Editing Geography of Ireland (section)

===Mountain ranges===
{{see also|List of mountains in Ireland}}
[[File:Ireland physical large.png|thumb|Mountains, lakes, rivers and other physical features of Ireland are shown on this map.|alt=See caption]]

Ireland consists of a mostly flat low-lying area in what are known as the Midlands. It is ringed by mountain ranges such as—beginning in County Cork and working clockwise—the [[Boggeragh Mountains]], [[Derrynasaggart Mountains]], [[Caha Mountains]], [[MacGillycuddy's Reeks]], [[Slieve Mish Mountains]], [[Mullaghareirk Mountains]], the [[Twelve Bens]]/[[Maumturks]] group, [[Nephinbeg Mountains]], [[Ox Mountains]], [[Bluestack Mountains]], [[Derryveagh Mountains]], [[Sperrin Mountains]], [[Mourne Mountains|the Mournes]], [[Wicklow Mountains]], [[Blackstairs Mountains]], [[Comeragh Mountains]] and [[Knockmealdown Mountains]].<ref name="AtlasforSchools">{{cite book |last=O Duinin |first=Padraig |publisher=The Educational Company of Ireland |title=Second Atlas for Irish Schools |edition=3rd |page=5}}</ref><ref name="HandBk1849" />{{rp|3}}<ref name="MountainsofIrelandBook">{{cite book| last=McCormack |first=Gareth |title=The Mountains of Ireland |publisher=The Collins Press | place=Dublin |year=2016}}</ref> Some mountain ranges are further inland in the south of Ireland, such as the [[Galtee Mountains]] (the highest inland range),<ref>{{cite web|title=Glen of Aherlow|publisher=Glen of Aherlow Fáilte Society|url=http://aherlow.com/walking/|access-date=20 February 2012|archive-date=17 July 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717004419/http://aherlow.com/walking/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Silvermine Mountains|Silvermine]] and [[Slieve Bloom Mountains]].<ref name="AtlasforSchools" /> There is an area of raised land near the northeastern coast, the Antrim Plateau, which contains the [[Glens of Antrim]]; this area is sometimes called the Mountains of Antrim.<ref name="AtlasforSchools" /> The highest peak [[Carrauntoohil]], at {{convert|1038.6|m|ft|abbr=on}} high,<ref name="OSIFAQS" /> is in the MacGillycuddy's Reeks, a range of glacier-carved sandstone mountains. Only three peaks on the island are over {{convert|1000|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name="OSIFAQS">{{cite web |title=Ordnance Survey FAQs |publisher=[[Ordnance Survey of Ireland]] |url=http://www.osi.ie/about/frequently-asked-questions-faqs/ |access-date=12 August 2016 |archive-date=19 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819215220/http://www.osi.ie/about/frequently-asked-questions-faqs/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and another 457 exceed {{convert|500|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web | title = 500 m Irish Mountains | publisher = MountainViews.com | url = http://mountainviews.ie/mv/index.php?log_sort=height&log_sort_dir=up | access-date = 11 January 2008 | archive-date = 18 November 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071118192751/http://mountainviews.ie/mv/index.php?log_sort=height&log_sort_dir=up | url-status = live }}</ref> There are a number of walking trails in the mountains, with the longest being that through the Wicklow Mountains. In the Mourne Mountains, with multiple walking trails, a wall was built between the 13 major peaks, the {{convert|36|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} Mourne Wall.<ref name="MountainsofIrelandBook" />

Ireland is sometimes known as the "Emerald Isle" because of its green landscape.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.libraryireland.com/CIL/DrennanErin.php|title=When Erin First Rose|website=libraryireland.com|access-date=18 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Maurer |first=Erin |title=What Is 'The Emerald Isle?' |work=[[USA Today]] |date=15 March 2018 |url=https://traveltips.usatoday.com/emerald-isle-34850.html |access-date=30 April 2021 |archive-date=25 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025055511/https://traveltips.usatoday.com/emerald-isle-34850.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Emerald Isle: Ireland from Space |publisher=Live Science |year=2012 |url=https://www.livescience.com/31260-emerald-isle-ireland-space.html |access-date=30 April 2021 |archive-date=30 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430130111/https://www.livescience.com/31260-emerald-isle-ireland-space.html |url-status=live }}</ref>