Information about Knockaunmorerossmuck [crossed out]

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Knockaunmorerossmuck [crossed out]
Irish Form of Name:
Cnocán Mór Ruis Muic
Translation:
the big little hill of Rossmuck
Civil Parish:
Kilcummin
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Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Knockaunmorerossmuck [crossed out]
Cnocán Mór Ruis Muic
Cruckaunmore Rusmuc, the great hillock of Rusmuc Local
Comment:
It is hardly a name at all
Description:
A hill in the townland opposite to Bealadangan townland has a Trigl. Station. Locality not known. An arm of the sea runs in between Bealadangan and Rusmuc, Bealadangan E. and Rusmuc W.
Situation:
In Rusmuck 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:
Knockaunmorerossmuck [crossed out] is in Rossmuck [s crossed out – Rosmuck] townland.
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