Ox Mountains

Ox Mountains
Sliabh Gamh
View of the Ox Mountains from Knocknarea
Highest point
PeakKnockalongy
Elevation544 m (1,785 ft)
Coordinates54°10′N 8°50′W / 54.167°N 8.833°W / 54.167; -8.833
Geography
Ox Mountains is located in island of Ireland
Ox Mountains
Ox Mountains
CountryIreland
Provinces of IrelandConnacht

The Ox Mountains or Slieve Gamph[1] (Irish: Sliabh Gamh, 'storm mountains')[2] are a mountain range in County Sligo on the west coast of Ireland. They are also known as Saint Patrick's Mountains after the saint who built churches on its slopes and left his name to some of its wells.[3]

  1. ^ Slieve Gamph or the Ox Mountains. Placenames Database of Ireland.
  2. ^ Paul Tempan (May 2019). "Irish Hill and Mountain Names" (PDF). MountainViews.ie.
  3. ^ The History of Sligo: Town and County Terence O'Rorke, p. 3, 1890.