Mullach Glas Explained

Mullach Glas should not be confused with Mullaghglass.

Mullach Glas
Elevation M:622
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:87
Listing:Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam
Translation:Grey/Green Summit
Language:Irish
Location:County Galway, Ireland
Range:Maumturks
Coordinates:53.4825°N -9.6012°W
Map:island of Ireland
Map Relief:yes
Grid Ref Ireland:L9374849241
Topo:OSi Discovery 45
Geology:Pale quartzites, grits, graphitic top bedrock

Mullach Glas (Irish for "grey/green summit")[2] is one of the Maumturk Mountains of Connemara in County Galway, Ireland. At 622m (2,041feet), it is the fifth-highest of the Maumturks, the 197th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list,[3] and 238th–highest on the Vandeleur-Lynam list.[4] [5] Mullach Glas is on a massif that includes Binn Mhór (661m (2,169feet)) and Corcogemore (609m (1,998feet)); this massif is at the far southeastern sector of the long north-west to south-east spine of the Maumturks.[5]

Name

Irish academic Paul Tempan records that Irish: Mullach Glas translates as "grey/green summit", and that the peak has also been called "Shannagirah".[2]

Geography

Mullach Glas lies on a small massif in the southeast sector of the Maumturks range, which is separated from the main range by a deep east–west mountain pass called Máméan, a site of pilgrimage dedicated to Saint Patrick since the 5th-century.[6] [7]

To the north east is the minor subsidiary peak of Mullach Glas NE Top (432m (1,417feet)), also known as Cruiscín (probably meaning "jug").[2] To the west is Binn Mhór (661m (2,169feet)), the 3rd-highest peak in the Maumturks range, while to the east is Corcogemore (609m (1,998feet)).[5]

Hill walking

The most straightforward route to the summit Mullach Glas is the 10-kilometre 4–5 hour roundtrip route from the pass at Máméan and back; however, because of its positioning on a high ridge of its own small massif, it can also be climbed as an alternative 10-kilometre 4–5 hour route from Corcogemore in the west, across Mullach Glas, to the summit of Binn Mhór, and then finishing down at Máméan (i.e. the route requires two cars).

Mullach Glas is also climbed as part of the Maamturks Challenge, a 25-kilometre 10–12 hour walk over the full Maumturks range (from Maam Cross to Leenaun), which is considered one of the "great classic ridge-walks of Ireland",[8] [9] but of "extreme grade" due to the circa 7,600 feet of total ascent.[10] Since 1975, the University College Galway Mountaineering Club has run the annual "Maamturks Challenge Walk" (MCW),[11] and mans a checkpoint to the west of Mullach Glas in the Máméan pass, and to the east of Mullach Glas on the neighbouring peak of Corcogemore.[12] [13]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mullach Glas. MountainViews Online Database. 9 August 2019.
  2. Web site: Irish Hill and Mountain Names. MountainViews.ie. Paul Tempan. February 2012.
  3. Web site: Arderins: Irish mountains of 500+m with a prominence of 30m. MountainViews Online Database. Simon Stewart. October 2018.
  4. Web site: Vandeleur-Lynams: Irish mountains of 600+m with a prominence of 15m. MountainViews Online Database. Simon Stewart. October 2018.
  5. Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork,
  6. News: Pilgrims head to Connemara hills for annual walk. Éanna Ó Caolla . 5 August 2016 . 2 August 2019. The site, which is also associated with the pagan Lughnasa Solstice festivals, features a holy well and a Mass Rock (Carraig an Aifrinn) which was used during the repressive penal times when isolated locations were used to host religious ceremonies..
  7. Web site: Máméan Pilgrimage. National Museum of Ireland. High up the slopes of the Maum Turk Mountains in Connemara there is a natural passage-way known as Máméan (pass of the birds). At the summit of this rugged track you will find an ancient pilgrim site dedicated to St. Patrick..
  8. Book: Dillion . Paddy . The Mountains of Ireland: A Guide to Walking the Summits . Cicerone . 978-1852841102 . 1993 . "Walk 49: Corcogemore, Mullach Glas, Binn Mhór, Binn Chaonaigh, Binn idir an Dá Log, Letterbreckaun, Leenaun Hill.
  9. Book: Fairbairn . Helen . Ireland's Best Walks: A Walking Guide . 1 August 2019 . Collins Press . 978-1848892118 . 2014 . Route 36: The Central Maumturks – South.
  10. Book: Paul Phelan . 2011 . Connemara & Mayo - A Walking Guide: Mountain, Coastal & Island Walks . Collins Press . 978-1848891029 . Route 16: Corkóg.
  11. Web site: The Maumturks Challenge . University College Galway Mountaineering Club (UCGMC) . 1 August 2019.
  12. Web site: Maumturks Challenge Section 1: Corcog to Mamean. MountainViews Online Database. Simon Stewart. 2 August 2019.
  13. Web site: Maaumturks Challenge: The Route . University College Galway Mountaineering Club (UCGMC) . 2 August 2019.

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