Watergrasshill

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. The 2016 census recorded a population of 1,346.[1]

Watergrasshill

Cnocán na Biolraí
Village
The R639 through Watergrasshill
Watergrasshill
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°02′24″N 8°14′35″W
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Cork
Elevation
184 m (604 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]
1,346
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceW762843

History
The Church of Ireland church in Watergrasshill (built c.1820) is now an arts venue

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 20 years between the 1996 and 2016 census, the population of Watergrasshill grew more than five-fold, from 252 to 1,346 people.[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 and Watergrasshill United soccer club.[12][13]

See also

References
  1. "Census 2016 - SAPMAP Area - Settlements - Watergrasshill". Census 2016. CSO. 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  2. "Cnocán na Biolraí / Watergrasshill". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  3. "Election 2020: Cork North-Central constituency profile". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 19 January 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
  4. Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork. Dublin: Government Stationery Office. 1994.
  5. "Church of the Immaculate Conception, Tinageragh, Cork". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  6. "Watergrasshill Church of Ireland Church, Mitchellsfort, Watergrasshill, Cork". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  7. "First Fruits Arts Centre Watergrasshill - The Centre". firstfruitsartscentre.ie. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019.
  8. "1979". National Ploughing Association. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  9. Lewis, Samuel (1837). "Watergrasshill". A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. Lewis.
  10. "Watergrasshill (Ireland) Census Town". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  11. "Curriculum Evaluation Report - Social, Personal and Health Education - Watergrasshill N S" (PDF). Department of Education. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  12. "History of Watergrasshill GAA Club". watergrasshillgaa.ie. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  13. "Watergrasshill United Soccer Club". watergrasshillunited.com. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
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