Mangerton Mountain (Irish: an Mhangarta) At a height of 839 m (2,753 ft) it is the tallest of the Mangerton range and 25th tallest in Ireland. Its western slope lies within Killarney National Park. Enclosed within the massif is a deep U-shaped valley called Glencappul or Horse’s Glen. There are three lochs within Glencappul—Lough Garagarry (Loch Garaigre), Lough Mannagh (Loch Meáin) and Lough Erhogh. A short walk north of Mangerton’s summit is The Devil’s Punchbowl (Poll Ifrinn), an oval-shaped hollow with a loch in the middle.
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Gougane Barra
The name Gougane Barra comes from Saint Finbarr, who is said to have built a monastery on an island in the lake nearby during the 6th century. The present ruins date from around 1700 when a priest called Denis O’Mahony retreated to the island. Read more…
