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Knocknahilan

Cnoc na hAidhleann

122

Registros censales

22

Hogares

2

Años del censo

1901 Censo
Personas
56
Hogares
11
1911 Censo
Personas
66 +17.9%
Hogares
11 0%

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Knocknahilan is a small townland located in County Cork in the southwest of Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of Munster. Like many Irish townlands, it represents a traditional unit of land division with deep historical roots in the Irish landscape. The townland falls within the rolling countryside characteristic of Cork's interior, an area defined by green pastures, hedgerows, and the agricultural patterns that have shaped the region for centuries. The landscape reflects the typical terrain of this part of Ireland, where moderate elevation changes, adequate rainfall, and fertile soil have historically supported farming communities.

The history of Knocknahilan, as with many Irish townlands, is interwoven with the broader historical narrative of Cork and Ireland. Townlands themselves date back to early Gaelic settlement patterns and were further systematized during the Norman period and subsequent English administration. The name "Knocknahilan" derives from Irish, with "Knock" referring to a hill or hillock, reflecting the descriptive naming conventions common to Irish townlands. The area would have been part of the complex land tenure systems that characterized Ireland, particularly during the colonial period when land ownership patterns were substantially altered.

Like many rural townlands in Cork, Knocknahilan would have served primarily as an agricultural community, with farming families working the land for subsistence and local trade. The townland represents the granular level at which rural Irish life has traditionally been organized, functioning as a social and administrative unit below the level of the parish or baronies. Today, Knocknahilan remains a quiet rural area, representative of the many small townlands that constitute the fabric of the Irish countryside, though like many such settlements it has experienced the demographic shifts common to rural Ireland in recent decades.

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Parroquia

Kilbonane

Condado

Cork

Nombre en irlandés

Cnoc na hAidhleann

Baronía

Muskerry East

Valuation Office Records

From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)

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13 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.

Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.

Ubicación de la localidad

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Detalles

Inglés
Knocknahilan
Irlandés
Cnoc na hAidhleann
Parroquia
Kilbonane
Baronía
Muskerry East
Condado
Cork