Knockroe (Irish derived place name ''Cnoc Rua'', meaning ‘The Red Hill’) is a

townland A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic origi ...

in the

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

Kinawley Kinawley or Kinawly () is a small village, townland (of 187 acres) and civil parish straddling County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland and County Cavan, Republic of Ireland. The village and townland are both in the civil parish of Kinawley (founded b ...

, barony of

Tullyhaw Tullyhaw ( ga, Teallach Eathach) (which means 'The Territory of Eochaidh', an ancestor of the McGoverns, who lived ) is a Barony in County Cavan in the Republic of Ireland. The area has been in constant occupation since pre-4000 BC. Locate ...

County Cavan County Cavan ( ; gle, Contae an Chabháin) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster and is part of the Border Region. It is named after the town of Cavan and is base ...

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Geography

Knockroe is bounded on the north by

Gubnafarna Gubnafarna (Irish derived place name, ''Gob na Fearna'', meaning ‘The Headland of the Alder Trees’) is a townland in the civil parish of Kinawley, barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland. Geography Gubnafarna is bounded on the west by Bink ...

townland, on the west by

Binkeeragh Binkeeragh (Irish derived place name, either ''Binn Chaorach'', meaning ‘The Mountain Peak of the Sheep’ or ''Minkeeragh'', meaning ‘The Mountain Pasture of the Sheep’) is a townland in the civil parish of Kinawley, barony of Tullyhaw, Cou ...

Sralahan (Kinawley) Sralahan (Irish derived place name ''Srath Leathan'', meaning ‘The Broad River-Meadow') is a townland in the civil parish of Kinawley, barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland. Geography Sralahan is bounded on the north by Knockroe (Kinaw ...

and Tullydermot townlands and on the east by

Drumcask Drumcask (Irish derived place name ''Droim Cásca'', meaning the ‘Ridge of Easter’) is a townland in the civil parish of Kinawley, barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland. It is close to the site of a medieval church in Killaghaduff townland ...

and Knockranny townlands. Its chief geographical features are the

River Cladagh (Swanlinbar) The Cladagh River ( ga, An Chlaideach or "washing river"), Claddagh or Swanlinbar River, is a moderately large river which forms from a number of small streams rising in Commas townland on the south-eastern slopes of Cuilcagh Mountain, County ...

, mountain streams, forestry plantations, dug wells and a gravel pit. Knockroe is traversed by the L1019 local road, minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 229 statute acres.

History

The 1821 Census of Ireland spells the name as ''Nockroa'' and ''Knockrea'' and states- ''Knockrea contains 16 acres of arable land & 84 acres of bog & mountain''. The 1834 Tithe Applotment Books spell the name as ''Knockrow''. The Knockroe Valuation Office Field books are available for 1838.

Griffith's Valuation Griffith's Valuation was a boundary and land valuation survey of Ireland completed in 1868. Griffith's background Richard John Griffith started to value land in Scotland, where he spent two years in 1806-1807 valuing terrain through the examinati ...

lists ten landholders in the townland. The landlords of Knockroe in the 19th century were the Hassard Estate and the Crofton Estate. The National Library of Ireland holds rentals of the Crofton estate from 1769 to 1814, MS Numbers 20,783 and 4530. The last eviction was c.1878.

Census

In the 1821 Census of Ireland, there were nine families in the townland. In the 1901 census of Ireland, there were five families listed in the townland. In the 1911 census of Ireland, there were five families listed in the townland.

Antiquities

# Knockroe 19th century Hedge-School. Mrs McGoldrick was the teacher. # Stone bridges over the river. # Stepping-stones over the river. # A foot-bridge over the river.

References

External links

The IreAtlasTownland Data Base
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