Kilgobnet, County Kerry
Kilgobnet (Irish: Cill Ghobnait, meaning 'St. Gobnet's Church') is a townland and electoral division in County Kerry, Ireland. Located near Killorglin, it is overlooked by the MacGillycuddy's Reeks mountain range. Kilgobnet townland, which is in the civil parish of Knockane, has an area of approximately 1.1 square kilometres (0.42 sq mi). It had a population of 45 people as of the 2011 census.
The townland is named for a medieval church, now in ruins, traditionally associated with St. Gobnait. Other archaeological sites in the townland include a possible Ogham stone and several standing stone and ring fort sites.
The local national (primary) school, Kilgobnet National School, was built in the 1980s to replace an earlier 19th century building. As of 2024, it had an enrollment of 82 pupils.
See also
References
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- ^ "Kilgobnet Biddies: Kerry parish's unique way of celebrating St Brigid's Day". Irish Examiner. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
the small townland of Kilgobnet, near Killorglin in Kerry
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Kilgobnet is [..] sitting between wild mountain terrain of the Macgillycuddy Reeks and the gentle flow of the river Laune
- ^ "CD156 - Kerry Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate". data.gov.ie. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
Population [..] Townlands [..] Kilgobnet, Kilgobnet, Co. Kerry [..] 45
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Gobna(i)t [..] was patron of many other churches. These included Kilgobnet (Cill Ghobnait/ Ghobnatan) in the parishes of Clondrohid, Kilshannig, and [..] Knockane in Co. Kerry
- ^ O'Sullivan, Ann; Sheehan, John, eds. (1996). The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry. Cork: Cork University Press. ISBN 9780902561847.
- ^ "Kilgobnet National School - History of the School". kilgobnetns.scoilnet.ie. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Directory Page - Kilgobnet N S". gov.ie. Department of Education. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
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