Knockergrana

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Hierarchy

townland

Knockergrana

(English)

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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

Cúil Dabhcha/Culdaff

Centrepoint

55.2668, -7.13434latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1807	Knoghergran	GJP (DG) GJ/1/5 lch 7, 181 Grand Jury Presentments, Donegal Donegal Grand Jury assizes/presentments, 1753-1769. DonegalCA GJ/1/1. Cartlann Chontae Dhún na nGall, leagan digitithe ar fáil ag https://www.virtualtreasury.ie/
1807	Knoghergran '57 Perches of Road, from Green-Castle to Malin, between Knoghergran and Culdaff-Milltown'	GJP (DG) GJ/1/5 lch 18, 80 Grand Jury Presentments, Donegal Donegal Grand Jury assizes/presentments, 1753-1769. DonegalCA GJ/1/1. Cartlann Chontae Dhún na nGall, leagan digitithe ar fáil ag https://www.virtualtreasury.ie/
1830	Chara or Knockergrana	BS:AL Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1835	Crocar Grana	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	'there is Doonegranon a name given in Down Survey to Clonca - Icannot find a name resembin it? Can this be it	pl:AL Nóta nó leagan Gaeilge scríofa i bpeann luaidhe in AL/ Note or Irish form written in pencil in AL Bliain: 1838
1835	Cnocar Grána 'ugly hill'	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	Feran Knaw [?]	Turner:AL (DG) Mr. Turner, faisnéiseoir in Ainmleabhar na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis, Cluain Catha/Clonca.
1835	Knockergrana 'means ugly (not eligible [scríofa i bpeann luaidhe] taobh leis)'	Harvey, J. Malin Hall:AL Harvey, J., Esquire, Malin Hall, faisnéiseoir in Ainmleabhar na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis, Cluain Catha/Clonca.
1835	Knock a Hill & Grana ugly	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	Cara - place of rectification or adjustment	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.
1835	Knock ur Granna - extremely ugly or detestable 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.
1835	Knockergrana	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

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