Cnoc an Ghearráin/Knockagarran

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Hierarchy

townland

Cnoc an Ghearráin

genitive: Chnoc an Ghearráin

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(Irish)

Knockagarran

(English)

Capitalise

Hierarchy

county

Dún na nGall/Donegal

barony

Ráth Bhoth Theas/Raphoe South

municipal district

Leifear–Srath an Urláir/Lifford–Stranorlar

civil parish

Conmhaigh/Convoy

electoral division

Conmhaigh/Convoy

Explanatory note

Gaeilge

the hill of the gelding

Díol spéise is ea an t-ainm tí Horsehill House atá marcáilte ar léarscáileanna na Suirbhéireachta ó thús an 20ú haois (SO 25ʺ, SO 6ʺ (athbhreithnithe)).

Centrepoint

54.8388, -7.72497latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1608	Knockegarran	Survey Ulst. Leathanach: 190 "A booke of the Kings lands founde upon the last generall survey within the province of Ulster anno le:1608" MS. Rawlinson A.237 Anal.Hib. 3.151-218 Bliain foilsithe: 1608
1610	Knockagarran	CPR Pat 8 James I: VII.—26, lch 164 . 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
1629	Knockgarran 2/22 pt’ quarter’ de Knockgarran,	Inq. Ult. 10 CI Inquisitionum in Officio Rotulorum Cancellariae Hiberniae asservatarum Repertorium Áit foilsithe: Dublin, Bliain: 1829
1629	Knockgarran parte: quarter’ ter’ vocat’ Knockgarran cognit’ sunt p nomen de Lisnaree...Petr’ Benson,	Inq. Ult. 10 CI Inquisitionum in Officio Rotulorum Cancellariae Hiberniae asservatarum Repertorium Áit foilsithe: Dublin, Bliain: 1829
1637	Knockegarran	Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 24 CI Inquisitionum in Officio Rotulorum Cancellariae Hiberniae asservatarum Repertorium Áit foilsithe: Dublin, Bliain: 1829
1643	Knockagarran	Inq. Ult. C I Inquisitionum in Officio Rotulorum Cancellariae Hiberniae asservatarum Repertorium Áit foilsithe: Dublin, Bliain: 1829
1654	Knockigerran	CS III Leathanach: 24 Civil Survey III. Counties of Donegal, Londonderry and Tyrone. (ed. Simington, 1937) Bliain: 1654
1665	Knockegerran	HMR (DG) 73 Hearth Money Rolls, Co. Dhún na nGall Tá leagan digitithe ar fáil ar virtualtreasury.ie [https://virtualtreasury.ie/item/TCD-MS-6232]
1702	Knockagarran	PR COI (DG) PRONI MICI/95/143 Raphoe Vestry Book 1702 – liosta d’áiteanna agus an méid crann a cuireadh iontu Taifid Pharóiste de chuid Eaglais na hÉireann do Chontae Dhún na nGall. Church of Ireland Parish Records for County Donegal. Le fáil sa Public Records Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) agus Representative Church Body Library (RCBL)
1820	Nockayerin	PR COI (DG) PRONI MICI/95/143 Baptisms & Marriages Taifid Pharóiste de chuid Eaglais na hÉireann do Chontae Dhún na nGall. Church of Ireland Parish Records for County Donegal. Le fáil sa Public Records Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) agus Representative Church Body Library (RCBL)
1835	Knockeygarron	BS:AL Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1835	Knockeygarron	Montomery, R.:AL (DG) Montomery, Robt. of Convoy, faisnéiseoir in AL, Conmhaigh, Ráth Bhoth Theas, Co. Dhún na nGall / informant in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, Convoy, Raphoe South, Co. Donegal.
1835	Cnoc a ghearráin 'hill of the garran or castrated horse'	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
1900c	Horsehill House	SO 25" An tSuirbhéireacht Ordanáis, léarscáil 1:2500 (25 orlach) (1897-1913)/Ordnance Survey, 1:2500 map (25 inch)(1897-1913)

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