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Benbulben

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Benbulben

Mountain in County Sligo, Republic of Ireland, rising to 497 m/1,730 ft. A prominent flat-topped limestone buttress, scored by erosion, it forms part of the Dartry range and dominates the surrounding landscape. The peak is celebrated in ‘Under Ben Bulben’ by the poet W B Yeats, who chose to be buried at nearby Drumcliff.

According to the legend of the hero Fionn Mac Cumhaill (Finn McCool), the young warrior Diarmuid was killed on Belbulben by a wild boar after being left alone during a hunt with Fionn and his men. Diarmuid had angered Finn by eloping with Grainne, daughter of the king of Tara, during their betrothal feast.



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