Shannonvale, County Cork Explained

Shannonvale or Shannon Vale is a small rural village near Clonakilty in County Cork, Ireland.[1] It lies in the civil parishes of Kilnagross and Templebryan.[2] Evidence of ancient settlement in the area include stone circle, ogham stone and bullaun stone sites in a large ecclesiastical enclosure in the townland of Templebryan North.[3] [4] Shannonvale takes its name from the Earls of Shannon, who owned much of the land in the area and built a large house and mill locally in the mid-18th century.[5] This flour mill was once served by a short spur line from the Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway.[6] The Battle of the Big Cross took place just north of the village during the Irish Rebellion of 1798.[7]

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51.647°N -8.8815°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Locals in Cork village disgusted at sewage flowing into public park . corkbeo.ie . 26 June 2020 . 26 April 2021 .
  2. Web site: Shannon Vale . Placenames Database of Ireland . logainm.ie . 26 April 2021 .
  3. Web site: Templebryan Stone Circle & Ecclesiastical Enclosure . homepage.eircom.net . 26 April 2021 .
  4. Book: Power . Dennis . 1994 . Archaeological Survey of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork. Dublin . Government Stationery Office .
  5. Web site: Shannon Vale House, Beanhill South, Shannon Vale, Cork . National Inventory of Architectural Heritage . buildingsofireland.ie . 26 April 2021 .
  6. Web site: Shannonvale . eiretrains.com . 26 April 2021 .
  7. Web site: 1798 "Battle of the Big Cross" to be remembered in Clonakilty, West Cork . thecork.ie . 18 June 2017 . 26 April 2021 . The Battle of the Big Cross [..] took place on 19th June 1798 just north of Shannonvale village .

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