BROWSE
townland
Cnoc Leithid
genitive: Chnoc Leithid
(Irish)
Knocklead
(English)

Glossary

English hill

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    hill of breadth

    Cnoc mór leathan ar theorainn Chuileannaí agus an tSráidbhaile. Seo foirm Ghaeilge eile a sholáthair ‘Old Walsh’ (féach bf An Chlais Bhuí (#27982); cf. LSO I 257). Tabhair faoi deara cailliúint an -th- caol idirghuthach agus fadú cúitimh an ghuta.

    Cf. na bailte fearainn bf Carraig Leithid (#3612) agus bf Bán Leithid (#3433) i gCeatharlach.

Centrepoint

52.923, -7.17954latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1734
Knocklead
CGn. Imleabhar: 76, Leathanach: 204, Uimhir: 53623
1753
Knocklead
CGn. Imleabhar: 159, Leathanach: 503, Uimhir: 107923
1801
Knocklade
CGn. Imleabhar: 541, Leathanach: 219, Uimhir: 356726
1824
Knocklade
CGn. Imleabhar: 794, Leathanach: 334, Uimhir: 536669
1838
Knocklead
Cahill Co. Map:AL
1838
Knocklead
GJP:AL Imleabhar: La027, Leathanach: 18
1838
Knocklead
Cosby, Capt.:AL Imleabhar: La027, Leathanach (AL): 18
1838
Knocklead
Coote, Capt.:AL Imleabhar: La027, Leathanach (AL): 18
1838
Cnoc léad (old Walsh), 'hill of the breadth'
OD:AL Imleabhar: La027, Leathanach (AL): 18
1838
Knocklade
pl:AL Imleabhar: La027, Leathanach: 18
1838
Knocklead, Knocklade
Moore, L.:AL Imleabhar: La027, Leathanach (AL): 18
1838
Knocklead
Wills, J.:AL Imleabhar: La027, Leathanach (AL): 18
1838
Knocklead
OD:AL Imleabhar: LA027, Leathanach (AL): 18
1913
locally Cnoc-leithid, 'hill of breadth, i.e. broad hill'.
Joyce Imleabhar: III, Leathanach: 448
2006
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