placenamesKnock
An Cnoc
The village church links a Rockforest landowner’s gift with the craftsmanship of an Errill mason.
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 · validated name
- Knock · English · main form
Place & story
Building St Patrick’s in 1877
St Patrick’s Church at Knock was built in 1877 during Fr Kennedy’s pastorate. The Diocese of Killaloe records that Captain Gibson of Rockforest provided the site and allowed stone to be taken from his quarry without charge. A mason from Errill built the church. Renovations followed in 1984 and 2004. [2]
Colour in the church front
The church’s front combines limestone and sandstone, with alternating stone blocks framing its pointed openings and belfry. Inside, the architectural survey records a timber A-frame roof and a gallery above the entrance. Its compact scale and carefully worked front make the building a distinctive part of Knock’s crossroads. [3]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Tipperary
- Barony
- Ikerrin
- Civil parish
- Corbally
- Within
- Rockforest
- Coordinates
- 52.91926, -7.69601 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 67219 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Knock. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Parish of Kyle and Knock: Church of St Patrick · Diocese of Killaloe
- Saint Patrick’s Catholic Church, Knock Crossroads: NIAH22401807 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.