Knockmore, County Cavan

Knockmore (from Irish Cnoc Mór, meaning 'The Big Hill') is a townland in the civil parish of Templeport, County Cavan, Ireland.

[2] The sub-divisions of the townland are called- Mollybwee (Mullach Buidhe = The Yellow Hill-Face); Garry-Aymundhiv (Garraidhe Eamain Duibh = Black Edmund's Garden); Pullyarran (Poll a Ghearain = The Horse-Pool in the River).

[4] The O’Reilly lands in Knockmore were confiscated in the Cromwellian Act for the Settlement of Ireland 1652 and were distributed as follows- The 1652 Commonwealth Survey spells the townland as Knock and lists the proprietor as Captain Payne and the tenant as Daniell McConell.

A deed by Thomas Enery dated 29 Jan 1735 includes the lands of Knockmore.

[5] A deed by John Enery dated 13 December 1774 includes the lands of Knockmore.

[9] The 1836 Ordnance Survey Namebooks state- The townland is bounded on the west and south sides by a large stream.

[14] In 1851 the population of the townland was 75, being 40 males and 35 females, the reduction being due to the Great Famine (Ireland).