Knockaderry
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Knockaderry is a village within County Limerick
, Ireland
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The name Knockaderry is from the Irish Cnoc an Doire, which means 'the hill of the Oak'. There is still an oak grove evident near the village. It is a long single street village.
The other village in the Parish is called Cloncagh, originally spelt 'Clouncagh', which comes from the Irish Cluain Cath, means 'the meadow of the battle'. During the ministry of Canon Lyons as parish priest, the "u" in Clouncagh was dropped although it can still be seen on some of the signs entering the parish.
The population is approximately 1,200 despite the ongoing depopulation that is currently experiencing in most rural Areas.
There is one Pub called Hanleys Bar. The last Hanleys to own and run the Bar was the late Sean and Peig Hanley (Brother and Sister), who also ran a shop on the premises. Sean took over the Bar from his Uncle John Hanley who name still presides over the door of the main entrance in Iron Wrought.
There is also a GAA field near the Village, down the cul de sac road by the pub and also have a soccer club called Knockaderry FC.
There is a Community Centre in the village as well as a Roman Catholic church.
Knockaderry, also have a Drama Group which perform in the Community Centre.
to the North
Ballingarry
/Granagh
to the East
Kilmeedy
and Mahoonagh
to the South
Newcastle West
to the West
Reported on the Parish website that
A patent was granted to John Jephson in 1711 for the holding of fairs in Knockaderry.
The village of Knockaderry was burned to the ground in 1789 when, according to Begley, a maid "Carelessly left a candle lighting when retiring to rest. This set fire to some straw in the room and the flames spread rapidly to the little street consuming all before it, but fortunately no lives were lost."
From Limerick online website
There used to be a post office which was previously a Police Barracks.
In a part of knockaderry a school called scoil mhuire achadh lin was orignelly built in a part of knockaderry before entering it.It was built in the early eightys.Then in 1963 the present school was built with a total 6 staff members.Over the years the school has changed its staff and princepals.Last year the staff and pupils of the school bid a goodbye to princepil Michael Ronayne.In the present year a new princepal arrived her name is brid leahy. Brid left her position as post-princepal in ballyhahill school and came to be preincepal of ahalin this year ahalin said goodbye to the 6th class: Julie Cantlin. Clara Danagher.amy downes.Kenneth Corrbet. Eoghan Mc Mahon.Sean Duffy and Michael o flynn. This year the school will be saying good bye to Chloe Collins.Ciara Madigan. Orla Wrenn. Sara Flatley. Rachel Dore.Meaghan Hartigan. Sean Dillion. John Begley.Robert Meehan.Quentin Dowling and Darragh Clawson.
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County Limerick
It is thought that humans had established themselves in the Lough Gur area of the county as early as 3000 BC, while megalithic remains found at Duntryleague date back further to 3500 BC...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
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The name Knockaderry is from the Irish Cnoc an Doire, which means 'the hill of the Oak'. There is still an oak grove evident near the village. It is a long single street village.
The other village in the Parish is called Cloncagh, originally spelt 'Clouncagh', which comes from the Irish Cluain Cath, means 'the meadow of the battle'. During the ministry of Canon Lyons as parish priest, the "u" in Clouncagh was dropped although it can still be seen on some of the signs entering the parish.
The population is approximately 1,200 despite the ongoing depopulation that is currently experiencing in most rural Areas.
There is one Pub called Hanleys Bar. The last Hanleys to own and run the Bar was the late Sean and Peig Hanley (Brother and Sister), who also ran a shop on the premises. Sean took over the Bar from his Uncle John Hanley who name still presides over the door of the main entrance in Iron Wrought.
There is also a GAA field near the Village, down the cul de sac road by the pub and also have a soccer club called Knockaderry FC.
There is a Community Centre in the village as well as a Roman Catholic church.
Knockaderry, also have a Drama Group which perform in the Community Centre.
Neighbouring Parishes
RathkealeRathkeale
Rathkeale is a town in west County Limerick, Ireland. It is located 30 km southwest of Limerick city on the N21 road to Tralee, and lies on the River Deel. Rathkeale has a significant Irish Traveller population....
to the North
Ballingarry
Ballingarry
Ballingarry is a village in the barony of Slievardagh, South Tipperary in Ireland. It is also a parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly. The village is situated near the Kilkenny border on route R691. Ballingarry is located near Slievenamon.-Amenities:On the Main Street may be...
/Granagh
Granagh
Granagh is a small village in County Limerick, Ireland located close to the N20 between Croom and Charleville...
to the East
Kilmeedy
Kilmeedy
Kilmeedy is a village in County Limerick, in the parish of Feenagh-Kilmeedy.In Irish, Kilmeedy translates as Cill m'Íde, or Church of my Ita. This refers to Saint Ita who founded a church in the area before moving to another parish in the Limerick area, Kileedy, also named after the saint...
and Mahoonagh
Mahoonagh
Mahoonagh village is two miles south east of the town of Newcastle West, County Limerick. Ireland.There are two villages within the parish of Mahoonagh.The parish has two main centres, Mahoonagh and Feohanagh villages....
to the South
Newcastle West
Newcastle West
Newcastle West is a town in west County Limerick, Ireland. The town is the largest town in the county, excluding Limerick city, and is sited on the River Arra which flows into the River Deel...
to the West
History
Not far from the village is Knockaderry House , the ancient seat of the D'Arcy family.Reported on the Parish website that
A patent was granted to John Jephson in 1711 for the holding of fairs in Knockaderry.
The village of Knockaderry was burned to the ground in 1789 when, according to Begley, a maid "Carelessly left a candle lighting when retiring to rest. This set fire to some straw in the room and the flames spread rapidly to the little street consuming all before it, but fortunately no lives were lost."
From Limerick online website
There used to be a post office which was previously a Police Barracks.
In a part of knockaderry a school called scoil mhuire achadh lin was orignelly built in a part of knockaderry before entering it.It was built in the early eightys.Then in 1963 the present school was built with a total 6 staff members.Over the years the school has changed its staff and princepals.Last year the staff and pupils of the school bid a goodbye to princepil Michael Ronayne.In the present year a new princepal arrived her name is brid leahy. Brid left her position as post-princepal in ballyhahill school and came to be preincepal of ahalin this year ahalin said goodbye to the 6th class: Julie Cantlin. Clara Danagher.amy downes.Kenneth Corrbet. Eoghan Mc Mahon.Sean Duffy and Michael o flynn. This year the school will be saying good bye to Chloe Collins.Ciara Madigan. Orla Wrenn. Sara Flatley. Rachel Dore.Meaghan Hartigan. Sean Dillion. John Begley.Robert Meehan.Quentin Dowling and Darragh Clawson.
See also
- List of towns and villages in Ireland
External links
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