Knockavilla (Irish: Cnoc an Bhile)[1] is a small village in County Cork, Ireland, a few of kilometres from Crossbarry and Innishannon. The local Roman Catholic church is dedicated to Saint Patrick. There is also a school, a pub, a graveyard, and a community hall (situated next to St. Patrick's church). Knockavilla Celtic is the local association football club.
Knockavilla
Cnoc an Bhile | |
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Village | |
.jpg) St Patricks Church | |
  Knockavilla Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 51°48′3.92″N 8°41′3.66″W / 51.8010889°N 8.6843500°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Cork |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Location
editThe village of Knockavilla is located in the electoral division of Knockavilla (sometimes spelled Knockavilly),[1] and a civil parish of the same name.[2]
Knockavilla lies on a hill in the northern part of the Roman Catholic parish of Innishannon-Knockavilla,[3] to the north and west of the neighbouring villages of Innishannon and Crossbarry.
A large hillfort, Knockavilla or Clashanimud hillfort, overlooks the area. This structure dates to c. 1200 BC, and is the oldest known prehistoric hillfort in the country.[4]
Amenities
editThe Roman Catholic church in Knockavilla, Saint Patrick's Church, dates from 1790.[3] It was renovated in 2007 and 2008.[citation needed]
Knockavilla is served by a national (primary) school. Knockavilla National School, also known as Scoil Mhaoilíosa, was built in 1973 and had approximately 150 pupils enrolled as of the 2020 school year.[5] The school was previously housed in what is now the parish hall.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Cnoc an Bhile / Knockavilly (toghroinn)". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "Cnoc an Bhile / Knockavilly (paróiste dlí)". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Innishannon / Knockavilla Parish". Diocese of Cork and Ross. Archived from the original on 3 July 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ^ "Call for 1200 BC hill fort to be secured as national monument". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 22 August 2007. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "Knockavilla National School, Innishannon, County Cork; Uimhir rolla: 04152T". education.ie. Department of Education. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Scoil Mhaoilíosa". Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2012.