Geography
Opinions differ as to the exact location and extent of Sliabh Luachra, but it is generally accepted to refer to the mountainous rush-filled upland that straddles the border area of Cork, Kerry, and Limerick, including the Kerry parishes of Ballymacelligott, Cordal, Brosna, Barraduff, Gneeveguilla and Scartaglen, the town of Rathmore and the Cork villages of Ballydesmond and Knocknagree.
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