Cnoc na Buaile

Knocknaboola's name derives from the Irish 'Cnoc na Buaile'—literally 'hill of the cattle-fold.' The word 'buaile' refers to a summer pasture enclosure and carries deep historical significance, preserving memory of the booleying system, an ancient pastoral transhumance tradition where unmarried girls herded cattle to high mountain pastures each May. The townland sits in the fertile Laune valley...