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Mourne Mountains

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Mourne Mountains , in Down, Newry, and Mourne dists., SE Northern Ireland. Slieve Donard (2,796 ft/852 m) is the highest peak in Northern Ireland. The district is barren and sparsely populated; there are ruins of sacked castles. Granite and sand and gravel are quarried. Belfast receives its main water supply from the mountains.

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Mourne Mountains

A Dictionary of British Place-Names | 2003 | | Copyright

Mourne Mountains (Múrna) Down. ‘Mountains of the Múrna’. The Múrna (earlier Mughdhorna) tribe originated in modern Co. Monaghan, where they gave the name of Cremorne, but migrated to Co. Down in the 12th cent.

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Mourne Mountains

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Copyright

Mourne Mountains (Beanna Boirche), Northern Ireland/UK Named after the Mughdorna people who lived here and took their name from their leader, Mughdorn.

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Free newspaper and magazine articles

	National park plans for Mourne mountain area.(News) Newspaper article from: The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland); 9/1/2006
	Lecale coast: Nestled between Strangford Lough and the Mourne Mountains, the... Magazine article from: Geographical; 8/1/2010
	Caprice sweeps down to the Mountains of Mourne; TALK OF THE TOWN.(Features) Newspaper article from: Daily Mail (London); 8/28/2009