Slievenamon

The Slievenamon from northeast

Slievenamon (Irish Sliabh na mBan, Ger " Mountain of the Women " ) is the name of a mountain located in the south of County Tipperary in Ireland, which is 719 meters high. It is located in the south of the county near the town of Clonmel and forms the western end of a chain of low hills.

Legends

To the mountain is shrouded in many Irish myths.

• The children Lir came here to visit Bodb Derg ( Oidheadh ​​Chlainne Lir, "The history of children Lir ").
• Eochaid grub to the Feenhügel to retrieve his beloved Étaín ( Togail Bruidne Since Derga, " The destruction of the hall since Dergas ").
• The swineherd Rucht stood here in the service before he became a white bull ( De chophur in da muccida, "From the transformation [? ] Of the two swineherd ").
• Here is a stone of Fionn mac Cumhaill thrones, where he pursued the hunt

Folk Customs

Irish race to the summit relating to a myth in which the mythical warrior Fionn was looking for a new bride. He invited all the beautiful girls of Ireland you to a race around his hand. Through magic he arranged it but so that Gráinne arrived first. This is a popular version of the story Diarmuid and Gráinne.

In 1992, the race has been officially introduced to the mountain, which is part of the ceremonies to Lughnasa were formerly known as " Sliabh na mBan Ras " again.

The Irish singer Charles Kickham dedicated to the mountain his song The Maid of Slievenamon was a kind of anthem for Tipperary and a cell phone ringtone.