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Mourne Mountains
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Mourne Mountains (môrn), in Down, Newry, and Mourne dists., SE Northern Ireland. Slieve Donard (2,796 ft/852 m) is the highest peak in Northern Ireland. The district is barren and sparsely populated; there are ruins of sacked castles. Granite and sand and gravel are quarried. Belfast receives its main water supply from the mountains.


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PUNISHING A range of strategies were employed by my brothers to reach the finish line: Jim trained, Joseph got fit, Dominic used brute strength, Edmund traversed the Mournes, Richard battled up Cavehill in Belfast, I ran after my young son while George was lured ever onward by the promise of a fag and a cerveza grande.
In brilliant spring sunshine, with the Mountains of Mournes visible in the distance across the lough, the company's managing director Martin Wright said the underwater generator would be powering up to 1,000 homes in Northern Ireland over the next few months.
CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Dishes that rise above typical pub grub at Murphy's in Simi Valley include shrimp scampi over angel hair pasta with tomatoes and garlic, known here as the Maiden of the Mournes.
 
 
 
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