Cnoc na Gailsí

Knocknagulshy derives its name from the Irish "gailseach" (a foreign woman) combined with "cnoc" (hill), a meaning attested in historical records dating from 1594 onward and confirmed by John O'Donovan's 1838 Ordnance Survey research. The townland lies within Kilmaine parish (Cill Mheáin), historically claimed as St. Patrick's second stopping place in County Mayo, where tradition holds that the...