Knocklong

Coordinates: 52°26′00″N 08°24′00″W / 52.43333°N 8.40000°W / 52.43333; -8.40000
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Knocklong (Irish: Cnoc Loinge) is a small village in County Limerick, Ireland. It is 29 km south-east of Limerick city, on the main Limerick to Mitchelstown to Cork road.[2] The population was 256 at the 2016 census.[1] The village is in a civil parish of the same name.[2]

History

Knocklong was originally known as Druim Damhghaire, the Ridge of the Oxen, but takes its present title from Cnoc Luinge, the Hill of the Encampment. According to tradition, King

Dalcassians so Cnoc Luinge may derive its present name from an encampment of the seventh century rather than the third century. Cnoc Luinge has also been translated as the Hill of the Ships, as the tents on the hill resembled ships under sail.[4] Another version says that there was once a lake from Emly village in County Tipperary to the hill of Knocklong, on which small boats or ships used to sail.[5]

Although it is a small village, Knocklong played a role in modern Irish history. It is most famous for the

Mountjoy Jail on 7 June 1921.[7]

Pub in Knocklong

Sport

Gaelic games (in particular hurling) are popular in the local community. The village has seen many of its residents over the years succeed in winning titles with both their club Garryspillane, "The Bouncers", and with their colleges and county team Limerick. In 2005, the club won their first ever Senior Hurling Title and later went on to win the All-Ireland Kilmacud Crokes mini-7s tournament.[citation needed].

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b "Sapmap Area: Settlements Knocklong". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Placenames Database of Ireland". Dublin City University. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  3. ^ "The Siege of Knocklong". Archived from the original on 24 September 2016.
  4. ^ Michael J. Carroll. "The Castle of County Limerick". Hurleyfamilytree.com. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
  5. ^ The siege of Droim Dámhgháire
  6. ^ Brendan A. Creaner. "The Rescue at Knocklong". Knocklong-Rescue.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2006.
  7. ISBN 978 0 300 12382 1
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External links
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