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Mountain names in bilingual areas of Co. Mayo

2022
In order to compile a list of Irish mountain names and other features in the mountain landscape of interest to walkers, it is necessary to consult different types of sources. These include place-name surveys, databases, modern and historical maps, administrative documents and guides for walkers and travellers. I have been compiling my own mountain lists since the 1990s and have been involved in researching and collating mountain names for the Mountain Views website for two decades. Gathering information for Mayo, more than any other county, has necessitated the use of a very wide variety of sources. In part, this is due to the fact that a surprising number of peaks and mountain features were left unnamed by the Ordnance Survey in the 1830s, even by comparison with other mountainous counties such as Kerry, Galway and Donegal. Fortunately, it has been possible to fill some of these gaps by consulting other sources in both Irish and English, many listed in ‘Surveys of Irish Place-Names: A Bibliography’ (Tempan 2009). Consultation of William Bald’s map of Co. Mayo (published 1830) and Fiachra Mac Gabhann’s thorough place-name survey, Logainmneacha Mhaigh Eo (2014), has proved particularly fruitful. This contribution examines some of the issues involved in collating such information in order to recommend Irish and English forms for the name of four particular peaks. ...Read more
Mountain names in bilingual areas of Co. Mayo Paul Tempan Belfast Ceardlann Logainmneacha, DCU, 12-13 Bealtaine 2022
Perspecve of hill-walker and toponymist Hillwalking in Ireland since 1989 Compiling my own mountain lists since the 1990s. Have been involved in researching and collang mountain names for the Mountain Views website for two decades. Gathering informaon for Mayo, more than any other county, has necessitated the use of a very wide variety of sources.