In reply to goatee:
Great stuff Stephen !
I've been up Brandon three times, always in good conditions. There is nothing comparable in the Lakes. The views from Black Comb can be good but no where near as good as those to be had from Brandon.
I'm off to Donegal in July, the only bit of Ireland that I haven't visited. The views from Errigal are supposedly the best in Ireland. Last year we were in the Sligo region and managed ( despite the cold miserable weather) to bag a few peaks ( Slieve League; Benbulbin) and a few breath-taking coastal walks on Belmullet and Achill Island.