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Knockbridge

Village in County Louth, Ireland

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name	Knockbridge
native_name
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settlement_type	Village
image_skyline	Knockbridge crossroads.jpg
image_caption	Knockbridge crossroads
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pushpin_label_position	right
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Ireland
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Ireland
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Leinster
subdivision_type3	County
subdivision_name3	Louth
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population_as_of	2022
population_footnotes
population_total	759
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timezone1	WET
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blank_info

Knockbridge () is a village in County Louth, Ireland. 7 km south-west of Dundalk, it is in the townland of Ballinlough (Baile an Locha) in the historical barony of Dundalk Upper. As of the 2022 census, the village had a population of 759 people. Knockbridge won a "best kept village" award in the 2008 Tidy Towns competition.

Facilities

The village is centred on a crossroads, where there is a pub and a shop. There are four housing estates, a Roman Catholic church and a large primary school in the village.

Stephenstown House, a large ruined Georgian house, once owned by a branch of the Fortescue family, stands beside the River Fane about a mile outside the village. Stephenstown Pond, about a hundred metres from the house, was redeveloped in the mid-1990s and is a public amenity. Stephenstown Pond has a conference centre and community enterprise space.

Knockbridge Church (St Mary's) has a number of Harry Clarke designed stained-glass windows.

History

|1986|309 |1991|292 |1996|274 |2002|335 |2006|427 |2011|583 |2016|667 |2022|759 The village may take its name from "Cnoic Bhríde" - Bridget's Hill - reputed to be a site connected with local Saint Bridget. It may also take its name from "Droichead an Chnoic" - Bridge of the hill - after a bridge over the nearby River Fane.

Clochafarmore, where the legendary hero Cú Chulainn is reputed to have died, is also nearby.

Sport

The village's Gaelic football team, St Bride's GFC, was founded by Séamus Quinn, the parish priest in 1927. The club plays in Páirc an Chuinnigh, which was bought as a memorial to Quinn who died in 1952. The grounds were opened on 1 May 1955. The club competes in the Louth Senior Division.

The local hurling club, Knockbridge GAA, has won the Louth Senior Hurling Championship twelve times.

Location and transport

The village is situated 6.5 km south-west of Dundalk, the county town. The village is 75 km north of Dublin Airport. Bus Éireann provides bus routes to and from Knockbridge.

References

(April 2022). "SAPMAP Area - Settlement - Knockbridge". [[Central Statistics Office (Ireland).
"Droichead an Chnoic / Knockbridge". Irish Placenames Commission.
"Knockbridge (Ireland) Census Town".
"Knockbridge Tidy Towns - Best Kept Village Award 2008".
"Stephenstown Pond website".
"Logainm site". DCU.
(3 October 2020). "Louth SHC: Title number 12 for impressive Knockbridge". [[Irish Examiner]].

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