Slieve Bloom

Sliab Bladma

Sliab Bladma, Sliabh Bladhma, Slieve Bloom. Range of hills (highest 1,733 feet) on the borders of counties Offaly and Laois named for the Milesian invader Bladma. Action in many Fenian stories takes place here. According to one text, Muirenn takes refuge here while pregnant and thus gives birth to Demne (Fionn mac Cumhaill) in the hills. See John Feehan, The Landscape of Slieve Bloom (Dublin, 1979).

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Slieve Bloom

Slieve Bloom , mountain range, 15 mi (24 km) long, central Republic of Ireland, on the border of Counties Laoighis and Offaly. The range, which rises to 1,733 ft (528 m) at Arderin, is the source of the Barrow River.

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Bladma

Bladma, Bladhma. Milesian invader of Ireland for whom the Sliab Bladma [Slieve Bloom] are named.

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Slieve Bloom

Slieve Bloom (Sliabh Bladhma) (mountain) Laois, Offaly. ‘Blaze mountain’.

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Slieve Bloom walking maps as Walking Festival gets underway.
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