Cnoc Scamhán/Knockskavane

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Hierarchy

townland

Cnoc Scamhán

genitive: Chnoc Scamhán

validated name (What is this?)

(Irish)

Knockskavane

(English)

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Glossary

cnoc

English hill

Hierarchy

county

Corcaigh/Cork

barony

Dúiche Ealla/Duhallow

civil parish

Cluain Fearta/Clonfert

Explanatory note

Gaeilge

hill of (the) waste-piece, lung-shaped feature?
Ní léir brí scamhán san ainm seo. Féach Ó Duinnín s.v. scamhán; féach, leis, A Dictionary of the Irish Language (www.dil.ie) s.v. scamanta, 'scoilte, gearrtha'. Tá sruthán ar fhána thoir an chnoic seo a ghearrann ina dhá leath é
English

hill of (the) waste-piece, lung-shaped feature?
The meaning of scamhán is unclear here. See Dinneen s.v. scamhán; see also A Dictionary of the Irish Language (www.dil.ie) s.v. scamanta, 'divided, severed'. There is a stream on the eastern slope of this hill cleaving it in half

Centrepoint

52.2878, -8.9772latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1614	Cnockshevane (lege -skevane)	Inq.(Co) Leathanach: 1, 275 Inquisitions, Co. Cork (lámhscríbhinn in RIA) Imleabhair I-VII Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar agus do leathanach / Reference to volume and page, Áit: RIA
1615	Cnockshevane (lege -skevane)	CPR Leathanach: 285-b Calendar of Patent Rolls of James I Bliain: 1603–23, Pubref: BÁC, 1966, Teideal iomlán: Irish Patent Rolls of James I: Facsimile of the Irish Record Commission's Calendar prepared prior to 1830
1637	Cnocksgavane	Inq.(Co) Leathanach: V 194 Inquisitions, Co. Cork (lámhscríbhinn in RIA) Imleabhair I-VII Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar agus do leathanach / Reference to volume and page, Áit: RIA
1713	Cnockscavane	CGn. Leathanach: 13.2.4375 Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1726	Knockscovane	CGn. Leathanach: 48.310.31690 Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1747	Knockscavane	CGn. Leathanach: 128.232.86705 Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1827	Knockshivane	TAB Leathanach: 57 Tithe Composition (Applotment) Book (imleabhair lámhscríofa ó c. 1830 atá ar coimeád sa Chartlann Náisiúnta) Bliain: 1824–40, Nóta: Go minic, tugtar ainm an pharóiste, nó eolas eile i gcolún na nótaí.
1840	Knuckscuane	Beechinor, Rev. J.:AL Beechinor, Rev. J.:AL
1840	Knockshevane	BS:AL Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1840	Knockskevane	Leahy, D.:AL Leahy, D.:AL
1840	cnoc sgamháin	EC:AL Leagan Gaeilge logainm arna scríobh ag Eoghan Ó Comhraí, ex AL/Irish placename form written by Eugene (O') Curry, ex AL Bliain: 1830-40
1840	I think that it is cnoc na sgeach bhán hill of the white thorns	OD:AL O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1840	Knockskevane	Ryan, Rev. J.:AL Ryan, Rev. J.:AL
1840	Knockskevane	Smith, G.:AL Smith, G.:AL

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