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Knockbride (Irish: Cnoca Bríde, meaning 'hill of Bríd') is a civil parish in County Cavan, Ireland. 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. The local Church of Ireland church was built in 1825. There is also a Presbyterian church, built in 1791, in Corraneary townland.

The village of Canningstown is within Knockbride civil parish, and the local Gaelic Athletic Association club is based at St. Brigid's Park outside the village.

There are 67 townlands in Knockbride civil parish, varying in size from c. 0.12 to 0.22 square miles (Druminnick and Fartagh townlands) to 1.09 square miles in area (Skeagh townland).

Notable people

• Sir Edward Lucas (1857–1950), poet and politician who was born in Gallon Etra townland in Knockbride.
• Thomas J. Barron (1903–1992), historian and folklorist
• Chris Noth (b. 1954), American actor from Wisconsin, has ancestors who emigrated from the Knockbride area in the 19th century.
• Larry Reilly, (b. 1977/1978), former Cavan Gaelic footballer and Cavan U20 coach
• 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.
• John Tierney (b.1982), former Cavan Gaelic footballer

References

1. "Cnoca Bríde / Knockbride". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
2. ^ "Civil Parish of Knockbride, Co. Cavan". townlands.ie. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
3. "St. Brigid's Church, Knockbride East". kilmorediocese.ie. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
4. "Knockbride Church of Ireland Church, Knockbride, Cavan". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
5. "Corraneary Presbyterian Church, Roosky, Corraneary, Cavan". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
6. "Baile Chainín / Canningstown". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
7. "Knockbride ladies in search of All-Ireland Club final spot". hoganstand.com. 3 November 2003. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
8. "Druminnick Townland, Co. Cavan". townlands.ie. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
9. "Fartagh Townland, Co. Cavan". townlands.ie. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
10. "Skeagh Townland, Co. Cavan". townlands.ie. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
11. "Lucas, Sir Edward (1857–1950)". Sir Edward Lucas. Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
12. "Thomas J. Barron". Cavan County Library. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
13. "Noth's landing as Mr Big visits Cavan". rte.ie. 28 January 2016.
14. "Larry Reilly named as new Cavan U20 manager". Anglo Celt. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
15. "General Election 2024: Deputy Niamh Smyth, Fianna Fáil". The Anglo-Celt. 26 November 2024.
16. "Cavan-Monaghan Election 2024: Who are the candidates in my constituency?". independent.ie. 27 November 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024. Niamh Smyth The Knockbride native has been a Cavan-Monaghan TD since 2016

External links

• Knockbride parish - Extract from A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (Lewis; 1837)

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