Information about Big Paddy's Hill

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Big Paddy's Hill
Irish Form of Name:
Cnoc Phaidi Móir
Translation:
big Paddy’s hill
Civil Parish:
Ballynakill in the barony of Ballynahinch
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Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Big Paddy's Hill
Cnoc Phaidi Móir
Knockpatheemore Inhabitants
Description:
Is the top of a mountain. It is good pasture and partly green.
Situation:
Situated at the S.E. corner of Kylemore near the parish boundary of Moyrus.

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:
Big Paddy's Hill is in Kylemore townland.