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Knockbride
Parish in County Cavan, Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Knockbride (Irish: Cnoca Bríde, meaning 'hill of Bríd')[1] is a civil parish in County Cavan, Ireland.[2] It is located to the north of the town of Bailieborough.
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There are two Roman Catholic churches in the parish – both are dedicated to Saint Brigid (Bríd) and located in the Diocese of Kilmore.[3] The local Church of Ireland church was built in 1825.[4] There is also a Presbyterian church, built in 1791, in Corraneary townland.[5]
The village of Canningstown is within Knockbride civil parish,[6] and the local Gaelic Athletic Association club is based at St. Brigid's Park outside the village.[7]
There are 67 townlands in Knockbride civil parish,[2] varying in size from c. 0.12 to 0.22 square miles (Druminnick and Fartagh townlands)[8][9] to 1.09 square miles in area (Skeagh townland).[10]