Knockavilla, County Cork Explained

Knockavilla
Native Name:Irish: Cnoc an Bhile
Native Name Lang:ga
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Munster
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:County Cork
Unit Pref:Metric
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Coordinates:51.8011°N -8.6844°W

Knockavilla is a small village in County Cork, Ireland, a few of kilometres from Crossbarry and Innishannon. The local Roman Catholic church is dedicated to Saint Patrick. There is also a school, a pub, a graveyard, and a community hall (situated next to St. Patrick's church). Knockavilla Celtic is the local association football club.

Location

The village of Knockavilla is located in the electoral division of Knockavilla (sometimes spelled Knockavilly),[1] and a civil parish of the same name.[2]

Knockavilla lies on a hill in the northern part of the Roman Catholic parish of Innishannon-Knockavilla,[3] to the north and west of the neighbouring villages of Innishannon and Crossbarry.

A large hillfort, Knockavilla or Clashanimud hillfort, overlooks the area. This structure dates to, and is the oldest known prehistoric hillfort in the country.[4]

Amenities

The Roman Catholic church in Knockavilla, Saint Patrick's Church, dates from 1790.[3] It was renovated in 2007 and 2008.

Knockavilla is served by a national (primary) school. Knockavilla National School, also known as Scoil Mhaoilíosa, was built in 1973 and had approximately 150 pupils enrolled as of the 2020 school year.[5] The school was previously housed in what is now the parish hall.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cnoc an Bhile / Knockavilly (toghroinn) . Placenames Database of Ireland . logainm.ie . 12 February 2021 .
  2. Web site: Cnoc an Bhile / Knockavilly (paróiste dlí) . Placenames Database of Ireland . logainm.ie . 12 February 2021 .
  3. Web site: Innishannon / Knockavilla Parish . Diocese of Cork and Ross. 13 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120703105449/http://www.corkandross.org/parishes.jsp?parishID=36. 3 July 2012. dead.
  4. Web site: Call for 1200 BC hill fort to be secured as national monument . Irish Times . irishtimes.com . 22 August 2007 . 12 February 2021 .
  5. Web site: Knockavilla National School, Innishannon, County Cork; Uimhir rolla: 04152T . Department of Education . education.ie . 2 February 2021 .
  6. Web site: Scoil Mhaoilíosa. 13 September 2012. https://archive.today/20130127090904/http://www.knockavillaschool.com/home/. 27 January 2013. dead.