Information about Knockanarroor

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Knockanarroor
Irish Form of Name:
Cnoc an Arbhair
Translation:
hill of the corn
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Knockanarroor
Cnoc an Arbhair
Cruckanarroor or Barley hill – corn Local
Description:
A small hill having a Trigl. Station on it.
Situation:
In Oorid townland.

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:
Knockanarroor is in Oorid townland.