CORRAN TUATHAIL
Carrantual, Ireland's highest peak at 1039m (3,414
feet). Carrantual forms part of the MacGillycuddy Reeks which are
closely associated with Ireland's premier beauty spot, Killarney and
its lakes.
MacGillycuddy is named after a local chief and means the son of the
servant of St.Mo-Chuta, Mac Gilla Mochuta. Mo-Chuta is the Irish name
of St. Carthage the founder of the Celtic monastery of Lismore.
Carrauntual is usually translated as Corran tuathail, the inverted
reaping hook or sometimes Toole's Cairne, Carn tuathail.
The peak is a mecca for mountain climbers in Ireland and overseas
and is widely regarded as a considerable challenge.
It is probably best approached by either the Windy Gap road from
Kenmare or from Glenflesk by the track that skirts Lough Guitane.
