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Place count in area: 28, OSI/LPS Maps: 22, 23, 30, 31, CBW
Highest place: Slieve Carr, 721m Maximum height for area: 721 metres, Maximum prominence for area: 646 metres,
Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
KnockaffertaghMountainCnoc Eachmarcaigh A name in Irish(prob. Ir. Cnoc Eachmarcaigh [PDT], 'hill of Eachmarcach')MayoCounty in Connacht Province, in Arderin List, Quartzites and psammitic schists. Bedrock
Height:517mOS 1:50k Mapsheet: 23&31Grid Reference: G04715 04887 Place visited by 74 members. Recently by: elizauna, Grumbler, nupat, eiremountains, fingalscave, philmchale, annem, Michaelmangan, upper, Atlanticstar, Oileanach, Haulie, justynagru, ilenia, John.geary I have visited this place: NO (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.)
Eachmarcach is a personal name meaning 'horse-rider'. It is the origin of the surname Mac Eachmharcaigh, which can be anglicised Cafferkey or McCafferty and is a common surname in Mayo [De Bhulbh]. It would seem that this is the most likely origin of Knockaffertagh, though an Irish form for the name has not been found to support this. The t in Knockaffertagh is not a problem as the anglicisation McCafferty shows that such a pronunciation of Eachmarcach is possible. The hill is named Ummeraufferty on William Bald's map of Co. Mayo (1830), which appears to be a similar name with Ir. iomaire, 'ridge' as the first element instead of cnoc.
Knockaffertagh is the 513th highest place in Ireland. Knockaffertagh is the most easterly summit in the Nephin Begs area. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/417/
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