BROWSE
mountain or mountain range
Sliabh Gamh
genitive: Shliabh Gamh
(Irish)
Slieve Gamph or The Ox Mountains
(English)

Glossary

English mountain, moor

Centrepoint

54.0801, -8.97796latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Air ***S<h>liabh Dham<h>
Éigse 04 112-117
Éigse
g.d.
a TéaGhaimh, a chnuic thiar
Dioghl. D Leathanach: 195, Véarsa: 32
g.d.
go Sliabh nGamh
Aith.D Leathanach: 167, Véarsa: 37
1285
ar ***Sliabh Gamh
ARÉ
1536
hSlebi Gamh
AConn.
1586
Slewgau
CSPI
1587
Slievdhawe
CSPI
1612c
gusan ccaistiall fil for abhoinn mhoir fri ***Sliabh Gamh anoir
Beatha Aodha Ruaidh
1660c
Slewduffine, mountain of
BSD
1685c
Slewduffe
Hib. Del.
1700c
Ó ***Shliabh Dhamh
Dánta & Amhráin Uí Ghadhra
1836
Sliabh Ghamh (342) ... quasi Sliabh Dhamh. (343)
The legend among the people runs thus: - there was an ox of a monstrous ox on Sliabh Ghamh.... this... was killed by Cuaich, a hero in Tireragh. The owner of this ox, whose name was Roathan, went in quest of him and when he found his ox was killed he became ... mad; Cuaich concealed himself in one of the animal's horns ... by which means he saved himself for that time. ... From this ox, in Irish Damh, it is though Sliabh Ghamh- quasi Sliabh Dhamh, i.e. Mons Bovis... This may go down very well with persons who cannot trace the analogy of letters in the orthography of a word; the sound Dh suit the purpose as well as Gh in that state but the name is found written always with G not D. I mande this remark to Shaaan Baan Tympany who seemed not to see the reason why the story did not account for th ename; i.e., whinot Sliabh Ghamh (not Dh) from Damh, an ox. 341-3.
LSO
1836
Sliabh Gamh... Sliabh Ghamh
344
LSO
1857-8
go ***Sliabh Gamh
Stair an Bhionadaigh

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