| Knockraha | |
| Native Name Lang: | gle |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Ireland |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ireland |
| Coordinates: | 51.959°N -8.34°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Ireland |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Munster |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | County Cork |
| Subdivision Type3: | Dáil Constituency |
| Subdivision Name3: | Cork East |
| Subdivision Type4: | EU Parliament |
| Subdivision Name4: | South |
| Population: | 371 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Knockraha [2] [3] is a small village in east County Cork, Ireland. It is around 12km (07miles) north-east of the centre of Cork city.
The name Knockraha means "fort (rath) hill" or "hill of the forts".[2] [4] This refers to a collection of forts that stood on a hill (known locally as Carthy's Hill) between Knockraha East and Knockraha West.[5]
Knockraha is within the Roman Catholic parish of Glounthaune,[6] which was formed in the late 19th century with the amalgamation of the historical ecclesiastical parishes of Ballylucra, Ballyvinney, Caherlag, Killaspugmillane and Kilquane. The latter parish of Kilquane stretched from Glenmore Bridge to Watergrasshill village and was centred on the church in what is now Kilquane Cemetery. Tradition holds that Saint Cuan founded Kilquane, which means 'church of Cuán',[7] and there are several other Kilquanes elsewhere in Munster. Cuan was possibly a passing missionary, like Saint Patrick, who brought Christianity to the area.[5]
The village is within the Dáil constituency of Cork East.
The Celtic Interconnector is a planned 700 MW high-voltage direct current (HVDC) submarine power cable interconnector between the electrical substation at Knockraha and Finistère in north-west France. As of November 2022, the project was planned for completion by 2026.[8]