Comeragh Mountains

Comeragh Mountains
Na Comaraigh
Comeragh Mountains
Highest point
Peak	Fauscoum
Elevation	792 m (2,598 ft)
Prominence	622 m (2,041 ft)
Geography
Location	County Waterford and County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland

The Comeragh Mountains (Irish: Na Comaraigh) is a glaciated mountain range situated in southeast Ireland in County Waterford and County Tipperary. They are located between the town of Dungarvan and stretch inland to the town of Clonmel on the County Tipperary border and the villages of Kilrossanty and Kilmacthomas in County Waterford.

The twelve mountains which form the Comeragh Mountains are popular for mountain climbers and hikers. The smaller sister range the Monavullagh Mountains border to the south and make up some foothills between Kilrossanty and Dungarvan.

The Comeragh Mountains Walking Festival is held every October and is centred on the Nire Valley.¹

The Comeragh's Wild Festival is held every summer and is based mainly in the Mahon Valley and Rathgormack.²

The highest peaks are Fauscoum at 792 m (2,598 ft) and Knocanaffrin at 755m (2,477 ft).³

The Mahon River rises on the plateau above Mahon Falls and flows southwards through Crough Woods, Mahon Bridge, and Kilmacthomas to the sea at Bonmahon.

The Nire River flows through the Nire Valley, to the west of the Comeraghs.

The Colligan River rises in the Monavullagh Mountains and flows southwards to the sea at Dungarvan

Coumshingaun⁴ is the deepest glacial coum in Europe with a corrie lake and 400m high steep rock walls on three sides. It is a very popular walk and is accessed from Kilclooney Woods on the R676.

Crotty's Lake and Crotty's Rock are popular features in the east of the Comeraghs for hillwalkers, names after William Crotty ("Crotty the Robber") a highwayman who was hanged in Waterford in 1742.⁵