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This is a list of mountains and mountain ranges on the island of Ireland. The list works around the island, beginning in County Kerry and working anti-clockwise. County allocations are based on where the majority of the mountain range lies. Individual peaks are marked in italics. County Kerry County Cork Tipperary South County Waterford County Carlow County Wicklow County Down County Antrim County Londonderry County DonegalThis article is about County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland. See also Donegal, Pennsylvania. Donegal ( Irish: Dun na nGall is a county in the northwest of Ireland. It is one of three counties in Ulster which are not part of Northern Ireland. The name County LeitrimLeitrim ( Irish: Liatroim is one of the counties in the west of Ireland and is part of the province Connacht. Its name derives from the Irish Liath Druim "grey ridge. In ancient times Leitrim formed the western half of the kingdom of Breifne. This region County SligoSligo Sligeach in Irish) is a county in the province of Connacht in the west of Ireland. Area: 1,836 kmē (709 square miles). The name Sligeach means "an area abounding in shells". The poet and Nobel laureate W. Yeats (1865-1939) spent much of his childhoo County MayoCounty Mayo ( Irish: Maigh Eo is a county on the west coast of Ireland. It is in the Irish province of Connacht. The county town of Mayo is Castlebar. The shrine of Knock is in Mayo close to the border with County Roscommon. Mayo is also home to Croagh Pa County GalwayCounty Galway ( Irish: Gaillimh is on the west coast of Ireland. It is in the Irish province of Connacht. The city of Galway is the county's capital. County Galway contains several Gaeltacht areas where the Irish language is still spoken. Surnames found i County LaoisLaois (pronounced Leash , also spelt Laoighis or Leix is a county in the midlands of Ireland. Situated in the province of Leinster, this small county is the only one in Ireland not bordered by another county with a coastline. Area: 1719 kmē (664 square mi Tipperary North County Limerick
See also: Geography of Ireland
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