Knockbride
Knockbride is a parish in County Cavan, Ireland located outside the town of Bailieborough. There are two Roman Catholic churches namely West Knockbride and East Knockbride. There is also a Church of Ireland church and parish and a Presbyterian Church in Corraneary. There are two shops, Laws and McCabes. Knockbride has one pub, "The Bridge Tavern".
Notable people
- John [the gent] Tierney: Former Cavan Gaelic footballer
- Michael, Peter & Larry Reilly: Brothers & Former Cavan Gaelic footballers
- Fifteen to One contestant John Clarke is from Knockbride. He is famous for saying the word wanker on the show.
- Sir Edward Lucas, poet, politician, and agent for South Australia in London from 1918-1921, son of Adams Lucas, was born in Gallon Etra townland, Knockbride, in 1857. (Reference: Australian Dictionary of National Biography)
- Chris Noth, actor, whose ancestors emigrated from Knockbride in the 1840s[1]
References
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