Hierarchy
county
barony
civil parish
townland
townland
Knockmore
    (English)
  Hierarchy
county
barony
civil parish
Explanatory note
- English
the big hill
 
Centrepoint
54.1228, -7.75679latitude, longitude
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  Historical references
| 1608-1620 | 
           Knockmore 
          "Grant to Tirlagh McHugh McBryan bane O'Reylie" 
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           Hill, Plantation Leathanach: 339
           
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| 1668 | 
           Knockmore 
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           ASE Leathanach: 132
           
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| 1709 | 
           Knockmore 
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           Carvaghs Leathanach: 26
           
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| 1836 | 
           Knockmore 
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           Co. List 1790:AL Leathanach: Ca059,46
           
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| 1836 | 
           Knockmore 
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           HCER 1826:AL Leathanach: Ca059,46
           
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| 1836 | 
           Cnoc mór, 'great hill' 
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           OD:AL Leathanach: Ca059,46
           
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| 1836 | 
           Knockmore 
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           OD:AL Leathanach: Ca059,46
           
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| 1836 | 
           [Knockmore] 
          "The townland is bounded on the W. and S. sides by a large stream." [Desc. Rem.]; 
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           Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Ca059,46
           
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| 1836 | 
           Knockmore 
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           BS:AL Leathanach: Ca059,46
           
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| 1836 | 
           Knockmore 
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           BM:AL Leathanach: Ca059,46
           
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| 1836 | 
           Knockmore 
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           CM:AL Leathanach: Ca059,46
           
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