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Slieve Donard

British  
/ sliːv ˈdɒnɑːd /

noun

  1. a mountain in SE Northern Ireland, in the Mourne Mountains: highest peak in Northern Ireland. Height: 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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Covering 57,000 hectares of peatland, gorse, heathland, and forest, the Mournes stretches from Northern Ireland's tallest mountain Slieve Donard, to the coastline of County Down.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

A veterans’ charity will also light one at the top of Slieve Donard to coincide with commemorations at the UK’s other highest peaks.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2024

The devastation from a deliberately-started fire can still be seen on the slopes of Slieve Donard, a year after the flames took hold.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2022

They will strike flint against steel on Scafell Pike, Snowdon, Ben Nevis and Slieve Donard on 22 August.

From BBC • Aug. 15, 2012

The Rickmers outside, Rhondda in the middle berth, and the neat little Slieve Donard inshore.

From Great Sea Stories by French, Joseph Lewis

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