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

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, in the north of counties

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and Leitrim. They lie between Lough Melvin, Lough Gill and

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. The highest point is

Truskmore Truskmore () is a mountain with a height of on the border of County Sligo and County Leitrim in Ireland. It is the highest summit in the Dartry Mountains and the highest in Sligo. It is in the middle of a plateau whose edges are marked by hig ...

at . Other notable mountains include Benbulbin at , Benwiskin at , and Tievebaun at . The mountains are named after the old ''

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'' 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, 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

References

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