Knockraha
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Knockraha
Cnoc Rátha | |
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Village | |
![]() ![]() Knockraha Location in Ireland | |
Coordinates: 51°57′32″N 8°20′24″W / 51.959°N 8.34°WCoordinates: 51°57′32″N 8°20′24″W / 51.959°N 8.34°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Munster |
County | County Cork |
Dáil Constituency | Cork East |
EU Parliament | South |
Population (2016)[1] | 371 |
Website | knockraha |
Knockraha (Irish: Cnoc Rátha)[2] is a village in east County Cork, Ireland. In the village there is a pub, church, primary school and community hall. Knockraha is part of the Dáil constituency of Cork East.
History[]
The village is part of the ecclesiastical parish of Glounthaune[3] which came into existence in the late eighteen hundreds, being an amalgamation of the ancient parishes of Kilquane, Ballylucra, Killaspugmillane or Ballyvinney, and Caherlag. A church council held in the twelfth century formed these parishes. The parish of Kilquane stretched from Glenmore Bridge to the centre of Watergrasshill village and was centred on the church in what is now Kilquane Cemetery. Saint Cuan founded Kilquane, which means Cuane Church, as tradition has it, and there are many other Kilquanes spread throughout Munster. He was possibly a passing missionary like St. Patrick who brought the faith to the area. Hence the parish and holy well was called after him. The name Knockraha, which means "The Hill of the Forts"[4] was a collection of forts, which stood on top of what we now know as Carthy's Hill between Knockraha East and Knockraha West.
References[]
- ^ "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Knockraha". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ "Cnoc Rátha / Knockraha". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ "Glounthaune Parish". Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- ^ Joyce, Patrick (1901). The Origin and History of Irish Names of Places, Volume 1. Longmans, Green & Company. p. 564.
External links[]
- Towns and villages in County Cork