The Dartry Mountains ( ga, Sléibhte Dhartraí) are a mountain range in the north west of

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

, in the north of counties

Sligo Sligo ( ; ga, Sligeach , meaning 'abounding in shells') is a coastal seaport and the county town of County Sligo, Ireland, within the western province of Connacht. With a population of approximately 20,000 in 2016, it is the List of urban areas ...

and Leitrim. They lie between

Lough Melvin Lough Melvin ( ; ) is a lake in the northwest of the island of Ireland on the border between County Leitrim (in Ireland) and County Fermanagh (in the United Kingdom). It is internationally renowned for its unique range of plants and animals. Ec ...

Lough Gill Lough Gill () is a freshwater lough (lake) mainly situated in County Sligo, but partly in County Leitrim, in Ireland. Lough Gill provides the setting for William Butler Yeats' poem "The Lake Isle of Innisfree". Location and environment Lough ...

and

Lough MacNean Lough MacNean () is a large freshwater lake on the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. It is in two parts. Lower Lough MacNean (or Lough Nilly),The English Cyclopedia 1867 Page 498 " ... and is connected by a short st ...

. The highest point is Truskmore at . Other notable mountains include

Benbulbin Benbulbin ( ga, Binn Ghulbain), sometimes Benbulben or Ben Bulben, is a large flat-topped nunatak rock formation in County Sligo, Ireland. It is part of the Dartry Mountains, in an area sometimes called "Yeats Country". Benbulbin is a protect ...

at , Benwiskin at , and Tievebaun at . The mountains are named after the old ''

túath ''Túath'' (plural ''túatha'') is the Old Irish term for the basic political and jurisdictional unit of Gaelic Ireland. ''Túath'' can refer to both a geographical territory as well the people who lived in that territory. Social structure In ...

'' of Dartraighe, which was part of the kingdom of Bréifne. The mountains are very close to the Breifne Mountains, which lie to the southeast. The range is a large dissected limestone plateau. Glaciation has carved the distinctive shapes of this mountain range. The range includes the valleys of Glencar, Glenade and Gleniff.

Highest peaks

Gallery

File:Dartrys from Mullaghmore.jpg, Dartry Mountains from

Mullaghmore Mullaghmore may refer to the following places in Ireland: General * Mullaghmore, County Clare, a limestone hill * Mullaghmore Peninsula, a peninsula in County Sligo ** Mullaghmore, County Sligo, a village on the Mullaghmore Peninsula * Mullaghmore, ...

, peaks visible (from left): Truskmore, Benwiskin and Benbulbin File:Benwiskin - geograph.org.uk - 1150956.jpg, Benwiskin File:Sruth in Aghaidh an Aird.jpg,

Sruth in Aghaidh an Aird ''Sruth in Aghaidh an Aird'' (Irish for "stream against the height"), sometimes called The Devil's Chimney, is Ireland’s highest waterfall, with a height of . It is in the Dartry Mountains in the west of Ireland, marking part of the border be ...

, Ireland's tallest waterfall File:Gleniff Horseshoe Drive - geograph.org.uk - 1149206.jpg, Gleniff Valley File:Gleniff Horseshoe Drive - Cliffs of Annacoona - geograph.org.uk - 1165456.jpg, Diarmuid and Grainne's cave, the highest cave in Ireland

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Mountains and hills of County Sligo Mountains and hills of County Leitrim {{Leitrim-geo-stub