BROWSE
townland
Cnocán na Fuiseoige
genitive: Chnocán na Fuiseoige
(Irish)
Knocknawhishoge
(English)

Glossary

English hillock

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

54.0678, -8.4737latitude, longitude
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Historical references

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Nóta
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Nóta
1617
Knockfushoge?
CPR Leathanach: 330b
1633–6
Knocknafossage
Rentals: Wood-Martin II Leathanach: 147
1655–7
Knocknasußoge [leg. -nafussoge]
DS
1655–7
Knocknafissoge
DS (P, TCD)
1660c
Knockenefissoge
BSD Leathanach: 120
1666
Knockfishoge als. Knocknafissofe
ASE Leathanach: 56
1685c
K:nafussoge
Hib. Del.
1813‒4
Knocknafusioge
LN Leathanach: 16 F 17 (40) (Palmerston Estate Sligo)
1819
Lark Hill
Larkin (Sl)
1830c
Larkhill or Knocknafushoge
TAB
1836
Knocknawhishogue
"meaning 'Lark Hill'" [Rev. Garrett];
Old Tithe Bk:AL (Sl) Leathanach: Sl050,33
1836
Knocknawhishoge
OD:AL Leathanach: Sl050,33
1836
Knocknafishogue
BS:AL Leathanach: Sl050,33
1836
Cnocán na Fuiseóige, 'hill of the lark'
["r" os cionn "-n-" i "Cnoc"]; "There was a great resort of larks there in Spring" [dúch];
OD:AL Leathanach: Sl050,33
1836
Crucan na Fuiseoige
pl:AL Leathanach: Sl050,33
1836
[Knocknawishoge]
"There is a hill near the centre called 'Cruighancreoighy' in which there is a trigonometrical station" [Desc. Rem.];
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Sl050,33
1938
Larkhill
BNS Imleabhar: 186, Leathanach: 398
2008
Cnocán na Fuiseoige
Ó Muraíle

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