Knockbride () is a

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, Ireland. It is located to the north of the town of

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. There are two

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churches in the parish – both are dedicated to Saint Brigid (Bríd) and located in the Diocese of Kilmore. The local

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church was built in 1825. There is also a Presbyterian church, built in 1791, in Corraneary

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. The village of Canningstown is within Knockbride civil parish, and the local

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club is based at St. Brigid's Park outside the village. There are 67 townlands in Knockbride civil parish, varying in size from 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

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(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

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and Cavan U20 coach * Niamh Smyth (b. 1978),

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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

. * John Tierney (b.1982), former

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Gaelic footballer

References

External links

Knockbride parish - Extract from A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (Lewis; 1837)
Civil parishes of County Cavan {{Cavan-geo-stub