| Slieve Foy | |
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| Sliabh Feá | |
Slieve Foy viewed outside Carlingford 12-2010 |
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| Elevation | 588 m (1,929 ft) |
| Location | |
| Location | County Louth, Ireland |
| Range | Cooley Mountains |
| Topo map | OSi Discovery 36 |
Slieve Foy or Slieve Foye (Irish: Sliabh Feá) is the highest peak of a ridge of mountains collectively referred to as Carlingford Mountain, which rises near the town of Carlingford, County Louth, Ireland. Slieve Foy rises to an altitude of 588 metres, and at this is the highest peak in County Louth. The chain of mountains of which it is a part rises at The Foxes Rock (404m), and runs for roughly 6 km in a south easterly direction, culminating in Slieve Foy itself.
Carlingford Mountain ridge is one of two ridges on the Cooley Peninsula which together make up the Cooley Mountains.
The area is steeped in legend, and the profile of the mountain is said to resemble a sleeping giant, thought by some to be Finn MacCumhaill (Finn McCool). Slieve Foy looks directly across Carlingford Lough to the Mourne Mountains in Ulster.