Knockbride is a parish in

County Cavan County Cavan ( ; gle, Contae an Chabháin) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Ulster and is part of the Border Region. It is named after the town of Cavan and is based on the historic Gaelic territory of East Breffny (''Bréifn ...

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located outside the town of Bailieborough. There are two

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churches namely West Knockbride and East Knockbride. There is also a

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church and parish and a Presbyterian Church in Corraneary. There is one shop, McCabes. Knockbride has two pubs, "The Bridge Tavern" and "The Hideout".

Notable people

* John Tierney: Former

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Gaelic footballer *Michael, Peter &

Larry Reilly Larry Reilly is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Cavan county team. Inter-county The Knockbride clubman helped Cavan by scoring two points to claim their only Ulster Senior Football Championship title in 28 years, beating Derry in ...

: Brothers & Former

Gaelic footballers * '' Fifteen to One'' and ''

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'' contestant John Clarke is from Knockbride. He is famous for saying the word "

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" on the ''Countdown'' show. * Sir Edward Lucas, poet, politician, and agent for South Australia in London from 1918 to 1921, son of Adams Lucas, was born in Gallon Etra townland, Knockbride, in 1857. (Reference: Australian Dictionary of National Biography) *

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, actor, whose ancestors emigrated from Knockbride in the 1840s

References

Civil parishes of County Cavan {{Cavan-geo-stub