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Mourne Mountains

British  
/ mɔːn /

plural noun

  1. a mountain range in SE Northern Ireland. Highest peak: Slieve Donard, 853 m (2798 ft)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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On a clear day, the highest point of the hill provides views of Lough Neagh, the Sperrins and Mourne Mountains and as far away as Cavehill in Belfast.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

They identified the source of the flooding as being surface water run-off from the Mourne Mountains due to the heavy overnight rain.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025

Mr Guist said stones and gravel had washed down from the Mourne Mountains making some roads in the area almost impassable for vehicles.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025

The Met Office is forecasting up to 30mm of rain quite widely in the warning area, with up to 100mm of rain possible over the Mourne Mountains.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025

In all the neighbourhood of the Mourne Mountains there was probably neither priest, nor peasant, nor layman so generally known and respected as the Rev. Patrick O’Hara’s two maiden sisters.

From Paddy-The-Next-Best-Thing by Page, Gertrude

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