placenames1901 census
176People recorded
35Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Cloherty 25
- Tierney 20
- Schofield 17
- Hughes 14
- Lavelle 13
Knock
An Cnoc
Knock is a townland in Galway. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationKnock53.61246° N · 10.19256° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗
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 Cnoc · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Knock · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Galway
- Barony
- Ballynahinch
- Civil parish
- Inishbofin
- Within
- Inishbofin
- Coordinates
- 53.61246, -10.19256
- Mapped area
- 1.55 km²
- Logainm ID
- 18244 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.
1926 census
86People recorded
22Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Tierney 20
- Scuffle 12
- Cunnane 11
- Cloherty 9
- O'Toole 6
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Knock. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.