Mweelrea is the name given to a set of mountainous ridges that 'guards' the northern side of the mouth of Killary Fjord (the fjord marks the border between Galway and Mayo). At 816 metres, it is the tallest mountain in Connacht, and one of the trickier to climb. There are a few narrow steep ridges but mainly, one is nearly alway guaranteed some cloud on the top, making navigation difficult. I've climbed it a few times (it's one of my favourites) and the view (if you can get it) is well worth the climb. See http://www.monasette.com/archive/000968.html & http://www.monasette.com/archive/001146.html for accounts of hikes in Mweelrea. http://johnsmyth.smugmug.com/Mayo/Mweelrea-and-Doo-Lough/johnsmyth-0033/236708504_TECYo-Ti-1.jpg http://johnsmyth.smugmug.com/gallery/4064524_kFceY/ 2007-12-27T16:55:13Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://johnsmyth.smugmug.com"> </a><br />Walking along one of the ridges on Mweelrea mountain in Connemara.</p><p><a href="http://johnsmyth.smugmug.com/Mayo/Mweelrea-and-Doo-Lough/4064524_kFceY#236708504_TECYo" title="Walking along one of the ridges on Mweelrea mountain in Connemara."><img src="http://johnsmyth.smugmug.com/Mayo/Mweelrea-and-Doo-Lough/johnsmyth-0033/236708504_TECYo-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Walking along one of the ridges on Mweelrea mountain in Connemara." title="Walking along one of the ridges on Mweelrea mountain in Connemara." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-23T00:58:39Z http://johnsmyth.smugmug.com http://johnsmyth.smugmug.com/Mayo/Mweelrea-and-Doo-Lough/johnsmyth-0033/236708504_TECYo-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://johnsmyth.smugmug.com"> </a><br />Mweelrea mountain at the mouth of Killary fjord (on the Mayo side).</p><p><a href="http://johnsmyth.smugmug.com/Mayo/Mweelrea-and-Doo-Lough/4064524_kFceY#236710404_iaegs" title="Mweelrea mountain at the mouth of Killary fjord (on the Mayo side)."><img src="http://johnsmyth.smugmug.com/Mayo/Mweelrea-and-Doo-Lough/johnsmyth-0001/236710404_iaegs-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Mweelrea mountain at the mouth of Killary fjord (on the Mayo side)." title="Mweelrea mountain at the mouth of Killary fjord (on the Mayo side)." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-23T00:52:04Z http://johnsmyth.smugmug.com http://johnsmyth.smugmug.com/Mayo/Mweelrea-and-Doo-Lough/johnsmyth-0001/236710404_iaegs-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://johnsmyth.smugmug.com"> </a><br />A cross overlooking Doo Lough in Co. Mayo. On the right of the picture is Mweelrea and on the left are the Sheeffry hills. Beyod the other end of Doo Lough is Aasleagh Falls, Leenane and Kil ...</p><p><a href="http://johnsmyth.smugmug.com/Mayo/Mweelrea-and-Doo-Lough/4064524_kFceY#236710966_Zq7jH" title="A cross overlooking Doo Lough in Co. Mayo. On the right of the picture is Mweelrea and on the left are the Sheeffry hills. Beyod the other end of Doo Lough is Aasleagh Falls, Leenane and Kil ..."><img src="http://johnsmyth.smugmug.com/Mayo/Mweelrea-and-Doo-Lough/johnsmyth-0010/236710966_Zq7jH-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="A cross overlooking Doo Lough in Co. Mayo. On the right of the picture is Mweelrea and on the left are the Sheeffry hills. Beyod the other end of Doo Lough is Aasleagh Falls, Leenane and Kil ..." title="A cross overlooking Doo Lough in Co. Mayo. On the right of the picture is Mweelrea and on the left are the Sheeffry hills. Beyod the other end of Doo Lough is Aasleagh Falls, Leenane and Kil ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-23T00:54:42Z http://johnsmyth.smugmug.com http://johnsmyth.smugmug.com/Mayo/Mweelrea-and-Doo-Lough/johnsmyth-0010/236710966_Zq7jH-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://johnsmyth.smugmug.com"> </a><br />Sunbeams peer through cloud near Srahwee in Co. Mayo. In the lake in the foregound lies the stumps of an ancient forest.</p><p><a href="http://johnsmyth.smugmug.com/Mayo/Mweelrea-and-Doo-Lough/4064524_kFceY#236711057_i6H9f" title="Sunbeams peer through cloud near Srahwee in Co. Mayo. In the lake in the foregound lies the stumps of an ancient forest."><img src="http://johnsmyth.smugmug.com/Mayo/Mweelrea-and-Doo-Lough/johnsmyth-0011/236711057_i6H9f-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Sunbeams peer through cloud near Srahwee in Co. Mayo. In the lake in the foregound lies the stumps of an ancient forest." title="Sunbeams peer through cloud near Srahwee in Co. Mayo. In the lake in the foregound lies the stumps of an ancient forest." