Everything about Slieve Donard totally explained
Slieve Donard (
Sliabh Domangard or
Sliabh Dónairt in
Irish) is the highest
mountain in
Northern Ireland, and in the province of
Ulster as a whole, at 849
m (2,786
ft). It is situated by the small seaside town of
Newcastle on the east coast. Sitting at the edge of the
Mourne Mountains only 2 miles (3 km) from the sea, it provides spectacular views of the coast and as far afield as
Belfast, 30
miles north. The mountain is an easy climb although the path is very eroded at places. In recent years a stone path has been made on the steepest parts of the mountain. The most prominent feature of this mountain is the
Mourne Wall running along its southern and western shoulders.
Slieve Donard is named after Saint
Domangart, or Domangard, also known as Saint Donard. He was a follower of
Saint Patrick and the patron saint of the town of Maghera, also in County Down. His feast day is
March 24; his "church Rath Muirbuilc, now called Maghera, was at the foot of the mountain near the sea, but he'd also an oratory on the very summit of the hill." His death is given as
507 AD.
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