Fire on the side of Scarr mountain At the height of the fire there were 18 fire fighters there from three stations, with seven vehicles on the scene, said Mr Dempsey.
Also there were gardaí and personnel from the National Parks and Wildlife Service, as well as the Civil Defence, who used a drone to help monitor the fire itself and fire fighters.
The main fire fighting finished at 10.30 p.m.
Members of Tinahely Fire Service stayed on to monitor the area in case the fire would flare up again, which it didn t That was the end of the fire fighting for the day, said Mr Dempsey, who agreed that it probably wasn t the end of it for the summer.