placenames1901 census
101People recorded
21Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Barron 17
- Gleeson 15
- Gready 7
- Ahern 6
- Meara 6
Knockboy
An Cnoc Buí
Knockboy is a townland in Waterford. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationKnockboy52.20217° N · 7.68035° 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 Buí · Irish · main form · validated name
- Knockboy · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Waterford
- Barony
- Decies-without-Drum
- Civil parish
- Seskinan
- Within
- Seskinan
- Coordinates
- 52.20217, -7.68035
- Mapped area
- 3.18 km²
- Logainm ID
- 49621 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
107People recorded
21Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Barron 19
- Gleeson 19
- Ahearn 12
- Gready 10
- Fennell 9
1926 census
88People recorded
18Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Barron 15
- Gleeson 15
- Hickey 12
- Ahearn 8
- McGrath 8
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Knockboy. 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.