Watergrasshill Explained

Watergrasshill
Native Name:Irish: Cnocán na Biolraí
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 Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:County Cork
Subdivision Type4:Barony
Subdivision Name4:Barrymore
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2022
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population:1,840
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:WET
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Coordinates:52.04°N -8.243°W
Elevation M:184
Blank Name:Irish Grid Reference

Watergrasshill [2] is a village in north east County Cork in Ireland. Watergrasshill is within the Cork North-Central Dáil constituency.[3] Bypassed in 2003, the village is situated on the R639 road and accessible via junction 17 of the M8 motorway. It had a population of 1,840 at the 2022 census.[1]

History

Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number standing stones, fulacht fiadh, and ringfort sites in the surrounding townlands of Bishop's Island and Tinageragh.[4] The Roman Catholic 'Church of the Immaculate Conception' was completed in 1895.[5] The Church of Ireland church in the village was built .[6] This church was deconsecrated in 1990 and has since been used as an arts venue.[7]

The National Ploughing Championships were held in the Watergrasshill area in 1974 and 1979.[8]

Demographics

According to A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, published by Samuel Lewis in 1837, Watergrasshill then had a population of 533 people.[9]

The village is located within the commuter area of Cork city,[3] and in the period between the 1996 and 2022 census, the population of Watergrasshill grew more than seven-fold, from 252 to 1,840 people.[1] [10]

Amenities and sport

Watergrasshill and its hinterland are serviced by a number of amenities, shops, bars, restaurants and a primary (national) school. As of 2018, there were approximately 370 pupils enrolled in Watergrasshill National School.[11]

The area is home to Watergrasshill GAA (hurling) club, Watergrasshill United soccer club and Watergrasshill Athletics Club.[12] [13] [14]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Interactive Data Visualisations: Towns: Watergrasshill . Census 2022 . Central Statistics Office. 30 September 2023.
  2. Web site: Cnocán na Biolraí / Watergrasshill . Placenames Database of Ireland . logainm.ie . 20 January 2021 .
  3. Web site: Election 2020: Cork North-Central constituency profile . Irish Times . irishtimes.com . 19 January 2020 . 20 January 2021 . Cork North-Central [..] includes all of the city’s northside [..] as well as expanding commuter towns and villages such as Blarney, Tower, Glanmire and Watergrasshill . 1 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201201124304/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/election-2020-cork-north-central-constituency-profile-1.4146566 . live .
  4. Book: Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork . Dublin . Government Stationery Office . 1994.
  5. Web site: Church of the Immaculate Conception, Tinageragh, Cork . National Inventory of Architectural Heritage . buildingsofireland.ie . 20 January 2021 . 28 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210128093006/https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/20905303/church-of-the-immaculate-conception-tinageragh-cork . live .
  6. Web site: Watergrasshill Church of Ireland Church, Mitchellsfort, Watergrasshill, Cork . National Inventory of Architectural Heritage . buildingsofireland.ie . 20 January 2021 .
  7. Web site: First Fruits Arts Centre Watergrasshill - The Centre . firstfruitsartscentre.ie . https://web.archive.org/web/20190709015914/http://www.firstfruitsartscentre.ie/the-centre . 9 July 2019 .
  8. Web site: 1979. National Ploughing Association. 1 October 2015. 15 July 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20030715050436/http://homepage.eircom.net/~nationalploughing/history/1979.html. live.
  9. Book: Lewis, Samuel . https://www.libraryireland.com/topog/W/Watergrasshill-Barrymore-Cork.php . Watergrasshill . . Lewis . 1837 . 20 January 2021 . 27 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160927182447/http://www.libraryireland.com/topog/W/Watergrasshill-Barrymore-Cork.php . live .
  10. Web site: Watergrasshill (Ireland) Census Town . City Population . 20 January 2021 . 5 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201005231219/https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ireland/towns/cork/0929__watergrasshill/ . live .
  11. Web site: Curriculum Evaluation Report - Social, Personal and Health Education - Watergrasshill N S . Department of Education . 9 October 2018 . 20 January 2021 . 13 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201013175024/https://www.education.ie/en/Publications/Inspection-Reports-Publications/Curriculum-Evaluations-in-Primary-Schools/16271U_CEM_8455_20181011.pdf . live .
  12. Web site: About . 2022-04-28 . WATERGRASSHILL AC . en-US.
  13. Web site: History of Watergrasshill GAA Club . watergrasshillgaa.ie . 20 January 2021 . 16 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210116210104/http://watergrasshillgaa.ie/contentPage/277575/h_i_s_t_o_r_y . live .
  14. Web site: Watergrasshill United Soccer Club . watergrasshillunited.com . 20 January 2021 . 17 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210117041420/http://watergrasshillunited.com/ . live .

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