County Sligo
County Sligo ( , ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Northern and Western Region and is part of the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht. Sligo is the administrative capital and largest town in ...
,
Ireland
Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...
. It is the highest of the
Ox Mountains
The Ox Mountains or Slieve Gamph (, 'storm mountains') are a mountain range in County Sligo on the west coast of Ireland
Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Eu ...
. The nearest village is
Skreen
Skreen () is a small village and parish in County Sligo, Ireland. The village is in a civil parish of the same name.
History
St Adomnán, the first biographer of St Columba (Colmcille) and one of his successors at Iona, first served as abbot ...
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There are many
megalith
A megalith is a large stone that has been used to construct a prehistoric structure or monument, either alone or together with other stones. More than 35,000 megalithic structures have been identified across Europe, ranging geographically f ...
ic tombs on the plain between Knockalongy and
Sligo Bay
Sligo Bay () is a natural ocean bay in County Sligo, Ireland.
Geography
Sligo Bay is opened between Aughris Head (South side) and Roskeeragh Point (North). The inner part of the bay is divided into three smaller bodies of water, hosting the e ...
to the north. There are also two small
lough
''Loch'' ( ) is a word meaning "lake" or " sea inlet" in Scottish and Irish Gaelic, subsequently borrowed into English. In Irish contexts, it often appears in the anglicized form "lough". A small loch is sometimes called a lochan. Lochs whic ...
s at the foot of the mountain—Lough Aghree and Lough Minnaun.
See also
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List of mountains in Ireland
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