Hungry Hill (Irish: Cnoc Daod) is a 685 m, 2248 ft mountain on the Beara Peninsula in the Republic of Ireland. It is the highest peak of the Caha Mountains and the 130th highest in Ireland. Hungry Hill lies on the border of counties Cork and Kerry, although the peak is on the Cork side.
The Irish name Cnoc Daod has been anglicised as Knockdhead and Knockday.
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