Kilgobnet, County Kerry Explained

Kilgobnet [1] is a townland and electoral division in County Kerry, Ireland.[2] Located near Killorglin,[3] it is overlooked by the MacGillycuddy's Reeks mountain range.[4] Kilgobnet townland, which is in the civil parish of Knockane, has an area of approximately .[2] It had a population of 45 people as of the 2011 census.[5]

The townland is named for a medieval church, now in ruins,[6] traditionally associated with St. Gobnait.[7] [8] Other archaeological sites in the townland include a possible Ogham stone and several standing stone and ring fort sites.[6] [8]

The local national (primary) school, Kilgobnet National School, was built in the 1980s to replace an earlier 19th century building.[9] As of 2024, it had an enrollment of 82 pupils.[10]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cill Ghobnait / Kilgobnet . Placenames Database of Ireland . logainm.ie . 16 March 2024 .
  2. Web site: Kilgobnet Townland, Co. Kerry . townlands.ie . 16 March 2024 .
  3. Web site: Kilgobnet Biddies: Kerry parish's unique way of celebrating St Brigid's Day . Irish Examiner . 1 February 2023 . 16 March 2024 . the small townland of Kilgobnet, near Killorglin in Kerry .
  4. Web site: 'This is mighty': Biddy returns to Kilgobnet homes . rte.ie . RTÉ News . 1 February 2023 . 16 March 2024 . Kilgobnet is [..] sitting between wild mountain terrain of the Macgillycuddy Reeks and the gentle flow of the river Laune .
  5. Web site: CD156 - Kerry Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate . Central Statistics Office . data.gov.ie . 16 March 2024 . Population [..] Townlands [..] Kilgobnet, Kilgobnet, Co. Kerry [..] 45.
  6. Book: Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry . 2009 . Dublin . Government Stationery Office . 0755776232 .
  7. Web site: Gobna(i)t . Royal Irish Academy . Dictionary of Irish Biography . October 2009 . 16 March 2024 . 10.3318/dib.003502.v1 . Gobna(i)t [..] was patron of many other churches. These included Kilgobnet (Cill Ghobnait/ Ghobnatan) in the parishes of Clondrohid, Kilshannig, and [..] Knockane in Co. Kerry .
  8. Book: The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry . 1996 . Cork . Cork University Press . Ann . O'Sullivan . John . Sheehan . 9780902561847 .
  9. Web site: Kilgobnet National School - History of the School . kilgobnetns.scoilnet.ie . 16 March 2024 .
  10. Web site: Directory Page - Kilgobnet N S . Department of Education . gov.ie . 22 January 2024 . 16 March 2024 .

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