Cnoc Mitin

Knockmitten, known in Irish as Cnoc Mitin ("hill of —"), derives its name from *cnoc* meaning "hill," though the second element's meaning remains uncertain and appears to be a corruption of the original Irish form. The earliest surviving anglicized records are heavily altered. The townland lies within the Civil Parish of Clondalkin in County Dublin's Barony of Uppercross, a region of considera...