Slieve Donard

/ (sliːv ˈdɒnɑːd) /

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noun

a mountain in SE Northern Ireland, in the Mourne Mountains: highest peak in Northern Ireland. Height: 853 m (2798 ft)

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Words nearby Slieve Donard

sliding seat, sliding vector, slier, sliest, slieve, Slieve Donard, slight, slighting, slightly, Sligo, slily

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I have a through ticket—I bought it yesterday—which entitles me to travel on this railway to Donard.
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As a matter of fact, I have a plan in my mind which may—which probably will—prevent his getting further than Donard.
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At Donard Station, which is the terminus of this branch of the railway, and the nearest station to Ballymoy, he got out.
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He had been riding at the top of his speed since he left Donard, and there were still six miles between him and Ballymoy.
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The grounds of the Donard tennis club are pleasantly situated about a mile outside the town on the Ballymoy road.
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