Information about Knockroe River

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Knockroe River
Irish Form of Name:
Cnoc ruadh
Translation:
[Knockroe means] red hill
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Knockroe River P. Devanny, townland Knockroe
Comment:
see townland
Description:
Trout in this River.
Situation:
On the West boundary, townland Knockroe, Parish of Kilbeakanty and Barony of Kiltartan, Co. Galway.

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:
Knockroe River is in Knockroe townland.