1. Geography

2. Geology

3. Archaeology

4. Name

5. Popular culture references

6. References

Knocknashee (Cnoc na Sí in Irish) is a 276 m Marilyn in the Ox Mountains, County Sligo, Ireland.

Geography

The River Moy rises at the foot of Knocknashee.

Geology

Knocknashee hill consists of a limestone top with shales underlying the lower slopes.^[2]

Archaeology

Knocknashee was identified as a hilltop fort in 1988. It is an enclosed hill fort with limestone ramparts containing cairns, burial chambers and hutsites. The fort is 700 metres long and 320 metres wide and is enclosed by two earth and stone ramparts covering an area of 53 acres. The site was discovered during an aerial survey of county Sligo by the Office of Public Works in 1988.

Name

The name of the plateau itself comes from Irish, ‘knock’ (cnoc) meaning ‘hill’ and ‘shee’ (sí) meaning ‘burial mound’ or 'of the fairies'. In older Irish Knocknashee is known as Mullinabreena.

Popular culture references

"Knocknashee" was a play by Irish playwright Deirdre Kinahan. It was first produced 24 January 2002 in the Civic Theatre, Tallaght, Dublin 24.^[3]

"The Hills Of Knocknashee" is a traditional Irish song.

"Knocknashee" with music by Neil Martin and lyrics by Brendan Graham ^[5]

References

• Geoffrey Hinsliff
• Geoffrey Hinton
• Geoffrey Holder
• Geoffrey Homes
• Geoffrey Hoon
• Geoffrey Hornby
• Geoffrey Howarth
• Geoffrey Howe
• Geoffrey Howe, Baron Howe of Aberavon
• Geoffrey Hughes
• Geoffrey Hutchings
• Geoffrey I, Count of Anjou
• Geoffrey I, Duke of Brittany
• Geoffrey II
• Geoffrey II, Count of Anjou
• Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany
• Geoffrey III, Count of Anjou
• Geoffrey IV
• Geoffrey IV, Count of Anjou
• Geoffrey Jenkins
• Geoffrey Johnson-Smith
• Geoffrey Keating
• Geoffrey Keen
• Geoffrey Kelly
• Geoffrey Keyes