Standard Name:
Knockadoon
Irish Form of Name:
Cnoc a dúin
Translation:
hill of the dun or fort
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Cnoc a dúin
Cnuckadoon
Cnac a dúin
Knockadoon
Cnoc a Dúin, hill of the fort
Knockadoon
Cruckadoon Mr. Eyre
Knockadoon Mr. Eyre
Knockadoon Mr. Lynch
Cruckadoon Mr. Lynch
Cruckadoon Mr. O'Rourke
Knockadoon Mr. O'Rourke
Knockadoon The inhabitants
Cruckadoon The inhabitants
Description:
A small hill with a cave in it. It is a handsome hill, a fort and a trigonometrical point on it. Known by Clooonacastle, 1,025 feet above the sea at low water mark.
Situation:
In the N. West end of the townland of Shanbally about 3/4 of a mile S. S. West of Dooniry village.
Information from the Ordnance Survey Letters:
The Ordnance Survey Letters are letters between John O'Donovan and his supervisor, Thomas Larcom, regarding the work of compiling the Field Books. These letters provide further discussion on many of the places listed in the Field Books.
References to this place can be found in the following letter.