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Carrauntoohil (,)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Carrauntoohil )〕 is the highest peak on the island of Ireland. Located in County Kerry, Ireland it is 〔 high and is the central peak of the Macgillycuddy's Reeks range. The ridge northward leads to Ireland's second-highest peak, Beenkeragh (1,010 m), while the ridge westward leads to the third-highest peak, Caher (1,001 m). Carrauntoohil overlooks three bowl-shaped valleys, each with its own lakes. To the east is Hag's Glen or Coomcallee (''Com Caillí'', "hollow of the Cailleach"), to the west is Coomloughra (''Com Luachra'', "hollow of the rushes") and to the south is Curragh More (''Currach Mór'', "great marsh"). A steel cross, tall, was erected on the summit in 1976 but was cut down by vandals in November 2014. The cross was re-erected on Saturday, Nov. 29. Carrauntoohil is classed as a Furth by the Scottish Mountaineering Club, i.e. a three thousander footer ''furth'' or "outside of" Scotland,〔(''Mountains - Key Facts. The Munros, Corbetts, Grahams, Donalds & Furths'' ) at www.smc.org.uk. Accessed on 2 Feb 2013.〕 which is why it is sometimes referred to as one of the Irish Munros. __NOTOC__ ==Name== The mountain's name has a number of spellings and theories of origin.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Carrauntoohil )〕 'Carrauntoohil' is the most common spelling of the name, and is the one used by Ordnance Survey Ireland. Other spellings include 'Carrantoohil', 'Carrantouhil', 'Carrauntouhil' and 'Carrantuohill'. These are anglicizations of an Irish placename, but its origins and meaning are not clear. "Unlike some lesser peaks, such as Mangerton or Croagh Patrick, it is not mentioned in any surviving early Irish texts".〔 The official Irish name is ''Corrán Tuathail''. This has been interpreted as "inverted sickle" or "Tuathal's sickle", Tuathal being a male firstname.〔 However, one of the earliest mentions of the mountain, by Isaac Weld in 1812, refers to it as 'Gheraun-Tuel'. This suggests that the first element was ''géarán'' ("fang")—which is found in the names of other Kerry mountains〔—and that an earlier name may have been ''Géarán Tuathail'' ("Tuathal's fang").〔Hendroff, Adrian. ''From High Places: A Journey Through Ireland's Great Mountains''. History Press Ireland, 2012. p.220〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carrauntoohil」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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