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Pasture along the slopes of Mt.Eagle

Mount Eagle (Irish: Sliabh an Iolair, meaning 'eagle mountain')[2][3] is a mountain in County Kerry, Ireland.

Geography

The mountain is part of Mountains of the Central Dingle Peninsula and is the 419th highest in Ireland.[1] Mount Eagle is located not faraway from Slea Head (Ceann Sléibhe), the most south-westerly point of the peninsula, and is connected with Mount Brandon by a ridge of lower hills.[4] On the mountain's top stands a trig point.[5]

History

The mountain summit was the first European bit of land seen by Charles Lindbergh after his 1927 plane voyage across the Atlantic Ocean.[6]

Access to the summit

Mount Eagle summit can be reached with a medium walk from Ventry Harbour.[1] From the top of the mountain there is a good view of the neighbouring coast and the Blasket Islands.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Dingle West Area – Mount Eagle". MountainViews. Ordnance Survey Ireland. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Sliabh an Iolair". Placenames Database of Ireland. Dublin City University. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  3. ^ Robert Archibald Armstrong (1825). A Gaelic Dictionary, in two parts. James Duncan. pp. 327. Retrieved 12 January 2016. iolair.
  4. ^ Peter Harbison (1995). Pilgrimage in Ireland: the mMonuments and the people. Syracuse University Press. ISBN 9780815603122. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  5. ^ a b Paddy Dillon (1999). Irish Coastal Walks. Cicerone Press Limited. ISBN 9781849652797. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  6. ^ Rick Steves, Pat O'Connor (2014). Rick Steves' Snapshot Dingle Peninsula. Avalon Travel.

External links

Media related to Mount Eagle at Wikimedia Commons

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