Anraí a hOcht(anree a hokht) -Henry VIII colscaradh(colscaroo) - a divorce An ghéarleanúint reiligiúnach(un yayrlanoointch religoonakh) - religious persecution dílseacht(jeelshakht) -allegiance ciapadh agus
maraíodh sagairt
(ceeapoo agis mareeoo sagirtch) - priests were tortured and killed sléibhte -(shlayvtcha) mountains uaimheanna(ooivanna) -caves na Péindlíthe(ne payn-jleeha) - the Penal Law gairm(garim) - a
vocation creideamh(credgeoo) - his faith An Coláiste Éireannach (un colaashta ayranakh) - the Irish College caomhnú -(keevnoo) preservation cló-aghaidh Leuven (claw-eye luven) - the Leuven typeface
McGillicuddy's Reeks - Na Cruacha Dubha - The Black Stacks
Na Cruacha Dubha is a mountain range in County Kerry.
It consists of glacial-carved red sandstone hills and includes some of Ireland's highest peaks - Carrantuohill at 3,414ft, Beenkeragh at 3,262ft and Caher which is 3,150ft high.
They offer good climbing and from the two highest peaks there are great views over Dingle Bay, the Killarney lakes and the south Kerry hills as well as gorges, green valleys and little lakes glittering far below. The English name of the range dates to the eighteenth century, from the McGillicuddys who owned land in this part of Munster for a long time prior, and continued to do so until the end of the twentieth century.
The word reek probably comes from the Irish word Cruach meaning a stack - Cruach Phádraig or Croagh Patrick is often called The Reek.