placenamesKnockane
An Cnocán
Lewis distinguished the original building grant from the later rebuilding loan.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- An Cnocán · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- An Tuath · Irish · main form · local name
- Tuath Chlann Uí Shé · Irish · main form · historical name
- Knockane · English · main form
Place & story
Two stages of church funding
Samuel Lewis’s 1837 account records Knockane’s church as a plain building with a square tower, erected in 1812 with an £800 gift from the Board of First Fruits. It burned during disturbances in 1822 and was rebuilt in 1825 with a £240 loan from the Board of Public Works. The neighbouring clergy residence had a separate funding history: a £276 gift and £461 loan from the Board of First Fruits supported its construction in 1828. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Kerry
- Barony
- Dunkerron South
- Barony
- Dunkerron North
- Coordinates
- 52.00529, -9.75576
- Mapped area
- 229.95 km²
- Logainm ID
- 1109 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Knockane. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Knockane, Kerry: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2024-09-13. How this page was prepared.