BROWSE
townland
An Cnoicín
genitive: an Chnoicín
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Knockeen
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the little hill
    Cnoicín Loiscthe, ‘burnt little hill’, ainm eile a bhí ar an áit seo anuas go dtí an 17ú haois.

  • English

    the little hill
    Another name for this place, in use up until the 17th century, was Cnoicín Loiscthe, ‘burnt little hill’.

Centrepoint

52.307, -7.81734latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1601
Knockinlosky
F Leathanach: 6519
1601
Knockyne
F Leathanach: 6532
1603
Knockinlosky
F Leathanach: 6765
1654
Knockeenelosky
CS I Leathanach: 326, 330
1654
Knockeene
CS I Leathanach: 324,326,328,341
1654
Knockeenlosky
CS I Leathanach: 329,332
1655
Knockinlosky
DS
1659
Knockeen
Cen. Leathanach: 311
1660c
Knockinlosky
BSD Leathanach: 138
1665-6
Knockneloskie
HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 28
1666
Knockanlusky
ASE Leathanach: 80
1666-7
Knocknilosky
HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 89
1667
Knockulusky
ASE Leathanach: 123
1840
Knuckeen
BS:AL
1840
Cnoicín (pl glanta)
AL
1840
Cnoicín (pl glanta)
pl:AL
1963-4
ənknɪˈk′ɪːn′
Dinnseanchas Leathanach: I.35
1985
nəˈkiːn
Áit.

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