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Explanatory note
- Gaeilge
Ní léir brí.
Tháinig athrú mór ar an ainm seo le himeacht aimsire; Cnogba na Sean-Ghaeilge > Crewbane (19ú haois) de réir léarscáileanna na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis. Tá cur síos déanta ag Art Ó Maolfabhail ar an athrú seo in aiste dar teideal ‘Ilfhás ar ainm clúiteach (Cnogba > Knowth, Craud, Ballinacraud, Crewbane)’ in Celtica XXI (1990). Ba é a scríobh Seán Ó Donnabháin faoi fhuaimniú an logainm lena linn féin ná, ‘Cnoghbha is vulgarly pronounced Cru here’. De réir A.J. Hughes, ba é an foghar a chuala an Donnabhánach i logainm seo na Mí ná guta atá le fáil i gcanúintí Ultacha ar a dtugtar ‘high-back-unrounded u-sound’ (Ainm IV, 1990).
Ní heol dúinn brí ná sanasaíocht ná aois an logainm Cnóbha. Díol suime gur ionad cónaithe ríoga a bhí ann sa ré stairiúil: ‘The metamorphosis of Tara from tomb to royal residence is paralleled at Knowth. This site (known by the medieval Irish to have been a burial mound) was chosen as their centre by the local Uí Néill kings of northern Brega from the eighth century onwards’, F.J. Byrne, Irish Kings and High-Kings
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Historical references
1380 |
Knothe
Close Roll 4 Richard II <br> ... To John fitz Rery, escheator …2 weirs at le Oldebrygge, 1 weir at Staghlyin and 1 weir at Knothe on the water of Boyn, co. Meath, belonging to the abbot of the Blessed Mary of Mellifont. The escheator returned into chancery that the K. had and by right ought to have in the stream of the said water a royal road called watershard. (Cal. ICR (chancery.tcd.ie))
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1540-1 |
Knoythe
(Pat. Raythe)
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1541 |
Knoythe
Lease to Laurence Townley, of Dublin, gent. ; of the site of
the abbey of the B.V.M., of Mellifunt, county Louth … Oldbrige, Shepehouse, Rathmolane, Stalinge, Donore, Doo,
Glashalyn, Grangeithe, Crewodd, Balranny, Kardoragh, Ranyskyn
alias Monknewton, Newgrange, Ballyfadoke, Knoythe,
Kelliston, Cracamothan, Rosynry, Gilton, Dromynhaull, Radronoghe,
Cullyn, and Starenaghe, and a fishery of the Boyne, with
the weirs of Stalinge, Brows, Monckenwerr, and Oldbrigge,
county Meath. FHen. 254
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1566 |
Knoyth
Edward Moore of Mellefont … <br>
the lands, customs and tithesof Oldbridge,a
salmon weir on the Boyne …
customs and tithes of Shepehowse, Ramollan …Stalinge … Doo, Glassehallyn,
Graungegithe, Crewood, Ballranny, Kardraghe, Ranysken alias Monckenewton, Newgraunge, with Browusweir and the fishing of
the Boyne there and Borowismill, Ballyfadock, Knoyth, Kellyston,
Cracomothan, Rossynry,with Mooncketon salmon weir, a deep pool, ;
and a mill on the Boyne, Gylton, Dromenhalle, Radrenaghe,
Cullyn, and Starenaghe, county Meath, F 889
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1642 |
Knogh (Wm. Velden of ...)
fol. 124r <br>
200
Jan: 13. 1641
Nathaniell Nanskone in the Parish of Kentstowne and Barony of Duleek in the County of Meath duly sworne deposeth that on or about the tenth day of Nouember last he was robbed & dispoyled of …
By or by the meanes of the Lo : of Dunsina … that tooke some part of my goods from Monkton, & others that tooke part from Kentstown … Armulchan … William Velden of Knogh owes me twenty fiue pownds … Jur 13mo Januar. 1641 Depositions MS 816, fols 124r-124v
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1795 |
Knowth
M'Guire, Andrew, Knowth, co. Meath. <br> Prerogrative Wills 305
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1799 |
Knouth (Thomas [Berrill])
Thomas [Berrill], Knouth . co . Meath, gent <br>
Prerogrative Wills 33.
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1836 |
Nowth
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BS:AL Leathanach: Mí075,14
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1836 |
Knowth
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Petty Eng. Map 1683:AL Leathanach: Mí075,14
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1836 |
Knivy the
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Archdall:AL Leathanach: Mí075,14
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1836 |
Knowthe
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Archdall:AL Leathanach: Mí075,14
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1836 |
Kiroth
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HCSV:AL Leathanach: Mí075,14
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1836 |
Kirath
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Bar. Cons.:AL Leathanach: Mí075,14
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1836 |
Nowth
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O'Brien, Rev. J. PP:AL Leathanach: Mí075,14
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1836 |
Cnoghbha (O'Dugan)
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dúch:AL Leathanach: Mí075,14
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1836 |
Tríallain a Sheaáin, 'called from a man'
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dúch:AL Leathanach: Mí075,14
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1836 |
Cnu dubh; cru dubh
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dúch:AL Leathanach: Mí075,14
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1836 |
Cnú
"bán" [scriosta]
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pl:AL Leathanach: Mí075,14
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1836 |
Cnu dubh; cru dubh
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pl:AL Leathanach: Mí075,14
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1836 |
Mota chnu
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pl:AL Leathanach: Mí075,14
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1836 |
Knowth-duff
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OD:AL Leathanach: Mí075,14
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1836 |
Knowth
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OD:AL Leathanach: Mí075,14
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1836 |
[Knowth]
"Near the centre of the townland is a large fort."
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Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Mí075,14
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