North of the Comcraghs, across the valley of the Suir, in Tipperary, the broad cone of Slievenaman (2295 ft.) rises solitary and dominates the country for many miles. Not many miles west of the Comcraghs, the Knock- mealdown Mountains form a bold east-and-wcst ridge, dropping into the Suir valley on the north and the valley of the Blackwater on the south. They present a bold row of peaks of over 2000 ft., the highest point being 2609 ft. A picturesque road climbs ... Read More

Botany | Topography | Botany The Galtees This fine mountain group, lying mostly in Tipperary (Holiday Apartments, Tipperary, Ireland), rises to over 3000 ft. (Galtymore, 3015 ft.). They are formed of Silurian and Devonian rocks, and on the northern slope present a very impressive appearance, with numerous lofty precipices overhanging deep tarns. Botanical interest centres on these northern cliff-ranges. Here Arabis petrcea has one of its two Irish stations, the other being in Glenade, in Co. Leitrim. Saxifraga umbrosa flourishes also, finding here its ... Read More

The Galtees This fine mountain group, lying mostly in Tipperary (Holiday Apartments, Tipperary, Ireland), rises to over 3000 ft. (Galtymore, 3015 ft.). They are formed of Silurian and Devonian rocks, and on the northern slope present a very impressive appearance, with numerous lofty precipices overhanging deep tarns. Botanical interest centres on these northern cliff-ranges. Here Arabis petrcea has one of its two Irish stations, the other being in Glenade, in Co. Leitrim. Saxifraga umbrosa flourishes also, finding here its south-eastern limit in ... Read More