Knocknahur | |
Native Name: | Cnoc na hIora |
Native Name Lang: | ga |
Other Name: | Ransboro |
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: | Connacht |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | County Sligo |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2002 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Utc Offset1: | +0 |
Timezone1 Dst: | IST (WEST) |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -1 |
Coordinates: | 54.245°N -8.5386°W |
Elevation M: | 39 |
Blank Name: | Irish Grid Reference |
Knocknahur,[1] also known as Ransboro, is a village in County Sligo, Ireland.
Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes examples of ringforts, souterrains and enclosures in the neighbouring townlands of Knocknahur North and Knocknahur South.[2] The megalithic complex at Carrowmore lies approximately 1 km east of the village.
The area is home to Ransboro National School,[3] the church of Our Lady Star of the Sea (in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Elphin) [4] and the grounds of Coolera/Strandhill GAA club at Ransboro Park.[5]