BROWSE
townland
An Cnoc Rua Thoir
genitive: an Chnoic Rua Thoir
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Knockroe East
(English)

Glossary

English hill
rua, ruadh
English red; red place

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

51.6208, -10.0101latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1804
East Knockroe
Bantry Papers Leathanach: 3, 3133
1805
Knockroes
Bantry Papers Leathanach: 3, 2889
1811
Knockruoe
Bath
1825
Knuckroe
p. Allihies
BPR Leathanach: 4286
1827
Cnuckroes
TAB Leathanach: 34
1827
Cnockroe East
TAB Leathanach: 34
1827
Knockroos
TAB Leathanach: 2
1841
Knockrowe East
BS:AL Leathanach: Co260,31
1841
Knockroe
CM:AL Leathanach: Co260,31
1841
[Knockroe East]
"It also contains a village called 'Cahirfooka' and a fort called 'Caherafooka'…"
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Co260,31
1841
Knockroe East
Downing, J.:AL Leathanach: Co260,31
1841z
Knockroe East
OD:AL Leathanach: Co260,31
1841y
Cnoc ruadh, 'red hill'
OD:AL Leathanach: Co260,31
1841
Knockroe East
O'Sullivan, E.:AL Leathanach: Co260,31
1841
Knockrowe East
O'Sullivan, J.:AL Leathanach: Co260,31
1841x
Cnoc ruadh
pl:AL Leathanach: Co260,31
1841
Knuckrowe East
TAB Leathanach: Co260,31

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