placenamesKnocktemple
Cnoc an Teampaill
Lewis distinguished a newly found mineral vein from an operating mine.
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
- Cnoc an Teampaill · Irish · main form · validated name
- Knocktemple · English · main form
Place & story
A discovery without workings
Samuel Lewis’s 1837 account places part of the Red Bog within Knocktemple parish. He also recorded a recently discovered vein of culm that had not yet been worked. The distinction matters: his notice documents a reported mineral occurrence, without establishing a producing mine, a workforce or any later extraction. [2]
A mansion beside older ruins
Lewis identified Castle Ishen as Sir James Fitzgerald’s family mansion and recorded the ruins of the older structure adjoining it. He distinguished Glenfield as an old mansion belonging to the Boyle family. These named residences form part of his account of the wider parish; the descriptions alone do not establish their construction dates or subsequent survival. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Knocktemple. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Knocktemple: 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.