Knockacarracoush

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Knockacarracoosh

Irish: Cnoc an Chearrbhachais
townland
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Knockacarracoosh
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Coordinates: 52°07′44″N09°04′27″W / 52.12889°N 9.07417°W / 52.12889; -9.07417 Coordinates: 52°07′44″N09°04′27″W / 52.12889°N 9.07417°W / 52.12889; -9.07417
Country Ireland
County County Cork
Barony Duhallow
Civil parishCullen
Area
  Total89 ha (221 acres)

Knockacarracoush or Knockacarracoosh (Irish : Cnoc an Chearrbhachais) [1] is a small townland situated in north County Cork, Ireland, west of Kanturk and north of Millstreet. It is in the parish of Dromtarriff and also borders the parishes of Cullen and Boherbue. It has 14 inhabitants and consists of three farms and four houses.

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Archaeology

Archaeological sites include four ringforts and two souterrains. [2]

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References

  1. "Cnoc an Chearrbhachais / Knockacarracoosh". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Database. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  2. "Archaeological Survey Database". National Monuments Service. Retrieved 12 November 2014.