Ladysbridge

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Ladysbridge
Droichead na Scuab
Village
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Thatched Inn pub in Ladysbridge
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Ladysbridge
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 51°53′46″N8°02′10″W / 51.896°N 8.036°W / 51.896; -8.036
Country Ireland
Province Munster
County County Cork
Population
 (2016) [1]
658
Time zone UTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Ladysbridge (Irish : Droichead na Scuab), [2] known for census purposes as Knockglass (Irish : An Cnoc Glas), [3] is a village in County Cork, Ireland. As of the 2016 census, the area had a population of 658 people. [4]

The village of Ladysbridge lies at the junction of the R632 and R633 regional roads, approximately 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) south of Castlemartyr. Ladysbridge, sometimes spelled Lady's Bridge, is also connected to Castlemartyr via a way-marked nature trail. [5] This walking route crosses the nearby Womanagh River on a pedestrian bridge. [6]

Ightermurragh Castle is a 17th-century fortified house which is located on the south bank of the Womanagh River approximately 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of Ladysbridge village. [7] Within the village itself, a number of buildings date from the 19th century, including the former national school (dated 1891) and Ladysbridge Roman Catholic church (dated to c.1820). [8] [9] This church, which is dedicated to Saint Mary, is in the parish of Ballymacoda and Ladysbridge and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne. [10] The local GAA club, Fr. O'Neill's GAA, represents the same parish area. [11]

A monument in the centre of the village commemorates the Manchester Martyrs, one of whom was from the Ladysbridge area. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Knockglass (Ireland) Census Town". citypopulation.de. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Droichead na Scuab / Lady's Bridge". logainm.ie. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "An Cnoc Glas / Knockglass". logainm.ie. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Knockglass". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "Sites - Castlemartyr". coillte.ie. Retrieved 22 April 2020. Ladysbridge Loop (4.7km, 1 hour 30 mins, easy) links Castlemartyr and Ladysbridge villages together
  6. ↑ "Pedestrian Access Between Ladysbridge and Castlemartyr With Official Opening of Ladysbridge Loop". eastcorkjournal.ie. East Cork Journal. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  7. ↑ "Ightermurragh Castle". castles.nl. Retrieved 22 April 2020. Ightermurragh Castle, lies in a field south of the Womanagh River, east of the village of Ladysbridge, in County Cork
  8. ↑ "Ladysbridge National School, Ladysbridge, County Cork". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  9. ↑ "Ladysbridge Roman Catholic Church, Ladysbridge, County Cork". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  10. ↑ "Parish: Ballymacoda and Ladysbridge". cloynediocese.ie. Diocese of Cloyne. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  11. ↑ "Fr O'Neill's and Russell Rovers the embodiment of East Cork dreams". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020. Fr O'Neill's are Cork's 2019 Premier Intermediate Champions. They represent the parish of Ballymacoda and Ladysbridge
  12. ↑ "Rathcallan, Ladysbridge, County Cork". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 22 April 2020. Monument commemorating, among others, Michael O'Brien of Ladysbridge, William Allen and Michael Larkin, collectively known as the Manchester Martyrs following their [1867] execution
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