Watergrasshill
Watergrasshill Cnocán na Biolraí | |
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Village | |
The R639 road (main street) through Watergrasshill | |
52°02′24″N 8°14′35″W / 52.040°N 8.243°W / 52.040; -8.243 | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Munster |
County | County Cork |
Barony | Barrymore |
Elevation | 184 m (604 ft) |
Population (2022)[1] | 1,840 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Irish Grid Reference | W762843 |
Watergrasshill (Irish: Cnocán na Biolraí, meaning 'Watercress Hill')[2] is a village in north east County Cork in Ireland. Watergrasshill is within the Cork North-Central Dáil constituency.[3] Bypassed in 2003, the village is situated on the R639 road and accessible via junction 17 of the M8 motorway. It had a population of 1,840 at the 2022 census.[1]
History
Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number standing stones, fulacht fiadh, and ringfort sites in the surrounding townlands of Bishop's Island and Tinageragh.[4] The Roman Catholic 'Church of the Immaculate Conception' was completed in 1895.[5] The Church of Ireland church in the village was built c. 1820.[6] This church was deconsecrated in 1990 and has since been used as an arts venue.[7]
The National Ploughing Championships were held in the Watergrasshill area in 1974 and 1979.[8]
Demographics
According to A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, published by Samuel Lewis in 1837, Watergrasshill then had a population of 533 people.[9]
The village is located within the commuter area of Cork city,[3] and in the period between the 1996 and 2022 census, the population of Watergrasshill grew more than seven-fold, from 252 to 1,840 people.[1][10]
Amenities and sport
Watergrasshill and its hinterland are serviced by a number of amenities, shops, bars, restaurants and a primary (national) school. As of 2018, there were approximately 370 pupils enrolled in Watergrasshill National School.[11]
The area is home to Watergrasshill GAA (hurling) club, Watergrasshill United soccer club and Watergrasshill Athletics Club.[12][13][14]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Interactive Data Visualisations: Towns: Watergrasshill". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "Cnocán na Biolraí / Watergrasshill". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Election 2020: Cork North-Central constituency profile". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 19 January 2020. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
Cork North-Central [..] includes all of the city's northside [..] as well as expanding commuter towns and villages such as Blarney, Tower, Glanmire and Watergrasshill
- ^ Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork. Dublin: Government Stationery Office. 1994.
- ^ "Church of the Immaculate Conception, Tinageragh, Cork". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Watergrasshill Church of Ireland Church, Mitchellsfort, Watergrasshill, Cork". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "First Fruits Arts Centre Watergrasshill - The Centre". firstfruitsartscentre.ie. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019.
- ^ "1979". National Ploughing Association. Archived from the original on 15 July 2003. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ Lewis, Samuel (1837). "Watergrasshill". A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. Lewis. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Watergrasshill (Ireland) Census Town". City Population. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Curriculum Evaluation Report - Social, Personal and Health Education - Watergrasshill N S" (PDF). Department of Education. 9 October 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "About". WATERGRASSHILL AC. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "History of Watergrasshill GAA Club". watergrasshillgaa.ie. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Watergrasshill United Soccer Club". watergrasshillunited.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
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