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Knockanure

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"KNOCKANURE, a parish in the barony of Iraghticonnor, county Kerry, province of Munster, Ireland, 4 miles N.E. of Listowel, its post town. There is a good deal of bog and waste land. The river Feale flows through the S., and the road from Listowel to Rathkeale traverses the interior. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ardfert and Aghadoe, value with Listowel, £335. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Listowel. There are two hedge-schools. Riversdale is the chief seat."

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Church History

There have only been Roman Catholic churches in this parish in recent centuries. From 1803-29 Knockanure was part of Listowel parish. In 1829 it was joined to the neighbouring parish of Murher and the parish has been variously named until taking the present title of Parish of Moyvane.

In 1837 there was a thatched chapel as noted in the Topographical Dictionary of Samuel Lewis. A stone church replaced it in 1865. The present church (Corpus Christi) was opened in 1964 on a different site and is in the International Modern Style of architecture. The old church was demolished in 1968.

In the Church of Ireland Knockanure was joined to Aghavallen by the seventeenth century. The church was in Ballylongford village.

 

 

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Description & Travel

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Gazetteers

The transcription of the section for this parish from the National Gazetteer (1868), provided by Colin Hinson.

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Historical Geography

The civil parish of Knockanure contained the townlands of:
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Maps

You can see maps centred on OSI grid reference R0692734604 (Lat/Lon: 52.455389, -9.369855), Knockanure which are provided by: