Watergrasshill
| Watergrasshill Irish: Cnocán na Biolraí | |
| County Cork | |
|---|---|
 The road through Watergrasshill | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | W762843 |
| Location: | 52°2’24"N, 8°14’35"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,346 (2016) |
| Local Government | |
| Dáil constituency: |
Cork North-Central |
Watergrasshill is a village in the north-east of County Cork. It is a quieter place since the bypass was built in 2003, but still has the R639 road running through it, and it can be reached form junction 17 of the M8 motorway.
The 2016 census recorded a population of 1,346.
The village is known in the irish language as Cnocán na Biolraí, meaning 'Watercress Hill'.[1]
History
Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number standing stones, fulacht fiadh, and ringfort sites in the surrounding townlands of Bishop's Island and Tinageragh.[2]
The Roman Catholic 'church, the Church of the Immaculate Conception, was completed in 1895.[3]
The Church of Ireland church in the village was built around 1820.[4] This church was deconsecrated in 1990 and has since been used as an arts venue.[5]
Sport and society
The National Ploughing Championships were held in the Watergrasshill area in 1974 and 1979.[6]
- Football: Watergrasshill United
- Gaelic sports: Watergrasshill GAA
References
- ↑ Cnocán na Biolraí / Watergrasshill: Placenames Database of Ireland
- ↑ Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork. Dublin: Government Stationery Office. 1994.
- ↑ "Church of the Immaculate Conception, Tinageragh, Cork". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/20905303/church-of-the-immaculate-conception-tinageragh-cork.
- ↑ "Watergrasshill Church of Ireland Church, Mitchellsfort, Watergrasshill, Cork". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/20905309/watergrasshill-church-of-ireland-church-mitchellsfort-watergrasshill-co-cork.
- ↑ "First Fruits Arts Centre Watergrasshill - The Centre". http://www.firstfruitsartscentre.ie/the-centre.
- ↑ "1979". National Ploughing Association. http://homepage.eircom.net/~nationalploughing/history/1979.html.