Musheramore
Musheramore (Irish: Muisire Mór, 'big Mushera') is a mountain with a height of 643 metres (2,110 ft) in County Cork, Ireland. It is the highest of the Boggeragh Mountains. The neighbouring hill is Musherabeg (Muisire Beag, 'little Mushera'), with a height of 499 metres (1,637 ft). Historically the mountain was called Knock Muskery, from Cnoc Múscraighe meaning "hill of the Múscraige", a Gaelic tribe who gave their name to the barony of Muskerry. There are two holy wells on the mountain: one near the summit for sick animals, and one on its northern slopes for humans (St John's Well), where mass was traditionally held on midsummer.
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References
- ^ "Muisire Mór / Musheramore". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Musheramore, Boggeragh Mountains". MountainViews.ie. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Musheramore, Ireland". peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Musherabeg, Boggeragh Mountains". MountainViews.ie. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ Paul Tempan (2019). "Irish Landscape Names" (PDF). MountainViews.ie.