Information about Knockaunnamblove

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Knockaunnamblove
Irish Form of Name:
Cnocán na mblódhbh
Translation:
hill of the rushes or straws
Civil Parish:
Annaghdown
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Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Knockaunnamblove
Cnocán na mblódhbh
Cnocán na mblove or rushy height in meadow
Cnockaunnamblove Local
Knockanabloff Rector of Annaghdown
Description:
Proprietor Col. Rochford, Esq. A small rushy hill.
Situation:
In Annaghdown. A sub denomination thereof.

Townland Information

What is a townland?:
A townland is one of the smallest land divisions in Ireland. They range in size from a few acres to thousands of acres. Many are Gaelic in origin, but some came into existence after the Norman invasion of 1169
Townland:
Knockaunnamblove is in Annaghdown townland.
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