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Corcaigh

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Cnoc na Cille

Knocknakilla

126

Taifid Daonáirimh

25

Teaghlaigh

2

Bliana Daonáirimh

1901 Daonáireamh
Daoine
63
Teaghlaigh
12
1911 Daonáireamh
Daoine
63 0%
Teaghlaigh
13 +8.3%

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Knocknakilla is a small townland located in County Cork in the southwestern region of Ireland. Like many Irish townlands, it is a rural locality characterized by the typical landscape of the broader Cork area, which features rolling hills, pastoral fields, and scattered farm dwellings. The townland forms part of the broader agricultural and residential landscape that characterizes much of inland Cork, where farming has historically been the primary economic activity. The name itself, like many Irish place names, likely derives from the Irish language, with "knock" commonly referring to a hill or hillock in the Irish landscape.

As with most Irish townlands, Knocknakilla's history is deeply interwoven with the broader history of rural Cork and Ireland more generally. The townland would have been established as a territorial division during Ireland's long administrative history, and its development reflects the patterns of settlement, land tenure, and community organization that have shaped rural Irish life for centuries. The area would have experienced the various historical periods that affected Cork, including periods of Norman influence, English rule, and the significant social and economic changes that accompanied Irish independence and the twentieth century.

Today, Knocknakilla remains a quiet rural townland typical of many in Cork, serving primarily as a residential and agricultural area for local families and farmers. As with many small Irish townlands, it represents an important part of Ireland's local geographic and cultural heritage, maintaining the traditional divisions of land that have characterized Irish administration and community identity. The townland continues to be recognized as a distinct place within the county's administrative and cultural framework, contributing to the rich tapestry of named locations that give Irish rural areas their particular character and sense of local identity.

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