In 1837, Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland described Ballyknockan like this:
BALLYNOCKEN, a village, in the parish of FENNAGH, barony of IDRONE EAST, county of CARLOW, and province of LEINSTER, 3 miles (S. W. by W.) from Myshall; containing 28 houses and 169 inhabitants.See FENNAGH.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ballyknockan, in and County Carlow | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/28260
Date accessed: 06th October 2024
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