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Knockavilla (Irish: Cnoc an Bhile)[1] is a small village in County Cork, Ireland, a few of kilometres from Crossbarry and Innishannon. The local Roman Catholic church is dedicated to Saint Patrick. There is also a school, a pub, a graveyard, and a community hall (situated next to St. Patrick's church). Knockavilla Celtic is the local association football club.

Knockavilla Cnoc an Bhile
Village
St Patricks Church
Knockavilla Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 51°48′3.92″N 8°41′3.66″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	County Cork
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Location

The village of Knockavilla is located in the electoral division of Knockavilla (sometimes spelled Knockavilly),[1] and a civil parish of the same name.[2]

Knockavilla lies on a hill in the northern part of the Roman Catholic parish of Innishannon-Knockavilla,[3] to the north and west of the neighbouring villages of Innishannon and Crossbarry.

A large hillfort, Knockavilla or Clashanimud hillfort, overlooks the area. This structure dates to c. 1200 BC, and is the oldest known prehistoric hillfort in the country.[4]

Amenities

The Roman Catholic church in Knockavilla, Saint Patrick's Church, dates from 1790.[3] It was renovated in 2007 and 2008.^{[citation needed]}

Knockavilla is served by a national (primary) school. Knockavilla National School, also known as Scoil Mhaoilíosa, was built in 1973 and had approximately 150 pupils enrolled as of the 2020 school year.[5] The school was previously housed in what is now the parish hall.[6]

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

References

External links

• Scoil Mhaoilíosa

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