Moll's Gap
Mountain pass in Kerry, Ireland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Moll's Gap or Céim an Daimh (meaning, Gap of the Ox),[1] is a mountain pass on the N71 road from Kenmare to Killarney in County Kerry, Ireland.
| Moll's Gap | |
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| Céim an Daimh | |
Moll's Gap | |
| Elevation | 260 metres (850 feet) |
| Traversed by | N71 road |
| Location | County Kerry, Ireland |
| Range | MacGillycuddy's Reeks |
| Coordinates | 51.93818°N 9.657412°W |
| Topo map | OSI Discovery 78 |
 Location in Ireland | |
Moll's Gap is on the Ring of Kerry route,[2] and offers views of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks mountains, and is a popular tourist location.[3] The rocks at Moll's gap are formed of Old Red Sandstone, which are small quartz grains laid down over 350 million years ago; unlike most of the Old Red Sandstone around Killarney which is stained red by iron oxide, the rock at Moll's gap is stained green by chlorite.[4] Moll's Gap is named after Moll Kissane, who ran a shebeen (an unlicensed public house) in the 1820s, while the road was under construction.[5][4]
Like the nearby Gap of Dunloe, Moll's Gap is an example of a "glacial breach", where a 500 metre deep glacier in the Black Valley broke through Moll's Gap 25,000 years ago during Ireland's last ice age.[6][4]
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