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The Ox Mountains or Slieve Gamph (, 'storm mountains') are a mountain range in
The mountains begin immediately southwest of
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 ...
on the west coast of Ireland
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. They are also known as Saint Patrick
Saint Patrick (; or ; ) was a fifth-century Romano-British culture, Romano-British Christian missionary and Archbishop of Armagh, bishop in Gaelic Ireland, Ireland. Known as the "Apostle of Ireland", he is the primary patron saint of Irelan ...
's Mountains after the saint who built churches on its slopes and left his name to some of its wells.
Geography
The highest peak in the Ox Mountains is Knockalongy, which is high.
The mountains begin immediately southwest of Ballysadare
Ballysadare (), locally also Ballisodare, is a town in County Sligo, Ireland. It is about south of Sligo town. The town developed on an important crossing of the Owenmore River. Ballysadare is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.
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, and run west-southwest for some forty miles to the boundary 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 ...
, where they are continued to the southwest by the Slieve Gamph range, which runs first on the boundary of the two counties, and then into Mayo. The mountains have several summits from 1,200 to 1,800 feet high; and Slieve Gamph reaches 1,363 feet.
Geology
Lead and copper mines were formerly worked in the Ox Mountains, but by 1900, the works had been long since discontinued.Peaks
References
{{Mountains and hills of Connacht Mountains and hills of County Sligo