Slieveboy | |
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Sliabh Buí | |
![]() From Camolin Park to the east | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 420 m (1,380 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 304 m (997 ft)[1] |
Listing | Marylin |
Coordinates | 52°39′22″N 6°29′22″W / 52.656234°N 6.489369°W |
Naming | |
Language of name | Irish |
Geography | |
Location | Wexford, Republic of Ireland |
OSI/OSNI grid | T022571 |
Topo map | OSi Discovery 69 |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Askamore gap from north |
Slieveboy (Irish: Sliabh Buí)[2] is a mountain located in north County Wexford, Ireland.
Etymology
[edit]It is never called 'Slieveboy' by locals, but always its Irish form Sliabh Buí, which is pronounced 'Shleeav Bwee'. Sliabh Buí means Yellow Mountain.
Geography
[edit]The mountain rises directly above the village of Ballyduff, midway between Carnew and Camolin. The mountain is, except for the area around the summit, completely covered in forest. There is a network of forest roads on the hill, and two communication masts on the summit.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "North Wexford Area - Slieveboy". MountainViews. Ordnance Survey Ireland. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ "An Sliabh Buí/Slieveboy". logainm.ie. Retrieved 9 June 2024.