placenamesAbbeyknockmoy
Mainistir Chnoc Muaidhe
Lewis recorded a subterranean stream opened to supply neighbouring households.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Mainistir Chnoc Muaidhe · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Abbeyknockmoy · English · main form
Place & story
An opening into the hillside
Near the summit of Knockroe hill, Samuel Lewis recorded an underground stream discovered by the late Mr Browne of Moyne. An opening had been made so that it supplied the surrounding neighbourhood with water. His 1837 account also noted several limestone caverns near the hilltop. The description documents a local water source and an intervention to make it usable, without establishing the precise route of the stream or its later use. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Abbeyknockmoy. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Abbeyknockmoy: 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.