Clonmel. Situated at the western end of a range of low hills, Slievenamon is a striking conical mass, offering a dramatic view from the top over the counties of Tipperary, Kilkenny and Waterford

The mountain has its fair share of Irish legends. The mountain is said to have got its name from the ancient fairy women or "Feimhin", who enchanted a warrior named Fionn mac Cumhaill and his followers. Another legend tells how Fionn decided to choose his bride from a group of women racing to the top to meet him sitting at the top of Slievenamon. The first to reach the summit was Gráinne, a figure who would become notorious in Irish folklore because of her exploits with the hero Diarmuid.


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