Located southwest of Carrick-on-Suir, The Comeragh Mountains and Monavullagh Mountains extend towards the sea. This is good climbing country, particularly around little Lough Coumshinghaum, which is surrounded by a horseshoe-shaped line of cliffs rising to the highest peak (2,560ft/780m). The Comeragh Mountains is in the centre of county Waterford in Ireland. The Comeragh Mountains are definitely one of the finest ranges in Ireland and have an unparalleled mix of mountain features.
The twelve mountains which form The Comeragh Mountains are very popular among mountain climbers and hikers. The highest peak is Fauscoum at (792m / 2,598ft).
Not a single day passes by in the year when The Comeragh Mountain ranges are not visited by the mountaineers, climbers and hill walkers. The Comeragh Mountains draws a large number of tourists throughout the year.
The Comeragh Mountaineering Club in Waterford City, the Dungarvan Hillwalking Club and the Peaks Mountaineering Club in Clonmel arrange regular walks of varying difficulty in the range. The best thing to do though is just to go and remember that as with all mountain ranges which have many coums and corrie lakes and the cliffs associated with them; care and good navigation are essential for safe and enjoyable walking.
Some of the features of The Comeragh Mountains are listed hereunder:
- there is the long and precipitous Knockanaffrir Ridge
- the magnificent plateau
- the falls Incoum Mahon
- the mysterious Foill an Priosun
- the tremendous variety in the historic Crotty’s lake
- the wealth of flora and fauna
- the shadowy depths and astounding glacial amphitheatre of Comshingaun
The Comeraghs are well covered in the Ordnance Survey of Ireland's Discovery Series No.75 Map (Second Edition) and a number of good walking routes are described in "Best Irish Walks" (Edited by Joss Lynam and published by Gill and Macmillan). Another excellent book but unfortunately out of print is "A Guide to the Comeragh Mountains" by Declan McGrath. It deals comprehensively with how the Comeraghs were formed, what lives in them, what use is made of them and why they should be cherished and protected.
Overall the Comeraghs and particularly the Nire valley are included in almost all of the many guide books to the Irish mountains. Rock climbers should try to get their hands on the "Interim Guide to Rock Climbs in The Comeragh Mountains and Outcrops in the Southeast" edited by Jack Bergin and Stephen Gallwey.
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