Knockvicar

Knockvicar (Irish: Cnoc an Bhiocáire)[1] is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is located on the R285 regional road, between Boyle and Carrick-on-Shannon near Lough Key Forest Park in the north of the county.

Knockvicar Cnoc an Bhiocáire
Village
Knockvicar Bridge
Knockvicar Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 54°00′04″N 8°11′35″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Connacht
County	County Roscommon
Elevation	83 m (272 ft)
Population
• Total	294
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid Reference	G870060

Knockvicar lies on the Arigna Scenic Drive off the N4 road from Dublin to Sligo

It is where the actress Maureen O'Sullivan spent part of her youth.

At Knockvicar bridge Donal Cam O'Sullivan Bere, the Irish Chieftain, after his defeat in Cork in 1603 travelled through the village of Knockvicar where his people rested for the last time before reaching O'Rourke's castle at Leitrim village.

In the late Middle Ages Knockvicar was the location of a Francisan Priory

The Boyle River, which flows under Knockvicar bridge, connects with Lough Key via a weir and Clarendon lock gates 300m upstream. People can park near the bridge and walk along the towpath.

Excavations at Kilteasheen on the Riversdale Estate of Mr. and Mrs. John Burke, were undertaken by Saint Louis University and the Institute of Technology-Sligo from 2005 to 2009.