Shannonvale, County Cork
| Shannonvale | |
| County Cork | |
|---|---|
 Shannon Vale bridge | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | W390442 |
| Location: | 51°38’49"N, 8°52’53"W |
| Data | |
| Postcode: | P85 |
| Local Government | |
Shannonvale or Shannon Vale is a small rural village near Clonakilty in County Cork.
History
Evidence of ancient settlement in the area include stone circle, ogham stone and bullaun stone sites in a large ecclesiastical enclosure in the townland of Templebryan North.[1]
Shannonvale takes its name from the Earls of Shannon, who owned much of the land in the area and built a large house and mill locally in the mid-18th century.[2] This flour mill was once served by a short spur line from the Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway.[3]
The Battle of the Big Cross took place just north of the village during the Irish Rebellion of 1798.[4]
Shannon Vale bridge was built around 1820.[5]
References
- ↑ Power, Dennis, ed (1994). Archaeological Survey of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork. Dublin: Government Stationery Office.
- ↑ "Shannon Vale House, Beanhill South, Shannon Vale, Cork". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/20912213/shannon-vale-house-beanhill-south-shannon-vale-cork. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ↑ "Shannonvale". 26 April 2021. http://eiretrains.com/Photo_Gallery/Railway%20Stations%20S/Shannonvale/IrishRailwayStations.html.
- ↑ "1798 "Battle of the Big Cross" to be remembered in Clonakilty, West Cork". 18 June 2017. https://www.thecork.ie/2017/06/18/heritage-1798-battle-of-the-big-cross-to-be-remembered-in-clonakilty-west-cork/. Retrieved 26 April 2021. "The Battle of the Big Cross [..] took place on 19th June 1798 just north of Shannonvale village"
- ↑ "Shannon Vale Bridge, Templebryan North, Shannon Vale, Cork". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/20912209/shannon-vale-bridge-templebryan-north-shannon-vale-cork. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- Shannon Vale: Placenames Database of Ireland