BROWSE
townland
Cnoc na Sceach
genitive: Chnoc na Sceach
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Knockskagh
(English)

Glossary

English hill
sceach, sceich
English hawthorn, thorn-bush

Explanatory note

  • English

    the hill of the hawthorns, thorn-bushes

  • English

    the hill of the hawthorns, thorn-bushes

Centrepoint

52.4087, -7.83206latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1655c
cuid de Castlecoyne
CGn. Leathanach: 543.427.363332
1802
Knockskeagh
CGn. Leathanach: 543.427.363332
1840
Knockskough
BS:AL
1840
cnoc na sgeach
pl:AL
1840
cnoc na sgeach
dúch:AL
1840
'hill of the briers'
dúch:AL
1985
ˌnɑkˈʃkak
Áit.
1985
ˌnɑkˈʃkax
Áit.

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