Birreencorragh is a

mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited Summit (topography), summit area, and ...

in the

Nephin Beg Range The Nephin Beg Range or Nephin MountainsO'Hara, Bernard. ''Mayo: Aspects of Its Heritage''. Archaeological, Historical & Folklore Society, 1982. p.207 is a mountain range in County Mayo, Republic of Ireland. The range contains the mountains of ...

County Mayo County Mayo (; ga, Contae Mhaigh Eo, meaning "Plain of the Taxus baccata, yew trees") 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 Conn ...

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 ...

, reaching

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Etymology

The name ''Birreencorragh'' derives from the

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

', meaning "rocky little spike"; ' is found in very few Irish

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Geography

The mountain is separated from nearby mountains, such as Glennamong and

Nephin Beg Nephin Beg or Nefin Beg

in the west and

Nephin Nephin or Nefin ( ga, Néifinn), at 806 metres (2646 ft), is the highest standalone mountain in Ireland and the second-highest peak in Connacht (after Mweelrea), Ireland. It is to the west of Lough Conn in County Mayo. ''Néifinn'' is va ...

in the east, by deep depressions. It makes a good viewpoint of the Nephin Beg Range.

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