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

Glossary

English hill

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    hill of —
    Ní léir brí an dara heilimint; is cosúil gur claochlú is ea é ar pé mír Gaeilge a bhí ann ar dtús agus tá na foirmeacha Béarlaithe an-thruaillithe ar fad

  • English

    hill of —
    The meaning of the second element is unclear. It appears to be an alteration of the original Irish element; the anglicised historical forms are very corrupt

Centrepoint

53.3245, -6.373latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1821
Knockmitten
Duncan:AL
1837
Knockmitten
Rorke, P.:AL
1837
Knockmitten
'Rd. Barrett Esq., Mr. Roach'
Inhabs.:AL
1837
Cnoc mitin, Mitten's hill
AL

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