BROWSE
townland
Cnoc Bhun an Bheithe
genitive: Chnoc Bhun an Bheithe
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Knocknabehy
(English)

Glossary

English birch
English (river-)mouth, bottom(-land)
English hill

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Explanatory note

  • English

    the hill of the bottomland of the birch

Centrepoint

51.985, -8.59615latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1659
Knockbunavehy
Cen. Leathanach: 231
1660c
Knockbunbehy
BSD (Co) Leathanach: 104
1669
Knockanbehy
ASE Leathanach: 185
1721
Cnockavehy
CGn. Leathanach: 31.466.19985
1724
Knocknevehy
CGn. Leathanach: 43.323.28378
1762
Knocknevehy
CGn. Leathanach: 148.210.99202
1781
Knocknevehy
CGn. Leathanach: 339.25.226788
1785
Burchill
[Innéacs]
CGn. Leathanach: 392.268.258857
1787
Knockaveighty
CGn. Leathanach: 389.348.256090
1811
Birch-hill
Bath
1835
Knockanbehy
CGn. Leathanach: 15.145.347
1841
Knocknabehy or Birch Hill
BS:AL Leathanach: Co166,30
1841
Birch Hill
Davis, Rev. C.:AL Leathanach: Co166,30
1841
Knocknabeha, i.e. the birch hill
Windele, J.:AL Leathanach: Co166,30
1841
Knocknavehy
Stopford, Rev. W.:AL Leathanach: Co166,30
1841
Cnocabehi, i.e. burch hill
Horgan, Rev. M.:AL Leathanach: Co166,30
1841
Burch Hill
Cork Union Valuation Bk.:AL Leathanach: Co166,30
1841
Cnoc na beithíghe, 'hill of the birch'
OC/OD:AL Leathanach: Co166,30
1841
Cnoc na beighighe
pl:AL Leathanach: Co166,30
1841
Knocknabehy
"or Birch Hill" [scriosta]
OD (corr.):AL Leathanach: Co166,30
1986
Birch Hill
"... is the present local name."
O'Donoghue Leathanach: 206

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