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Ireland

Range Type	Island
Highest Point	Carrauntoohil (1039 m/3409 ft)
Countries	Ireland (83%), United Kingdom (17%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
States/Provinces	Northern Ireland (17%), Cork (9%), Galway (7%), Mayo (7%), Donegal (6%), Kerry (6%), Tipperary (5%), Clare (4%), Limerick (3%), Roscommon (3%), Wexford (3%), Meath (3%), Kilkenny (2%), Offaly (2%), Wicklow (2%), Cavan (2%), Waterford (2%), Sligo (2%), Westmeath (2%), Laois (2%), Kildare (2%), Leitrim (2%), Monaghan (2%), Longford (1%), Dublin (1%), Carlow (1%), Louth (1%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	83,598 sq km / 32,277 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	437 km / 272 mi North-South 334 km / 208 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	53° 25' N; 7° 57' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Ireland
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Northwest Europe	Level 2 (Parent)
Ireland	Level 3
Northeast Ireland	Level 4 (Child)
Western Ireland	Level 4 (Child)
Southwest Ireland	Level 4 (Child)
Southeast Ireland	Level 4 (Child)
Great Britain	Level 3 (Sibling)
North France-West Rhine Area	Level 3 (Sibling)
German Highlands	Level 3 (Sibling)
Massif Central	Level 3 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Ireland

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range4
1.	Carrauntoohil	1039	3409	Southwest Ireland
2.	Beenkeragh	1010	3314	Southwest Ireland
3.	Caher	1000	3281	Southwest Ireland
4.	Cnoc na Péiste	988	3241	Southwest Ireland
5.	Maolán Bui	973	3192	Southwest Ireland
6.	Cnoc an Chuillin	958	3143	Southwest Ireland
7.	The Bones	957	3140	Southwest Ireland
8.	Mount Brandon	952	3123	Southwest Ireland
9.	The Big Gun	939	3081	Southwest Ireland
10.	Cruach Mhór	932	3058	Southwest Ireland
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range4
1.	Carrauntoohil	1039	3409	Southwest Ireland
2.	Lugnaquillia Mountain	925	3035	Southeast Ireland
3.	Slieve Donard	853	2799	Northeast Ireland
4.	Mweelrea	814	2671	Western Ireland

Photos of Peaks in the Ireland

Carrauntoohil The craggy summit of Ireland's high point. Photo by Leon Firth (1993-07-03).	Mount Brandon Mount Brandon from Clogher Head looking back east (2019-07-04). Photo by Chris Gordon. Click here for larger-size photo.
Lugnaquillia Mountain Photo taken on top of Cloghernagh at the top of the Tig Zags trail on the way to Lugnaquillia. (2020-02-22). Photo by Wayne Snyder. Click here for larger-size photo.	Wicklow Mountains National Park High Point Photo taken on top of Cloghernagh at the top of the Tig Zags trail on the way to Lugnaquillia. (2020-02-22). Photo by Wayne Snyder. Click here for larger-size photo.
Slieve Donard The mist-shrouded summit of Slieve Donard. Photo by Paul Place. Click here for larger-size photo.	Cnoc na Toinne Looking back at summit of Cnoc na Toinne and Devil's Ladder saddle (2019-07-02). Photo by Chris Gordon. Click here for larger-size photo.
Tonelagee View of the summit pillar (2016-08-22). Photo by Filippo Ceragioli. Click here for larger-size photo.	Cloghernagh Photo taken on top of Cloghernagh at the top of the Tig Zags trail on the way to Lugnaquillia. (2020-02-22). Photo by Wayne Snyder. Click here for larger-size photo.
Mount Leinster After the hike up the road from the parking lot to Mt Leinster I took this picture on my way to Borris (2017-01-02). Photo by Graeme Rankine. Click here for larger-size photo.	Slieve Commedagh Looking northwest at Slieve Commedagh from the west slopes of Slieve Donard (2014-09-11). Photo by Ben Lostracco. Click here for larger-size photo.

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