Shannonvale, County Cork

Shannon Vale bridge was built c. 1820[1]

Shannonvale or Shannon Vale is a small rural village near Clonakilty in County Cork, Ireland.[2] It lies in the civil parishes of Kilnagross and Templebryan.[3] Evidence of ancient settlement in the area include stone circle, ogham stone and bullaun stone sites in a large ecclesiastical enclosure in the townland of Templebryan North.[4][5] Shannonvale takes its name from the Earls of Shannon, who owned much of the land in the area and built a large house and mill locally in the mid-18th century.[6] This flour mill was once served by a short spur line from the Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway.[7] The Battle of the Big Cross took place just north of the village during the Irish Rebellion of 1798.[8]

References

1. "Shannon Vale Bridge, Templebryan North, Shannon Vale, Cork". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
2. "Locals in Cork village disgusted at sewage flowing into public park". corkbeo.ie. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
3. "Shannon Vale". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
4. "Templebryan Stone Circle & Ecclesiastical Enclosure". homepage.eircom.net. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
5. Power, Dennis, ed. (1994). Archaeological Survey of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork. Dublin: Government Stationery Office.
6. "Shannon Vale House, Beanhill South, Shannon Vale, Cork". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
7. "Shannonvale". eiretrains.com. 26 April 2021.
8. "1798 "Battle of the Big Cross" to be remembered in Clonakilty, West Cork". thecork.ie. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2021. The Battle of the Big Cross [..] took place on 19th June 1798 just north of Shannonvale village

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