Devilsmother is a mountain in

Connemara Connemara (; )( ga, Conamara ) is a region on the Atlantic coast of western County Galway, in the west of Ireland. The area has a strong association with traditional Irish culture and contains much of the Connacht Irish-speaking Gaeltacht, ...

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Geography

Devilsmother is in the

Partry Mountains The Partry Mountains ( ga, Sliabh Phartraí) is a mountain range in County Mayo on the west coast of Ireland. Geography The highest peak in the Partry Mountains is Maumtrasna which rises to (682m / 2,238ft). The mountain range overlooks Lough ...

, at the head of

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, overlooking the

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long-distance path. It sits on the border between County Galway (to the south) and County Mayo (to the north).

Etymology

The mountain has two

Irish language Irish ( Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland and was ...

names: ''Magairlí an Deamhain'' (meaning "the demon's testicles") and ''Binn Gharbh'' (meaning "rough peak").Tempan, Paul
Irish Hill and Mountain Names
MountainViews.ie. The anglicized spellings Mogarlyandoon and Ben Garrif appear on some historical maps. Originally, it seems that ''Magairlí an Deamhain'' was the name of a knobbly ridge north of the summit, while ''Binn Gharbh'' applied to the mountain as a whole. The English name Devilsmother may be "a euphemistic false translation" or may be based on an alternative name.

References

{{Mountains and hills of Connacht Mountains and hills of County Galway Mountains and hills of County Mayo Hewitts of Ireland Marilyns of Ireland Mountains under 1000 metres