Knockbride Explained
Knockbride [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 0.12 to 0.22 square miles (Druminnick and Fartagh townlands)[8] [9] to 1.09 square miles in area (Skeagh townland).[10]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Cnoca Bríde / Knockbride . Placenames Database of Ireland . logainm.ie . 26 December 2023 .
- Web site: Civil Parish of Knockbride, Co. Cavan . townlands.ie . 26 December 2023 .
- Web site: St. Brigid’s Church, Knockbride East . kilmorediocese.ie . 26 December 2023.
- Web site: Knockbride Church of Ireland Church, Knockbride, Cavan . National Inventory of Architectural Heritage . buildingsofireland.ie . 26 December 2023 .
- Web site: Corraneary Presbyterian Church, Roosky, Corraneary, Cavan . National Inventory of Architectural Heritage . buildingsofireland.ie . 26 December 2023 .
- Web site: Baile Chainín / Canningstown . Placenames Database of Ireland . logainm.ie . 26 December 2023 .
- Web site: Knockbride ladies in search of All-Ireland Club final spot . hoganstand.com. 3 November 2003 . 26 December 2023 .
- Web site: Druminnick Townland, Co. Cavan . townlands.ie . 16 February 2024 .
- Web site: Fartagh Townland, Co. Cavan . townlands.ie . 16 February 2024 .
- Web site: Skeagh Townland, Co. Cavan . townlands.ie . 16 February 2024 .
- Book: http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/lucas-sir-edward-7257 . Sir Edward Lucas . Lucas, Sir Edward (1857–1950) . Australian Dictionary of Biography . 26 January 2016.
- Web site: Thomas J. Barron . . 29 June 2024.
- Web site: Noth's landing as Mr Big visits Cavan. rte.ie . 28 January 2016.
- Web site: Larry Reilly named as new Cavan U20 manager . Anglo Celt . 19 July 2023 . 26 December 2023 .