Musheramore | |
Other Name: | Muisire Mór[1] |
Elevation M: | 643 |
Elevation Ref: | [2] [3] |
Prominence M: | 439 |
Listing: | Hewitt, Marilyn |
Translation: | great [mountain] of the Múscraige |
Language: | Irish |
Location: | County Cork, Republic of Ireland |
Range: | Boggeragh Mountains |
Coordinates: | 52.0139°N -8.9784°W |
Map: | Ireland |
Label Position: | right |
Map Size: | 200 |
Grid Ref Ireland: | W328850 |
Musheramore (Irish: Muisire Mór, 'big Mushera') is a mountain with a height of 643m (2,110feet) in County Cork, Ireland. It is the highest of the Boggeragh Mountains.[2] The neighbouring hill is Musherabeg (Muisire Beag, 'little Mushera'), with a height of 499m (1,637feet).[4] Historically the mountain was called Knock Muskery, from Cnoc Múscraighe meaning "hill of the Múscraige", a Gaelic tribe who gave their name to the barony of Muskerry.[5] There are two holy wells on the mountain: one near the summit for sick animals, and one on its northern slopes for humans (St John's Well), where mass was traditionally held on midsummer.[2]