Mourne Mountains
/ (mɔːn) /
a mountain range in SE Northern Ireland. Highest peak: Slieve Donard, 853 m (2798 ft)
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How to use Mourne Mountains in a sentence
The ancient name of the Mourne Mountains was the Beanna Boirche.
Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland | T. O. RussellThe place is pleasantly situated by the sea and presided over by the Mourne Mountains.
Wanderings in Ireland | Michael Myers ShoemakerOnly noted from the Mourne Mountains in the north-east of Ireland, but probably to be found in other parts of that country.
The Moths of the British Isles, Second Series | Richard SouthThey were called the Mourne Mountains from being in a territory anciently called Crioch Mughorna.
Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland | T. O. RussellThe Mourne Mountains to the north and the lesser summits on the southern sky-line were hidden by the trees.
Ireland, Historic and Picturesque | Charles Johnston
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