Kilgobnet, County Kerry

Kilgobnet (Irish: Cill Ghobnait, meaning 'St. Gobnet's Church')[1] is a townland and electoral division in County Kerry, Ireland.[2] Located near Killorglin,[3] it is overlooked by the MacGillycuddy's Reeks mountain range.[4] Kilgobnet townland, which is in the civil parish of Knockane, has an area of approximately 1.1 square kilometres (0.42 sq mi).[2] It had a population of 45 people as of the 2011 census.[5]

The townland is named for a medieval church, now in ruins,[6] traditionally associated with St. Gobnait.[7][8] Other archaeological sites in the townland include a possible Ogham stone and several standing stone and ring fort sites.[6][8]

The local national (primary) school, Kilgobnet National School, was built in the 1980s to replace an earlier 19th century building.[9] As of 2024, it had an enrollment of 82 pupils.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cill Ghobnait / Kilgobnet". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Kilgobnet Townland, Co. Kerry". townlands.ie. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  3. ^ "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
  4. ^ "'This is mighty': Biddy returns to Kilgobnet homes". rte.ie. RTÉ News. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2024. Kilgobnet is [..] sitting between wild mountain terrain of the Macgillycuddy Reeks and the gentle flow of the river Laune
  5. ^ "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
  6. ^ a b Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry. Dublin: Government Stationery Office. 2009. ISBN 0755776232.
  7. ^ "Gobna(i)t". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Royal Irish Academy. October 2009. doi:10.3318/dib.003502.v1. Retrieved 16 March 2024. 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
  8. ^ a b O'Sullivan, Ann; Sheehan, John, eds. (1996). The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry. Cork: Cork University Press. ISBN 9780902561847.
  9. ^ "Kilgobnet National School - History of the School". kilgobnetns.scoilnet.ie. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Directory Page - Kilgobnet N S". gov.ie. Department of Education. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.

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