BROWSE
townland
Buaile an Chnocáin
genitive: Bhuaile an Chnocáin
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Ballyknockan
(English)

Glossary

buaile, buailidh
English cattle-fold, summer-pasture
English hillock

Centrepoint

53.1039, -6.49627latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1569
Boylenknoccan
F
1633
Ballenknockan
Inq. Lag.
1641
Ballyknockin
Dep. 1641
1642
Boolyknockan
Dep. 1641
1660c
Ballinknockin
BSD (CM)
1685c
Bolinknockan
Hib. Del.
1685c
Bolinknoc=kane
DS
1727
Ballyknockane,
CGn.
1760
B:knocken
Nevill 1760
1810
Balinockin
Reg. Bapt.
1834
Ballyknocken
TAB
1836
Ballyknockan
CGn.
1839
Ballinknockin
DS:AL Leathanach: CM015,13
1839
Ballyknocken
BS:AL Leathanach: CM015,13
1839
Ballyknocken
Old List:AL (CM) Leathanach: CM015,13
1839
Ballyko[.]kin
Lawlor, P.:AL Leathanach: CM015,13
1839
Ballyko[.]kin
Rickard, J.:AL Leathanach: CM015,13
1839
Ballyko[.]kin
Cosgrove, W.:AL Leathanach: CM015,13
1839
Ballyko[.]kin
Giltrap, T.:AL Leathanach: CM015,13
1839
Ballyknockan
OC:AL Leathanach: CM015,13
1839
Ballynocken
Assess. List 1800:AL Leathanach: CM015,13
1839
Ballyknockan
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: CM015,13
1839
Baile cnocáin:, 'town of the hillock'
OD:AL Leathanach: CM015,13

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