Everything about Slieve Rushen totally explained
Slieve Rushen is a mountain which straddles the border of Counties
Cavan and
Fermanagh and thus the international border between the
Republic of Ireland and
Northern Ireland. It is also called Slieve Russell or Ligavegra (Also Legavagra, Ligavagra). It has an altitude of 404 metres above sea-level. OS 1/50k Mapsheet: 27A & 26. Grid Ref: H234 226.
The mountain is comprised of grey
limestone with a cap of
sandstone and
shales and is extensively
quarried by local companies. The surface is mostly covered with
peat, pine forests and grazing fields. The mountain contains several caves and swallow-holes including
Pollnagollum and
Tory Hole which are a popular destination for potholers. A recent addition to the mountain is a
wind farm for generating electricity.
History
The name Slieve Rushen derives from the gaelic "Sliabh Ros-in" which means "The Mountain of the Little Wood". However an alternative explanation of the name is given in a
Middle-Irish text c.
1400 from the The
Yellow Book of
Lecan entitled
The Settling of the of the Manor of Tara, in which verse 34 states
"daughter of Toga of the grey stormy sea,
at that time ’twas a woman,
she from whom Sliabh Raisen is named.".
The earliest surviving mention of the name occurs in the Annals of the Four Masters for the year 1111 A.D. "A predatory excursion was made by
Toirdhealbhach Ua Conchobhair and he plundered
Tearmann-Dabheog. Another predatory excursion was made by him; and he plundered as far as
Beann-Eachlabhra,
Sliabh-Ruisen, and Loch-Eirne".
The mountain has been inhabited since at least 3,000 B.C. as is evident from the ancient court cairns and wedge tombs still surviving, such as in the townlands of
Doon,
Aughrim and
Aghnacally.
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