An Triúr Deirféar (The Three Sisters in Irish) [1] are a group of three peaks at the northwestern end of the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland.
Geography
The hills are situated just to the north of the village of Baile an Fheirtéaraigh. Binn Diarmada elevation is 153 m. [2]
Etymology
The names of the little peaks are from the westerly most hill, Binn Hanrai, Binn Meanach and Binn Diarmada. Though they are called "the three sisters", none of them has a female name associated with it.[ citation needed]
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Seaside View -
An Bhinn Mheanach -
Binn Diarmada
Notes
- ^ "An Triúr Deirféar". Placenames Database of Ireland. Dublin City University. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ "Binn Diarmada". mountainviews.ie. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
52°12′N 10°25′W / 52.20°N 10.42°W
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An Triúr Deirféar (The Three Sisters in Irish) [1] are a group of three peaks at the northwestern end of the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland.
Geography
The hills are situated just to the north of the village of Baile an Fheirtéaraigh. Binn Diarmada elevation is 153 m. [2]
Etymology
The names of the little peaks are from the westerly most hill, Binn Hanrai, Binn Meanach and Binn Diarmada. Though they are called "the three sisters", none of them has a female name associated with it.[ citation needed]
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Seaside View
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An Bhinn Mheanach
-
Binn Diarmada
Notes
- ^ "An Triúr Deirféar". Placenames Database of Ireland. Dublin City University. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ "Binn Diarmada". mountainviews.ie. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
52°12′N 10°25′W / 52.20°N 10.42°W
Mountains and hills of
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| Boggeragh Mountains | |||||||||
| Caha Mountains | |||||||||
| Comeragh Mountains | |||||||||
| Derrynasaggart Mountains | |||||||||
| Dingle Peninsula |
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| Galty Mountains | |||||||||
| Iveragh Peninsula | |||||||||
| Knockmealdown Mountains | |||||||||
| MacGillycuddy's Reeks | |||||||||
| Mangerton Mountains | |||||||||
| Shehy Mountains | |||||||||
| Slieve Felim Mountains | |||||||||
| Slieve Miskish Mountains | |||||||||
| Sliabh Luachra | |||||||||
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