Knockbride

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Knockbride is a civil parish in County Cavan, Ireland. It is located to the north of the town of Bailieborough. There are two Roman Catholic churches in the parish – both are dedicated to Saint Brigid (Bríd) and located in the Diocese of Kilmore. The local Church of Ireland church was built in 1825. There is also a Presbyterian church, built in 1791, in Corraneary townland. The village of Canningstown is within Knockbride civil parish, and the local Gaelic Athletic Association club is based at St. Brigid's Park outside the village. There are 67 townlands in Knockbride civil parish, varying in size from c. 0.12 to 0.22 square miles (Druminnick and Fartagh townlands) to 1.09 square miles in area (Skeagh townland).

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