Cnocán na Mac Tíre/Wolfhill

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Hierarchy

Cnocán na Mac Tíre

genitive: Chnocán na Mac Tíre

(Irish)

Wolfhill

(English)

Capitalise

Glossary

cnocán

English hillock

mac tíre, bréach, *madra/madadh, *cú

English Wolf

Hierarchy

county

Laois/Laois

barony

Baile Adaim/Ballyadams

civil parish

Ráth Easpaig/Rathaspick

Explanatory note

Gaeilge

the hillock of the wolf

Cnoc coigríche. Tagann an mac tíre i gceist i roinnt ainmneacha eile sa deisceart (#52721; #49036). Is ann freisin don ainm pearsanta Mac T(h)íre agus don sloinne Ó Mic Thíre (#12381; #32091; #1576) (cf. Mac-tíre i measc na Laighean, CGH).

Féach Dinnseanchas VI 4.159 agus Ó Crualaoich, Logainmneacha na hÉireann IV s.nn. Glentire, Toom (LG). Tá an chuma ar fhoirmeacha 1549 agus 1654 go raibh an t-alt roimh an cáilitheoir .i. Cnocán na Mac Tíre nó Cnocán an Mhic Tíre.

Centrepoint

52.9034, -7.12303latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1549	Crockanne mc Iyny (at Wolfhill)	Carrigan MS Carrigan MS
1549	Knockan mac Tyry 'the lake of'	F Alt: 249 Fiants: Calendar to Fiants of reign of Henry VIII. 1510-47...of Queen Elizabeth. 1558-1603'. In RDK (1875-90) Nóta eolais: Tagraítear d'uimhir ailt (ó am go chéile, nuair a théann an t-alt thar bhreis agus leathanach amháin, tagraítear d'alt agus do leathanach) / Reference to article number (occasionally, when the article extends over more than one page, the article and page number are given)., Áit foilsithe: London, Bliain foilsithe: 1875-90
1560c	Knock Mc tire Hardiman Atlas, 2	Hardiman Hardiman Atlas, Coláiste na Tríonóide (TCD).
1561	Knockanm'tyrie, Knockanmctyrre	F Leathanach: 6786 Fiants: Calendar to Fiants of reign of Henry VIII. 1510-47...of Queen Elizabeth. 1558-1603'. In RDK (1875-90) Nóta eolais: Tagraítear d'uimhir ailt (ó am go chéile, nuair a théann an t-alt thar bhreis agus leathanach amháin, tagraítear d'alt agus do leathanach) / Reference to article number (occasionally, when the article extends over more than one page, the article and page number are given)., Áit foilsithe: London, Bliain foilsithe: 1875-90
1565c	Knockmctire	Map (TCD) Leix and Offaly, The Carew Map. Lámhscríbhinn i gColáiste na Tríonóide (TCD) 120P, 9.
1654-6	Knockanavateiry	CS X Leathanach: 22 Civil Survey X. Supplementary vol. (ed. Simington, 1961) Bliain: 1654
1805	Wolf Hill (Colliery)	Cahill (La) Grand Jury Map of Co. Laois le Denis Cahill TCD 16H18(1-4)
1812	Wolf-hill	Leet Imleabhar: II, Leathanach: 260 Ambrose Leet. Directory of Postal Towns (1812) Bliain: 1812
1838	Wolf hill	BS:AL Leathanach: La051,13 Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1838	Wolf hill	Griffith Map:AL Leathanach: La051,13 Griffith Map:AL
1838	Wolf hill	OC:AL Leathanach: La051,13 Leagan Gaeilge nó Béarla a scríobh Tomás Ó Conchúir in AL/Irish or English form written by Thomas O'Conor in AL Bliain: 1838
2006	wəlfˈhil	Áit. Fianaise áitiúil, ar théip go hiondúil, ar coimeád i gcartlann an Bhrainse Logainmneacha. Bliain: 1952-

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