BROWSE
townland
Cnocán na Croiche
genitive: Chnocán na Croiche
(Irish)
Knocknacroy
(English)

Glossary

English hillock

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

54.0669, -8.46434latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Knocknacroy
Knocknacroy in Sligo; Cnoc-na-croiche, hill of the gallows. See vol.i.p.220.
Joyce Leathanach: 450, Imleabhar: III
n/a
Nóta
n/a
Nóta
n/a
Nóta
1614
Knocknecroy
CPR Leathanach: 263a
1620
Knocknecroy
CPR Leathanach: 491a
1633–6
Knocknacroy
Rentals: Wood-Martin II Leathanach: 178
1655–7
Knocknacro
DS
1660c
Knockabroy
BSD Leathanach: 120
1753
Knocknacrohy
Carlingford Rent Roll Leathanach: (McDonagh MS. xiii)
1813‒4
Knocknacrta
LN Leathanach: 16 F 17 (39) (Palmerston Estate Sligo)
1826
Knocknacroy
CGn. Leathanach: 814.9.548344
1834
Knockacroy
TAB
1836
Knocknecroy
Map of To[]po[]ra 1822:AL (Sl) Leathanach: Sl050,31
1836
Knocknacroy
OD:AL Leathanach: Sl050,31
1836
Cnoc na Croiche
dúch:AL Leathanach: Sl050,31
1836
Cruc na Croiche
dúch:AL Leathanach: Sl050,31
1836
Knocknacroy
BS:AL Leathanach: Sl050,31
1836
Knocknacroy
Old Tithe Bk:AL (Sl) Leathanach: Sl050,31
1836
Cnocán na croiche, 'hillock of the gallows'
"called (they say) from a gallows that stood on it" [dúch];
OD:AL Leathanach: Sl050,31
1836
Crocán na croiche
"cruche" [pl]; "was tyrant in Irish times who kept a place of execution for culprits. Priasún Taidhg, about 1 and a half mile from former where these prisoners were kept until executed. Tadhg was man's name" [pl];
pl:AL Leathanach: Sl050,31
1836
Crocán na croiche
"Crocán na croiche is the common name" [pl];
pl:AL Leathanach: Sl050,31
1836
Knocknacroy (Cnocán na Croiche) ... About a mile and a half from this there is a place called Priosú Taidhg ... where these prisioners were kept previous to execution
LSO (Sl) Leathanach: 152
1836
Knocknecroy
Map of To[]po[]ra 1822:AL (Sl)
2008
Cnoc na Croiche
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