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-23T00:57:28Z http://johnsmyth.smugmug.com http://johnsmyth.smugmug.com/Mayo/Mweelrea-and-Doo-Lough/johnsmyth-0011/236711057_i6H9f-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://johnsmyth.smugmug.com"> </a><br />The sun hidden behind clouds near Doo Lough in Co. Mayo. This picture was taken in a drowned forest at Srahwee - only the stumps remain of a forest that grew about 5,000 years ago.</p><p><a href="http://johnsmyth.smugmug.com/Mayo/Mweelrea-and-Doo-Lough/4064524_kFceY#236712296_MQGpr" title="The sun hidden behind clouds near Doo Lough in Co. Mayo. This picture was taken in a drowned forest at Srahwee - only the stumps remain of a forest that grew about 5,000 years ago."><img src="http://johnsmyth.smugmug.com/Mayo/Mweelrea-and-Doo-Lough/johnsmyth-0012/236712296_MQGpr-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="The sun hidden behind clouds near Doo Lough in Co. Mayo. This picture was taken in a drowned forest at Srahwee - only the stumps remain of a forest that grew about 5,000 years ago." title="The sun hidden behind clouds near Doo Lough in Co. Mayo. This picture was taken in a drowned forest at Srahwee - only the stumps remain of a forest that grew about 5,000 years ago." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-23T00:51:36Z http://johnsmyth.smugmug.com http://johnsmyth.smugmug.com/Mayo/Mweelrea-and-Doo-Lough/johnsmyth-0012/236712296_MQGpr-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://johnsmyth.smugmug.com"> </a><br />Mweelrea mountain in Connemara - Killary fjord is in the foreground.</p><p><a href="http://johnsmyth.smugmug.com/Mayo/Mweelrea-and-Doo-Lough/4064524_kFceY#236712575_xdH9P" title="Mweelrea mountain in Connemara - Killary fjord is in the foreground."><img src="http://johnsmyth.smugmug.com/Mayo/Mweelrea-and-Doo-Lough/johnsmyth-0030/236712575_xdH9P-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Mweelrea mountain in Connemara - Killary fjord is in the foreground." title="Mweelrea mountain in Connemara - Killary fjord is in the foreground." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-23T00:44:02Z http://johnsmyth.smugmug.com http://johnsmyth.smugmug.com/Mayo/Mweelrea-and-Doo-Lough/johnsmyth-0030/236712575_xdH9P-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://johnsmyth.smugmug.com"> </a><br />A hungry dog tries to wheedle food out of members of the Galway Walking Club, as they rest during a hike around Little Killary and Killary Fjord.</p><p><a href="http://johnsmyth.smugmug.com/Mayo/Mweelrea-and-Doo-Lough/4064524_kFceY#236714528_yfiVr" title="A hungry dog tries to wheedle food out of members of the Galway Walking Club, as they rest during a hike around Little Killary and Killary Fjord."><img src="http://johnsmyth.smugmug.com/Mayo/Mweelrea-and-Doo-Lough/johnsmyth-0015/236714528_yfiVr-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="A hungry dog tries to wheedle food out of members of the Galway Walking Club, as they rest during a hike around Little Killary and Killary Fjord." title="A hungry dog tries to wheedle food out of members of the Galway Walking Club, as they rest during a hike around Little Killary and Killary Fjord." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-23T00:50:12Z http://johnsmyth.smugmug.com http://johnsmyth.smugmug.com/Mayo/Mweelrea-and-Doo-Lough/johnsmyth-0015/236714528_yfiVr-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://johnsmyth.smugmug.com"> </a><br />A view of the coast and the Atlantic ocean from the top of Mweelrea mountain, Co. Mayo, Ireland.</p><p><a href="http://johnsmyth.smugmug.com/Mayo/Mweelrea-and-Doo-Lough/4064524_kFceY#236714680_dhn3C" title="A view of the coast and the Atlantic ocean from the top of Mweelrea mountain, Co. Mayo, Ireland."><img src="http://johnsmyth.smugmug.com/Mayo/Mweelrea-and-Doo-Lough/johnsmyth-0032/236714680_dhn3C-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="A view of the coast and the Atlantic ocean from the top of Mweelrea mountain, Co. Mayo, Ireland." title="A view of the coast and the Atlantic ocean from the top of Mweelrea mountain, Co. Mayo, Ireland." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-23T00:45:57Z http://johnsmyth.smugmug.com http://johnsmyth.smugmug.com/Mayo/Mweelrea-and-Doo-Lough/johnsmyth-0032/236714680_dhn3C-Th-1.jpg