Parish in County Cavan, Ireland
"Fartha, County Cavan" redirects here. For other uses, see
Fartha .
Knockbride Church of Ireland church
Knockbride (Irish : Cnoca Bríde , meaning 'hill of Bríd')[1] is a civil parish in County Cavan , Ireland.[2] It is located to the north of the town of Bailieborough .
There are two Roman Catholic churches in the parish – both are dedicated to Saint Brigid (Bríd) and located in the Diocese of Kilmore .[3] The local Church of Ireland church was built in 1825.[4] There is also a Presbyterian church, built in 1791, in Corraneary townland .[5]
The village of Canningstown is within Knockbride civil parish,[6] and the local Gaelic Athletic Association club is based at St. Brigid's Park outside the village.[7]
There are 67 townlands in Knockbride civil parish,[2] varying in size from c. 0.12 to 0.22 square miles (Druminnick and Fartagh townlands)[8] [9] to 1.09 square miles in area (Skeagh townland).[10]
Notable people
References
^ "Cnoca Bríde / Knockbride" . logainm.ie . Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 26 December 2023 .
^ a b "Civil Parish of Knockbride, Co. Cavan" . townlands.ie . Retrieved 26 December 2023 .
^ "St. Brigid's Church, Knockbride East" . kilmorediocese.ie . Retrieved 26 December 2023 .
^ "Knockbride Church of Ireland Church, Knockbride, Cavan" . buildingsofireland.ie . National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 26 December 2023 .
^ "Corraneary Presbyterian Church, Roosky, Corraneary, Cavan" . buildingsofireland.ie . National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 26 December 2023 .
^ "Baile Chainín / Canningstown" . logainm.ie . Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 26 December 2023 .
^ "Knockbride ladies in search of All-Ireland Club final spot" . hoganstand.com . 3 November 2003. Retrieved 26 December 2023 .
^ "Druminnick Townland, Co. Cavan" . townlands.ie . Retrieved 16 February 2024 .
^ "Fartagh Townland, Co. Cavan" . townlands.ie . Retrieved 16 February 2024 .
^ "Skeagh Townland, Co. Cavan" . townlands.ie . Retrieved 16 February 2024 .
^ "Lucas, Sir Edward (1857–1950)" . Sir Edward Lucas . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 26 January 2016 .
^ "Thomas J. Barron" . Cavan County Library . Retrieved 29 June 2024 .
^ "Noth's landing as Mr Big visits Cavan" . rte.ie . 28 January 2016.
^ "Larry Reilly named as new Cavan U20 manager" . Anglo Celt . 19 July 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023 .
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