Knocknahur

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Knocknahur

Cnoc na hIora

Ransboro
Village
Evening light & rainbow over Knocknahur from Grange North, Co Sligo (geograph 6330252).jpg
Knocknahur area in June 2019
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Knocknahur
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 54°14′42″N8°32′19″W / 54.2450°N 8.5386°W / 54.2450; -8.5386 Coordinates: 54°14′42″N8°32′19″W / 54.2450°N 8.5386°W / 54.2450; -8.5386
Country Ireland
Province Connacht
County County Sligo
Elevation
39 m (128 ft)
Time zone UTC+0 (WET)
  Summer (DST) UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid Reference G649330

Knocknahur (Irish : Cnoc na hIora, meaning "hill of the surety"), [1] also known as Ransboro, is a village in County Sligo, Ireland.

Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes examples of ringforts, souterrains and enclosures in the neighbouring townlands of Knocknahur North and Knocknahur South. [2] The megalithic complex at Carrowmore lies approximately 1 km east of the village.

The area is home to Ransboro National School, [3] the church of Our Lady Star of the Sea (in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Elphin) [4] and the grounds of Coolera/Strandhill GAA club at Ransboro Park. [5]

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References

  1. "Cnoc na hIora / Knocknahur (see archival records)". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  2. "Recorded Monuments Protected under Section 12 of the National Monuments (Amendment) Act, 1994 - County Sligo" (PDF). archaeology.ie. National Monuments Service. 1995. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  3. "Contact Us - Ransboro National School, Knocknahur, Co. Sligo". ransboro.ie. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  4. "Parish Details - Strandhill/Ransboro". elphindiocese.ie. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. "Ransboro Park (Coolera/Strandhill GAA)". sligosportandrecreation.ie. Retrieved 5 October 2020.