BROWSE
townland
Baile an Chnoic
genitive: Bhaile an Chnoic
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Ballyknock
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead
English hill

Explanatory note

Centrepoint

53.6378, -7.82939latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1612
Ballinknoicke
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 Jac.1
1620
Ballinknock
CPR Leathanach: 450a
1629
Ballenknoi(c)k
Cotton Map
1636
Ballyknock
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 17 Car.1
1660
Balknocke
BSD Leathanach: 145
1668
Ballyknocke alias Knockstowne alias Balligknocke alias Ballinknocke
ASE Leathanach: 165
1685
Balknock
Hib. Del.
1813
Ballyknock
Edgeworth
1836
Ballynock
BS:AL Imleabhar: C118, Leathanach: 4
1836
Ballyknock
Rev. G. Britton:AL
1836
Ballyknock
Edgeworth Map:AL
1836
Ballynock
J Robison T.?P.:AL
1836
Ballyknocke
DS:AL
1836
Ballinknoicke
Inq. J I:AL
1836
Baile an Chnuic, 'hill-town'
OD:AL
1908
Baile an chnuic 'town of the hill'
MacGivney Leathanach: 41
2008
baliˑˈnɑk
Áit.

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