Knock ()
is a village in
County Clare
County Clare ( ga, Contae an Chláir) is a county in Ireland, in the Southern Region and the province of Munster, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Clare County Council is the local authority. The county had a population of 118,81 ...
, Ireland. It is located at the northern banks of Clonderalaw Bay which is connected to the
River Shannon, and the
R486 road passes through the village.
According to the geographer Samuel Lewis, the parish contained 180 inhabitants in 1837. The 2006 population census portrayed continuing depopulation, counting 228 inhabitants compared to 252 inhabitants in 2002.
The River Crompaun, which enters the Shannon near Knock, was the subject of questions in
Dáil Éireann in 1949 when 14 sluices had broken down. The
Commissioners of Public Works were not responsible for the repair according to minister
Michael Donnelan. The fate of the sluices is unknown.
Notable people
* Ellen Hanley – The unfortunate subject of the play
The Colleen Bawn
''The Colleen Bawn, or The Brides of Garryowen'' is a melodramatic play written by Irish playwright Dion Boucicault. It was first performed at Laura Keene's Theatre, New York, on 27 March 1860 with Laura Keene playing Anne Chute and Boucicau ...
. After being murdered by her husband, she washed up nearby and was buried in Burrane Cemetery near Knock.
The Colleen Bawn (1803–1819)
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See also
* List of towns and villages in Ireland
References
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Towns and villages in County Clare