The Partry Mountains () is a mountain range in western
Connacht
Connacht or Connaught ( ; or ), is the smallest of the four provinces of Ireland, situated in the west of Ireland. Until the ninth century it consisted of several independent major Gaelic kingdoms (Uí Fiachrach, Uí Briúin, Uí Maine, C ...
, Ireland. It is in an area known as
Partry
Partry () is a villagePartry Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved: 2012-04-15. and a , on the borders of
County Mayo
County Mayo (; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht, it is named after the village of Mayo, County Mayo, Mayo, now ge ...
and
County Galway
County Galway ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Northern and Western Region, taking up the south of the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht. The county population was 276,451 at the 20 ...
. The mountains stand between
Lough Mask
Lough Mask () is a limestone lake of about in Counties Mayo and Galway, Ireland, north of Lough Corrib. Lough Mask is the middle of the three lakes, which empty into the Corrib River, through Galway, into Galway Bay. Lough Carra flows into ...
(to the northeast),
Lough Corrib
Lough Corrib ( ; ) is a lake in the west of Ireland. The River Corrib or Galway River connects the lake to the sea at Galway. It is the largest lake within the Republic of Ireland and the second largest on the island of Ireland (after Lough Nea ...
(southeast), the
Maam Valley
Gleann an Mháma ( English: Maam Valley) is a glacial valley in County Galway, Ireland. It lies within Joyce Country in Connemara and is part of an aspirant geopark. Much of the valley is in the Connemara Gaeltacht.
Location and topography
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(southwest) and the River Erriff (northwest). At the heart of the range is Lough Nafooey.
The highest peak in the Partry Mountains is
Maumtrasna
Maumtrasna, historically Formnamore (, 'the great shoulder'), is the highest of the Partry Mountains in south County Mayo, Ireland, rising to above sea level. The summit is broad and flat with several ridges running off it, including Skeltia (' ...
, which rises to . Other mountains in the range include Devilsmother, Knocklaur, and Bunnacunneen.