BROWSE
townland
An Cnoc Fionn
genitive: an Chnoic Fhinn
(Irish)
Knockfin
(English)

Glossary

English hill
fionn, finne
English white

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the white hill

    Is cosúil gurb é an aidiacht fionn atá sa cháilitheoir anseo (cf. bf An Chúil Fhionn (#27863)).

    Díol spéise, mar sin, an litriú 1631 ‘Knockfane’, atá níos giorra d’fhuaimniú fionn i lár tíre (m.sh. bf Achadh Fionn > 1985c /ahiˈfaːn/ (#41248) (UF 6)) agus in oirthear Laighean (m.sh. sl Sliabh Fionn > Slayfonn (#113180) (CM 23), ‘Fan McCool’ i mBéarla na háite) ná don fhuaimniú sa chuid eile d’Osraí ná i dtuaisceart Tiobraid Árann (m.sh. fionn : /fʹuːn/, LASID II (CC), bf An Cnoc Fionn > Knockfune (#46509) ( 27)). Cf. 1838 ‘Aghafan’ faoi bf Achadh Fionn (#27813), 1619 ‘Fyraghfin otherwise Whitelayes’ faoi bf Fiarach Fionn (#27868)).

Centrepoint

52.841, -7.53065latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1631
Knockfane
Inq. Lag. Alt: 9 C I
1655
Knockfin
DS
1655
Knockfin
DS (P)
1655
Knockfin
DS (Terr.)
1659
Knockfin
Cen. Leathanach: 492
1660c
Knockfin
BSD (La) Leathanach: 137
1667
Confin alias Knockfin
ASE Leathanach: 138
1685
Knockfin
Hib. Del.
1778
Knockfin
T&S Leathanach: 161
1812
Knockfin
Leet Imleabhar: II, Leathanach: 59
1814
Knockfin
Par. Stat. Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 78
1838
Knockfin
"…a bush called the 'Mile Bush'…"
Borris in Ossory Survey 1 Leathanach: La005,20
1838
Knockfin
BS:AL Leathanach: La005,20
1838
Knockfane
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: La005,20
1838
Knockfin
Cahill Co. Map:AL Leathanach: La005,20
1838
[Knockfin]
"It contains two Danish forts…"
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: La005,20
1838
Knockfin
DS Map:AL Leathanach: La005,20
1838
Knockfin
DS Ref.:AL Leathanach: La005,20
1838
Knockfinn
GJP:AL Leathanach: La005,20
1838
Knockfin
HCSV:AL Leathanach: La005,20
1838
Knockfin
OD:AL Leathanach: La005,20
1838
Knockfin
Lalor, J.:AL Leathanach: La005,20
1838
Cnoc fionn, 'white hill'
OD:AL Leathanach: La005,20
1838
Knockfin
Roe, W.:AL Leathanach: La005,20
1838
Knockfin
Thacker, Rev.:AL Leathanach: La005,20
1838
Knockfin
Vestry Bk.:AL Leathanach: La005,20
2004
nɑkˈfin
Áit.

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