BROWSE
townland
Baile Uí Chnáimhín
genitive: Bhaile Uí Chnáimhín
(Irish)
Knavinstown
(English)

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the town(land) of Ó Cnáimhín


    Ó Cnáimhnín - sloinne

  • English

    the town(land) of Ó Cnáimhín

    Ó Cnáimhnín - surname

Centrepoint

53.5429, -6.43326latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1654
Knavinstowne
Sr Rich : Barnwall of Crickstowne Irish Papist Bounded on the East with the lands of Baltraston on the west with the lands of Kilbrew on the North with the Rath of Primatstowne & on the south with the lands of Crickstowne
CS V 96
1660c
Knavingstowne
BSD (Mí)
1668
Knavinstowne
40. THOS. BALL esq. In Crickstowne als. Creekstowne, with ye mansion house, orchard, garden, and groves, 44 a… bar- Ratoath <br> Thos. Proctor…Knavinstowne, 64a…Crickstowne (part) 71a…Hugh Sharp, in part of Crickstowne with the mill, 94a ASE 178-9
ASE
1716
Knavinstown
Creekstown ... Knavinstown
CGn. 16.353.7703
1829
Nevinstown
TAB
1836
Knaningetowne
DS Ref.:AL Leathanach: Mí022,5
1836
Knavingetowne
DS Map:AL Leathanach: Mí022,5
1836
Kyanistown
HCSV:AL Leathanach: Mí022,5
1836
Baile Uí Cnáimhin, 'O'Knavine's town'
OD:AL Leathanach: Mí022,5
1836
Baile Chnáimhín
"Vide Crakenstown t.l." [Nóta OD]
dúch:AL Leathanach: Mí022,5
1836
Navintown
"'a' like 'a' in cake."
pron.:AL Leathanach: Mí022,5
1836
Knavinstown
OD:AL Leathanach: Mí022,5
1836
Baile Chráimhín
[scriosta ar an leathanach do Crakenstown] <br> Mary Greenan <br> This would appear to me to be the Irish of Knavingstown (Cn as Cr) I enquired if it might - she denied it. Gibbons could give no Irish for this name.
dúch:AL Leathanach: Mí022,3

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