BROWSE
townland
Cnoc an Leachta (Sandford)
genitive: Chnoc an Leachta
(Irish)
Knockalaghta (Sandford)
(English)

Glossary

English hill
leacht, sleacht
English grave-mound, monument

Centrepoint

53.7374, -8.37724latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1667
Knocklaghtagh (Theophilus Sandford)
Theophilus Sandford
ASE Leathanach: 95
1837
Knockalaghta (Sandford)
Letter Info:AL Leathanach: G4, 1, 12
1837
Kockalaghta (Sandford)
BSM:AL Leathanach: G4, 1, 12
1837
Knockalakta
HCR:AL Leathanach: G4, 1, 12
1837
Knockalaghty
CM:AL Leathanach: G4, 1, 12
1837
Knockaloughty
HCER 1826:AL
1837
Knockalakta
Alph. Names:AL Leathanach: G4, 1, 12
1837
Knockaloughty
HCER 1826:AL Leathanach: G4, 1, 12
1837
Kno[.]k-a lagh-ta
(gh- gutteral) [dúch]. ? ar an o agus a i Kno[.]k-a agus ar an 2ra a i lagh-ta. Líne fada os cionn an 1 a i lagh-ta
Meresman:AL Leathanach: G4, 1, 12
1837
Knockelaghta
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: G4, 1, 12
1837
Knockelaght
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: G4, 1, 12
1837x
Cnoc a Leachta
6 trees [pl]
pl:AL Leathanach: G4, 1, 12
1837
Knockalaghty
six trees on the hill called the laghts or monuments of the dead
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: G4, 1, 12
1837
Knockalaghta (Sandford)
Letter Info:AL Leathanach: RC006,12
1837
Knockalaghta (Sandford)
BS:AL Leathanach: RC006,12
1837
Knockalaghty
CM:AL Leathanach: RC006,12
1837
Knockalakta
S&V:AL Leathanach: RC006,12
1837
Knockalaghta
Sandford Map Bk.:AL Leathanach: RC006,12
1837
Knockalakta
Alph. Names:AL Leathanach: RC006,12
1837
Knockaloughty
HCER 1826:AL Leathanach: RC006,12
1837
Knŏck-ă-la/gh-tă
"(gh gutt[.]ral)" [dúch];
Meresman:AL Leathanach: RC006,12
1837
Cnoc a leachta
"6 [..] trees" [pl];
pl:AL Leathanach: RC006,12
1837
Cnoc a' leachta, 'hill of the monument'
"Six trees on the hill called the laghts or monuments of the dead" [OD Nóta];
OD:AL Leathanach: RC006,12
1837
Knockelaghta
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: RC006,12
1837
Knockelaght
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: RC006,12
1837
Knockalaghta &c
OD:AL Leathanach: RC006,12
1938
Cnoc an Leachta
Elphin PN

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