Knocknagree (Irish: Cnoc na Graí;[2] the hill of the horse stud) is a village in north-west County Cork in Ireland. Located on the R582 (Ballydesmond to Macroom) regional road it is 5 km north of Rathmore. It is approximately one mile from the Cork-Kerry border, and looks south towards the Blackwater River. Across the Blackwater River is Gneeveguilla, one of the nearest villages on the other side of border with County Kerry. Knocknagree is within the Dáil constituency of Cork North-West.
The village had, in 2004 and 2005, seen some redevelopment on the expansive "fairfield" or village green.[citation needed] Before the advent of the modern cattle-mart, this green was the venue of one of the largest livestock markets in Munster. This market died out in the 1970s.[3]
The village is near the southern edge of the area known as Sliabh Luachra.
History
On 7 February 1921, Michael J. Kelleher, aged 14, who while playing with other boys of his own age, ran away on the approach of military lorries and was shot dead. Two other boys, aged 8 and 11 years, were wounded.[4] The eighteenth-century poet Eoghan Rua Ó Súilleabháin died here.[5]
Notable people
See also
References
- ^ "Census 2016 - Small Area Population Statistics (SAPMAP Area) - Settlements - Knocknagree". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office.
- ^ Placenames Database of Ireland
- ^ O´Riordan, Sean (8 August 2008). "'We had 12 shops in the 1970s. Our last shop and post office closed 12 months ago'". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ Congressional Serial Set. Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. 1921. p. 29.
- ^ Eoghan Rua Ó Súilleabháin: aspects of his life and work
- ^ "Poems of Knocknagree bard". Independent News & Media. The Corkman. 3 November 2004. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
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