Knockraha
| Knockraha Irish: Cnoc Rátha | |
| County Cork | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | W767786 |
| Location: | 51°57’32"N, 8°20’24"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 371 (2016) |
| Local Government | |
| Dáil constituency: |
Cork East |
| Website: | knockraha.com |
Knockraha is a village in the east of County Cork.
In the village there is a pub, church, primary school and community hall.
History
The parish of Kilquane once stretched from Glenmore Bridge to the centre of Watergrasshill village and was centred on the church in what is now Kilquane Cemetery. Tradition insists that St Cuan founded Kilquane, whose name means 'Cuane Church': there are many other Kilquanes spread throughout Munster, so this Cuane was possibly a passing missionary.
The name 'Knockraha' means "Hill of the Forts"[1] was a collection of forts, which stood on top of what we now know as Carthy's Hill between Knockraha East and Knockraha West.
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References
- ↑ Joyce, Patrick (1901). The Origin and History of Irish Names of Places, Volume 1. Longmans, Green & Company. pp. 564.
- Cnoc Rátha / Knockraha: Placenames Database of Ireland