Knocknafallia
hill or mountain · Waterford · 667m
MarilynHewitt
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Knocknafallia is likely derived from 'cnoc na bhfál' meaning 'hill of the fences' or 'hill of the enclosures'. It suggests a hill with boundaries or fields.
Word origins
- Knock
- GaelicAttestedhill(from cnoc "hill")
- na
- Gaelicof the(from na "of the")
- fallia
- Gaelicfences, enclosures(from fál "fence, enclosure")