Slieve Aughty

Slieve Aughty
Irish: Sliabh Eachtaí
Highest point
Peak	Maghera
Elevation	400 m (1,300 ft)
Geography
Country	Republic of Ireland
Provinces of Ireland	Munster

The Slieve Aughty (Irish: Sliabh Eachtaí) are a mountain range in the western part of Ireland spread over both County Galway and County Clare. The highest peak in the Slieve Aughty Mountains is Maghera in Clare which rises to 400m (1,314ft). The mountain range consists of two ridges divided by the Owendallaigh river which flows west into Lough Cutra.

The Cenél Áeda na hEchtge partly derived their name from them.

References

The Historical Geography of the Slieve Aughty

Coordinates: 53°03′N 8°31′W / 53.050°N 8.517°W / 53.050; -8.517

Mountains and hills of Munster

List of mountains in Ireland

Ballyhoura Mountains	Carron Mountain Seefin

Boggeragh Mountains	Musheramore Mount Hillary

Caha Mountains	Hungry Hill Sugarloaf

Comeragh Mountains	Fauscoum

Derrynasaggart Mountains	Mullaghanish

Dingle Peninsula	Benoskee Brandon Mount Eagle

Galtee Mountains	Galteemore Lyracappul Temple Hill

Iveragh Peninsula	Bentee Knocknadobar Stumpa Dúloigh Mullaghanattin Broaghnabinnia

Knockmealdown Mountains	Knockmealdown Sugarloaf Hill (Knockmealdowns)

Macgillycuddy's Reeks	Beenkeragh Brassel Mountain Caher Caher West Top Carrauntoohil Cnoc an Chuillin Knocknapeasta Cruach Mhór Maolán Buí The Big Gun The Bones

Mangerton Mountains	Mangerton Torc Mountain

Shehy Mountains	Knockboy

Silvermine Mountains	Slievekimalta

Slieve Mish Mountains	Bartregaum Caherconree

Slieve Miskish Mountains	Knockoura

Others	An Triúr Deirfiúr Caher Mountain Carhoo Hill Devil's Bit Geokaun Knocknadobar Knockanore Mountain Maghera mountain Mount Gabriel Mullaghareirk Mountains Mullaghmore Paps of Anu Purple Mountain Slieve Aughty Slievecallan Slievenamon Stack's Mountains

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