Knockraha ()
is a small village in east
County Cork
County Cork ( ga, Contae Chorcaí) is the largest and the southernmost county of Ireland, named after the city of Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. Its largest market towns a ...
, Ireland. It is around north-east of the centre of
Cork city
Cork ( , from , meaning 'marsh') is the second largest city in Ireland and third largest city by population on the island of Ireland. It is located in the south-west of Ireland, in the province of Munster. Following an extension to the city's ...
.
It is within the
Dáil constituency of
Cork East.
History
The name Knockraha means "fort (rath) hill" or "hill of the forts".
This refers to a collection of forts that stood on a hill (known locally as Carthy's Hill) between Knockraha East and Knockraha West.
Knockraha is within the Roman Catholic parish of Glounthaune, 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',
and there are several other Kilquanes elsewhere in Munster. Cuan was possibly a passing missionary, like Saint Patrick, who brought Christianity to the area.
Interconnector from France
The
Celtic Interconnector is a planned interconnector between the
substation at Knockraha and
Finistère
Finistère (, ; br, Penn-ar-Bed ) is a department of France in the extreme west of Brittany. In 2019, it had a population of 915,090. in north-west France. As of November 2022, the project was planned for completion by 2026.
References
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External links
The story of the notorious Cork jail Sing Sing TheJournal.ie
''TheJournal.ie'' is an internet publication in Ireland. It was a mixture of original and aggregated content, before moving to entirely original content. The website was founded in early 2010.
It was edited by Jennifer O'Connell in 2010–2011, ...
, 2016
Towns and villages in County Cork