Cnoc an tSalainn

Knockatallon is a small townland in the parish of Tydavnet (Irish: Tigh Damhnata, 'house of Damhnait'), in northern County Monaghan. The Irish name Cnoc an tSalainn translates to 'hill of salt,' referring to the topographical features of this drumlin-studded landscape in the ancient kingdom of Airgialla. The parish itself derives its name from Saint Damnat, a 6th-century ecclesiastical figure w...