Knockamany

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townland

Knockamany

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Hierarchy

county

Dún na nGall/Donegal

barony

Inis Eoghain Thoir/Inishowen East

municipal district

Inis Eoghain/Inishowen

civil parish

Cluain Catha/Clonca

electoral division

Ard Mhálanna/Ardmalin

Centrepoint

55.3293, -7.32985latitude, longitude

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Archival records

Historical references

1669	Knocknamany	Chic. Pat. 'confirmation of the Chichester Patents enrolled 1669', in R. M. Young, Historical Notices of Old Belfast and its vicinity (Belfast, 1896) lgh. 127-138.
1740	Nockmane	Protestant Householders 33 Names of 14,400 Protestant householders for parts of the counties of Londonderry, Donegal, Antrim, Armagh and Tyrone taken from the returns to the Irish House of Commons concerning religion. 1740. (P.R.O., Dublin bundle 75 of Parliamentary religious returns). 147 pages of typescript. Ar fáil: https://virtualtreasury.ie/item/PRONI-T808-15258
1767-1770	Knockamany	Crow Inishowen D835/1/1/30 Plans of the Earl of Donegall's estates in the barony of Inishowen, Co. Donegal, surveyed and measured by James Crow. 1767-1770 Public Records Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) D835/1/1
1801	Knockamenagh	McCrea DG William Mc Crea, A Map of County Donegal, 1801 Nóta: Cóip san Oifig Logainmneacha, Bliain foilsithe: 1801
1828	Knockamoney	TAB 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.
1835	Knockamany	BS:AL Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1835	Croc a Mhanaigh 'hill of the monk'	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
1835	Knockamany	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
1835	Kruckmanagh 'Kruckmanagh signifies hill of guts'	Turner:AL (DG) Mr. Turner, faisnéiseoir in Ainmleabhar na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis, Cluain Catha/Clonca.
1835	'from Crunck a hill and managh a friar	Finné:AL Finné in Ainmleabhair na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Witness is Ordnance Survey Namebooks Tugtar ainm an fhinné / Informant's name is provided.
1835	'from the plural of Knock, little hill & Bane white i.e. little white hills	Canny, Mr:AL (DG) Canny, Mr, faisnéiseoir in AL, Cúil Dabhcha & Cluain Catha, Inis Eoghain Thoir, Co. Dhún na nGall / informant in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, Culdaff & Clonca Inishowen East, Co. Donegal.
1835	'Hill of the Monks'	O'Flaherty, Revd.:AL (DG) Revd. N. O'Flaherty, faisnéiseoir in Ainmleabhar na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis, Cluain Catha/Clonca
1835	Cnock Maine 'Maines hill'	Mr O'Reilly:AL (DG) Foirmeacha Gaeilge agus míniúcháin a mhol Éadbhard Ó Raghallaigh/Edward O’Reilly i gCo. Dhún na nGall, foinse in Ainmleabhar na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Irish forms and explanations by Éadbhard Ó Raghallaigh/Edward O’Reilly in Co. Donegal, Source in Ordnance Survey Namebooks.

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