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slieve

American  
[sleev] / sliv /

noun

Irish.
  1. a mountain.


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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

Phase two involved repairs to on Slieve Muck and Rocky Mountain.

From BBC • May 4, 2025

A number of wildfires have ravaged the landscape in the Mourne Mountains including at Slieve Bearnagh, Slieve Binnian and Bloody Bridge.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2025

DUP assembly member Diane Forsythe said it was "sad to see" Slieve Binnian on fire again.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2025

Corca Divna, now the barony of Corkaguiny, the long peninsula lying west of Tralee, and containing the town of Dingle, and the mountain range of Slieve Mish.

From Old Celtic Romances by Unknown

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