Knock comes from the Irish word "cnoc" meaning hill, historical evidence shows the village had been named that as far back as 1625.

The Irish language name was changed to "Cnoc Mhuire" meaning the hill of the Virgin Mary after the visions.

[4] The parish and village of Knock is sometimes referred to historically and in Lewis' 1837 topographical dictionary as Knockdrumcalry (Cnoc Droma Chálraighe) meaning "hill of the ridge of the Cálraighe".

He was a leading advocate in issuing an invitation to Pope John Paul II to visit Knock in 1979 to commemorate the centenary of the Marian apparition.

There is no other sports club located in the parish area and players from the village often play for Aghamore.