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slieve

[ sleev ]

noun

, Irish.
  1. a mountain.


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So she departed immediately, and, turning her steps northwards, she summoned the Dedannans to meet her at Slieve Cullinn.

The little lake for which this legendary origin is assigned lies near the top of Slieve Gullion.

Slieve Cua, the ancient name of the highest of the Knockmeal-down mountains, in Waterford.

Now Slieve Gullion, a lofty, isolated mountain in the south of the county Armagh, celebrated in legendary lore.

And so they continued without rest or pause, till they reached Slieve Cullinn, far in the north.

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