Knockbride

"Fartha, County Cavan" redirects here. For other uses, see Fartha.

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.

Knockbride Church of Ireland church

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]

Notable people

• Sir Edward Lucas (1857–1950), poet and politician who was born in Gallon Etra townland in Knockbride.^[11]
• Thomas J. Barron (1903–1992), historian and folklorist^[12]
• Chris Noth (b. 1954), American actor from Wisconsin, has ancestors who emigrated from the Knockbride area in the 19th century.^[13]
• Larry Reilly, (b. 1977/1978), former Cavan Gaelic footballer and Cavan U20 coach^[14]
• 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.^[15][16]
• John Tierney (b.1982), former Cavan Gaelic footballer^{[citation needed]}