Knocknahur Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cnoc na hIora / Knocknahur (see archival records) . Irish Placenames Commission . logainm.ie . 15 March 2020 .
  2. Web site: Recorded Monuments Protected under Section 12 of the National Monuments (Amendment) Act, 1994 - County Sligo . National Monuments Service . archaeology.ie . 1995 . 5 October 2020 .
  3. Web site: Contact Us - Ransboro National School, Knocknahur, Co. Sligo . ransboro.ie . 5 October 2020 .
  4. Web site: Parish Details - Strandhill/Ransboro . elphindiocese.ie. 5 October 2020 .
  5. Web site: Ransboro Park (Coolera/Strandhill GAA) . sligosportandrecreation.ie. 5 October 2020 .