BROWSE
townland
Cnoc Scamhán
genitive: Chnoc Scamhán
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Knockskavane
(English)

Glossary

English hill

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Historical references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
1615
Cnockshevane (lege -skevane)
CPR Leathanach: 285-b
1637
Cnocksgavane
Inq.(Co) Leathanach: V 194
1713
Cnockscavane
CGn. Leathanach: 13.2.4375
1726
Knockscovane
CGn. Leathanach: 48.310.31690
1747
Knockscavane
CGn. Leathanach: 128.232.86705
1827
Knockshivane
TAB Leathanach: 57
1840
Knuckscuane
Beechinor, Rev. J.:AL
1840
Knockshevane
BS:AL
1840
Knockskevane
Leahy, D.:AL
1840
cnoc sgamháin
EC:AL
1840
I think that it is cnoc na sgeach bhán hill of the white thorns
OD:AL
1840
Knockskevane
Ryan, Rev. J.:AL
1840
Knockskevane
Smith, G.:AL

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