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Sheeffry Hills
Irish: Cnoic Shíofra
The eastern Sheeffry Hills and Tawnyard Lough
Highest point
Peak	Barrclashcame
Elevation	772 m (2,533 ft)
Coordinates	53°40′N 9°42′W / 53.667°N 9.700°W / 53.667; -9.700
Geography
Sheeffry HillsLocation in Ireland
Country	Republic of Ireland
Provinces of Ireland	Connacht

The Sheeffry Hills or Sheeffry Mountains (from Irish Cnoic Shíofra, meaning 'hills of the wraith') is a range of hills and mountains in County Mayo, Ireland. It is bounded to the west by Glencullin Lough and Doo Lough; to the south by Glenummera and Tawnyard Lough; to the east by Owenmore Glen and to the north by the Bunowen River.

The highest peak is Barrclashcame (772 m). The range also includes—from west to east—the peaks of Barrclashcame Northwest a.k.a. Storikeennageer (580 m), Tievummera (762 m), Tievnabinnia (742 m), Tawnyard (436 m) and Tawnyrower (510 m).

There are a number of loughs within the Sheeffry Hills, the two biggest being Lugacolliwee and Lugaloughan. The others are—from west to east—Lough Awaniareen, Lough Allisheen, Lough Tariff, Lough Brawn, Lugalough

Settlements in the area include Drummin and Carrowkennedy (to the east), Cregganbaun (west), and Delphi (south). Carrowkennedy was the site of an ambush in June 1921, during the Irish War of Independence.

See also

• Mweelrea
• Ben Gorm
• Delphi, County Mayo

References

1. Placenames Database of Ireland
2. MountainViews.ie - Barrclashcame
3. MountainViews.ie - Barrclashcame Northwest
4. MountainViews.ie - Tievummera
5. MountainViews.ie - Tievnabinnia
6. MountainViews.ie - Tawnyard
7. MountainViews.ie - Tawnyrower

External links

• Ordnance Survey Ireland - Online map viewer (centered on the Sheeffry Hills)

Media related to Sheeffry Hills at Wikimedia Commons

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Mweelrea Mountains	Mweelrea Ben Lugmore
Nephin Range	Nephin Nephin Beg Birreencorragh Corranabinnia Slieve Carr
Ox Mountains	Knockalongy Knocknashee
Partry Mountains	Devilsmother Maumtrasna
Sheeffry Range	Barrclashcame
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• Mountains and hills of County Mayo