Slieve Foy
Slieve Foy or Slieve Foye is a mountain on the Cooley Peninsula in County Louth, Ireland. It rises to, making it the highest of the Cooley Mountains and the highest in Louth. It overlooks Carlingford Lough and the village of Carlingford, and is sometimes called Carlingford Mountain.
Geography
Slieve Foy is one of two ridges which make up the Cooley Mountains and is separated from the rest of the range by the Windy Gap. It is an elongated mountain running northwest–southeast and includes the lesser summits known as The Foxes Rock, The Ravens Rock, The Eagles Rock, and Barnavave.Naming
The name Sliabh Feá means 'mountain of the woods'. Locally the name is understood as Sliabh Fathaigh, 'mountain of the giant', because its outline is said to resemble a sleeping giant. Local lore has it that the giant Finn McCool, representing summer, stood on the mountain while fighting his rival Ruscaire, representing winter. Finn is said to have beaten Ruscaire by throwing a boulder across the lough at him, which became the Cloughmore on Slieve Martin.The mountain also appears in the Táin Bó Cúailnge. The army of Queen Medb is said to have dug a pass through the mountain, which became known as Barnavave.