Cnoc na Marbh

Cnoc na Marbh (Hill of the Dead) is the Irish name for Knocknamarriff, derived from 'cnoc' (hill) and 'marbh' (dead), as confirmed by the Placenames Database of Ireland. The townland is situated in the civil parish of Inishcarra, Barony of East Muskerry, approximately 15 kilometres west of Cork city in the River Lee valley. Historical records document the place-name from 1488 onward, with early...