Musheramore

Musheramore
Muisire Mór[1]
Highest point
Elevation643 m (2,110 ft)[2][3]
Prominence439 m (1,440 ft)[2]
ListingHewitt, Marilyn
Coordinates52°00′50″N 8°58′42″W / 52.013903°N 8.978393°W / 52.013903; -8.978393
Naming
English translationgreat [mountain] of the Múscraige
Language of nameIrish
Geography
LocationCounty Cork, Republic of Ireland
Parent rangeBoggeragh Mountains
OSI/OSNI gridW328850

Musheramore (Irish: Muisire Mór, 'big Mushera') is a mountain with a height of 643 metres (2,110 ft) in County Cork, Ireland. It is the highest of the Boggeragh Mountains.[2] The neighbouring hill is Musherabeg (Muisire Beag, 'little Mushera'), with a height of 499 metres (1,637 ft).[4] Historically the mountain was called Knock Muskery, from Cnoc Múscraighe meaning "hill of the Múscraige", a Gaelic tribe who gave their name to the barony of Muskerry.[5] There are two holy wells on the mountain: one near the summit for sick animals, and one on its northern slopes for humans (St John's Well), where mass was traditionally held on midsummer.[2]

  1. ^ "Muisire Mór / Musheramore". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Musheramore, Boggeragh Mountains". MountainViews.ie. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Musheramore, Ireland". peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Musherabeg, Boggeragh Mountains". MountainViews.ie. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  5. ^ Paul Tempan (2019). "Irish Landscape Names" (PDF). MountainViews.ie.