Knockbride
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Knockbride (Template:Langx, meaning 'hill of Bríd')[1] is a civil parish in County Cavan, Ireland.[2] It is located to the north of the town of Bailieborough.
There are two Roman Catholic churches in the parish – both are dedicated to Saint Brigid (Bríd) and located in the Diocese of Kilmore.[3] The local Church of Ireland church was built in 1825.[4] There is also a Presbyterian church, built in 1791, in Corraneary townland.[5]
The village of Canningstown is within Knockbride civil parish,[6] and the local Gaelic Athletic Association club is based at St. Brigid's Park outside the village.[7]
There are 67 townlands in Knockbride civil parish,[2] varying in size from c.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 0.12 to 0.22 square miles (Druminnick and Fartagh townlands)[8][9] to 1.09 square miles in area (Skeagh townland).[10]
Notable people
- Sir Edward Lucas (1857–1950), poet and politician who was born in Gallon Etra townland in Knockbride.[11]
- Thomas J. Barron (1903–1992), historian and folklorist[12]
- Chris Noth (b. 1954), American actor from Wisconsin, has ancestors who emigrated from the Knockbride area in the 19th century.[13]
- Larry Reilly, (b. 1977/1978), former Cavan Gaelic footballer and Cavan U20 coach[14]
- Niamh Smyth (b. 1978), Fianna Fáil TD for the Cavan-Monaghan constituency. She was raised in Knockbride, where her father was from, but has spent most of her adult life living in nearby Bailieborough.[15][16]
- John Tierney (b.1982), former Cavan Gaelic footballerTemplate:Fact
References
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External links
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