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Beann a' tSídheáin

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Height
101 metres above sea level
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Beann - a grammatical form of Binn - peak Sidheán (an tSídheáin )- (of) fairy (Sí) mound Fairy here means "na daoine maithe"/ "good people" not type with wings! Much feared and respected in Ireland, they were usually referred to indirectly in placenames.

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