BROWSE
townland
Cnoc Rúscaí
genitive: Chnoc Rúscaí
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Knockroosk
(English)

Glossary

English hill

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Explanatory note

  • English

    hill of (the) bark-like surface, bark-like place

Centrepoint

53.995, -7.88715latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
(Knockroosky, ME)
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Cnoc Rúisc = Hill of the marsh Rusc a form of riasc, a marsh or a moor."
Nóta
1655
Knockaskah
DS
c1660
Knockaskagh
BSD Leathanach: 28
1667
Knockrooskeagh
ASE Leathanach: 167
1709
Knockruskagh
CGn. Imleabhar: 8.462.3142
c1710?
Knockruskagh
CGn. Imleabhar: 10.300.3726
1728
Knockruskagh
CGn. Imleabhar: 57.282.38477
1833
Knockroosk
TAB Leathanach: (61:16/12) Innéacs 71
1836
Knockrooske
BS:AL
1836
Knockrusk
HCons PR:AL 
1836
Cnocaibh-uisge
'the watery hills'
Quinn, E.:AL
1836
Cnoc rusgaidh
'hill of the marsh'
OD:AL
1836
Knockroosk
OD:AL

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