BROWSE
townland
An Cnoc Rua
genitive: an Chnoic Rua
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Redhill
(English)

Glossary

English hill
rua, ruadh
English red; red place

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the red hill
    In 1732 a fhaightear an chéad tagairt don aistriúchán Béarla Redhill; an fhoirm thraslitrithe Knockroe a bhí in úsáid roimhe sin

  • English

    the red hill
    The first reference to the English translation Redhill is in 1732; the form used prior to this was the transliteration Knockroe

Centrepoint

53.8989, -9.13007latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1612
Cnockroe
Inq.(ME) Leathanach: I.79
1617
Knockroe
Inq.(ME) Leathanach: I.163
1635
Knockroe, mc Stephen... 1 qr of
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: §208
1661
Knockroe 1 Qr.
BSD (ME) Leathanach: 160
1680
Knockroe qr
ASE Leathanach: 270,
1685
Knockroe
Hib. Del.
1703
Knockroe
Forf. Est. Leathanach: 390
1710
Knockroe
CGn. Imleabhar: 5.139.1451
1710c
Knockroe qr
CRL Leathanach: 2A.3.16, 33a
1710c
Knockroe
CRL Leathanach: 2A.3.16, 41b
1714
Knockroe
CGn. Imleabhar: 12.323.5278
1719
Knockroe 1 qr
CGn. Imleabhar: 23.209.13131
1722
Knockroe
CGn. Imleabhar: 34.537.22867
1729
Knockroe 1 qr
CGn. Imleabhar: 62.275.42851
1732
Redhill... Knockroe, Rbt. Ormsby late of
CGn. Imleabhar: 73.49.49696
1734
Knockroe 1 qr
CGn. Imleabhar: 76.243.53875
1740
Knockroe 1 qr
CGn. Imleabhar: 102.281.70758
1787
Knockroe
QRL Leathanach: 2A.6.69, 38
1787
Knockroe
QRL Leathanach: 2A.6.69, 50
1830
Red-hill
Bald
1833
Red-hill
TAB Leathanach: §39
1838
Redhill
BS:AL Leathanach: ME137,49
1838
Red Hill
TAB Leathanach: ME137,49
1838
Redhill
Bald:AL Leathanach: ME137,49
1838
Red Hill
Bald:AL Leathanach: ME137,49
1838
Redhill
O'Rorke, Rev. J. :AL Leathanach: ME137,49
1838
Redhill
McHugh, Rev. J. :AL Leathanach: ME137,49
1838
Cnoc ruadh, 'red hill'
"translated" [Nóta OD]
OD:AL Leathanach: ME137,49
1838
Redhill
OC:AL Leathanach: ME137,49
1838
[Redhill]
"…2 forts in this townland."
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: ME137,49

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