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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