placenamesKnock
An Cnoc
Parish notices and local recollections record daily life around Knock Lane and the nearby bridges.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- An Cnoc · Irish · main form · validated name
- Knock · English · main form
Place & story
Gathering at home
Seagoe Parish Magazine’s September 1930 issue records a well-attended service in W. J. England’s house in Knock Lane, with an address by R. Gracey. Its November 1935 issue reports new houses being built in Knock townland. [2] [3]
Coal at Knock Bridge
Writing in 1974, W. H. Jackson recalled local testimony that farmers pooled their money to buy boatloads of coal, unloading them into carts at nearby Knock Bridge. He located the earlier Bann ford at the bottom of Knock Lane and described how canal construction transformed the surrounding river crossings. [4]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Armagh
- Barony
- Oneilland East
- Civil parish
- Seagoe
- Coordinates
- 54.39689, -6.39856 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 56451 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Knock. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Seagoe Parish Magazine, September 1930: Cottage Services · Seagoe Parish
- Seagoe Parish Magazine, November 1935: Items · Seagoe Parish
- From single ford to five bridges, Review 2(3), 1974 · W. H. Jackson, Craigavon Historical Society
- The towpath beneath Knock Bridge near Portadown, as photographed in 2007 illustration: based on a The Knock Bridge near Portadown by Albert Bridge. AI-assisted watercolour and ink adaptation; cream paper margins added, incidental clutter omitted and fine details simplified. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-12-20. How this page was prepared.