placenamesKnocklong
Cnoc Loinge
Lewis linked large dairy farms with a weekly market and seasonal livestock gatherings.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Cnoc Loinge · Irish · main form · validated name
- Knocklong · English · main form
Place & story
Butter and livestock markets
Knocklong held a butter market on Tuesdays in Samuel Lewis’s 1837 account. He described much of the parish’s meadow and pasture as large dairy farms. Fairs on 23 May and 1 October served trade in fat cattle, sheep and pigs, with the October gathering also noted for its large show of horses. These dates belonged to Knocklong’s fairs, distinct from the separate series Lewis listed at Knocktoran. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Knocklong. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Knocklong or Long, A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.