Knocknagoshel
Knocknagoshel
Cnoc na gCaiseal | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Knocknagoshel Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates:52°19′53″N9°22′53″W/ 52.33133°N 9.38128°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Kerry |
| Time zone | UTC+0(WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1(IST(WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | R055208 |
Knocknagoshel,officiallyKnocknagashel(Irish:Cnoc na gCaiseal,meaning 'hill of the stoneringforts'),[1][2]is a village inCounty Kerry,Ireland.It is around 15 km south east ofListowel.According to the 2011 census, the population of the KnocknagashelElectoral Division(which includes the village and approximately 40 km2of the surrounding rural hinterland) was 697 (down from 721 as of 2006).[3]
History
[edit]Knocknagoshel is a village in northeast County Kerry, close to the borders with counties Limerick and Cork. In August 1916, Cardinal Cassata granted power to Bishop John Mangan to establish a parish in Knocknagoshel, having formerly being part of Brosna parish.[4]
A banner, carried by local men at a rally addressed by politicianCharles Stewart ParnellinNewcastle Westin 1891, made reference to Knocknagoshel. The banner, which read "Arise Knocknagoshel, and take your place among the nations of the earth!", is commemorated by a plaque on the gable end of a house in the centre of Knocknagoshel village.[5]
Just outside the village is a steeply inclined field, which in 1923 was part of Baranarigh Wood, where five soldiers of theIrish Free StateNational Armywere killed by a booby trap mine on 6 March of that year during theIrish Civil War.The men killed at Knocknagoshel included three officers and two privates, one of whom was a local man. Lieutenant Pat O’Connor was targeted by theAnti-Treaty IRAbecause of his knowledge of the local IRA organisation and the men involved in it and because of the manner in which he had pursued the anti-treaty guerrillas. The soldiers were lured into the trap by false information about a Republican dugout in the area. The attack was responded to by a series of reprisals against the anti-treaty side. This included the torture of local men by Free State troops who were then tied to mines inBallyseedy,killing them when the mine exploded. Altogether, Free State troopskilled or executed19 Republican prisoners in Kerry over the next two weeks.[citation needed]
TheGaelic footballerEddie Walsh,who played at half-back withthe Kerry senior football team,was from Knocknagoshel.[6]
Culture
[edit]Festivals
[edit]The annualpattern festival,known locally as "the pattern" is held on 15 August. The word pattern comes from the Irish "patrun"or English" patron ". In the old days, most Irish parishes had a patron saint. On the saint's feast day, the parishioners celebrated what was known as a" pattern day ", with Mass and a visit to the holy well dedicated to the local saint. In the evening, the families of Knocknagoshel compete in a ribbon twirling competition. One member of each of the competing families twirl their family ribbons in tune to traditional music.[7]
The Nelius O'Connor Traditional Music Festival takes place in July each year, with musicians, singers and storytellers invited to take part.[citation needed]
Drama
[edit]The Spike Players is a local drama group which started with a variety show in 2010.[8]In 2011, the group staged the comedyTroubled Bachelors,[8]and in 2016 self-producedThe Mountainy Puck,which lead to an invitation to perform in London.[9]In 2020, the group produced and performed aSam Creeplay titledSeparate Beds.[10]
Literature
[edit]Works based in Knocknagoshel includeGander at the Gateby Rory O'Connor[11]andTomorrow Was Another Dayby Seamus O'Connor.[12]
Sport
[edit]The localGaelic Athletic Associationclub, Knocknagoshel GAA, was founded in 1932. The club won the Castleisland District League in 1941, 1944 and again in 1946.[13]
In 1950, the Castleisland District team, including Knocknagoshel players won the County Championship. The divisionalSt Kieran's Gaelic footballside won the 1988 championship and also contained Knocknagoshel players.[14]A number of Knocknagoshel footballers (both Senior men andLadies' Gaelic footballers) have also played withKerryteams.[13]
Knocknagoshel won the North Kerry League in 1978, 1983 and 1997.[15]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Knocknagashel,Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved: 2010-09-09.
- ^An Foclóir Beag.Caiseallookup. Retrieved: 2010-09-09.
- ^Census 2011 - Population Classified by Area(PDF)(Report). Central Statistics Office. p. 90.
- ^"Arise Knocknagoshel..."mykerryancestors.24 May 2016.Retrieved30 September2021.
- ^"Knocknagoshel - GoKerry".gokerry.ie.Archived fromthe originalon 30 September 2021.
- ^"Eddie Walsh - The Pride Of Knocknagoshel".Terrace Talk.Retrieved8 November2021.
- ^"Abbeyfeale On Line » Blog Archiv » KNOCKNAGOSHEL PATTERN DAY!".Archived fromthe originalon 19 May 2011.
- ^ab"'Troubled Bachelors' comes to the Mall ".The Kerryman.Retrieved30 September2021.
- ^"Spike Players Invited to Perform 'The Mountainy Puck' on London Stage".The Maine Valley Post.16 September 2016.Retrieved30 September2021.
- ^"Spike Players Make Separate Beds in Knocknagoshel".The Maine Valley Post.10 February 2020.Retrieved30 September2021.
- ^"OConnor, Rory / Gander at the Gate PB".TheBookshop.ie.Retrieved10 January2023.
- ^Matson, Leslie (1988). Butler, Hubert; O'Connor, Séamus; Taylor, Alice (eds.)."The Past with Passion".Books Ireland(128): 211–213.doi:10.2307/20626092.ISSN0376-6039.
- ^ab"Club History".knocknagoshel.gaa.ie.Retrieved23 February2020.
- ^"St Kieran's Success - Knocknagoshel GAA Club".knocknagoshel.gaa.ie.Retrieved30 April2022.
- ^"Club History - Knocknagoshel GAA Club".knocknagoshel.gaa.ie.Retrieved30 September2021.
