BROWSE
townland
Cnoc Philib
genitive: Chnoc Philib
(Irish)
Knockphilip
(English)

Glossary

English hill

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the hill of Pilib
    Pilib — ainm pearsanta (< Philip na nAngla-Normannach)

    Tá ainmneacha pearsanta le fáil i logainmneacha Gaeilge eile sa pharóiste seo arb iad na hAngla-Normannaigh a thug leo iad, m.sh. Piarac (< Pierac < Piers), Madóg (< Madog, ainm Breatnaise) (#28163, #28156).

    Ainmneacha stairiúla:
    Tugtar roinnt páircainmneacha anseo ar léarscáil eastáit 1754, ina measc ‘Rathfield’ (< ráth “ring-fort”) a thagraíonn don imfhálú i dtuaisceart an bhaile fearainn (i gcló in Laois: History & Society 15, 24; cf. www.archaeology.ie).

Centrepoint

53.0204, -7.1267latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1838
Knockphilip
McGrath, Rev. :AL Leathanach: LA021,10
1838
Cnoc Philip, 'Philip's hill'
OD:AL Leathanach: LA021,10
1838
Knockphilip
OC:AL Leathanach: LA021,10
1838
Knockphilip
BS:AL Leathanach: LA021,10
2004
Áit.
2006
nɑkˈfilip
Áit.

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