Ladysbridge

For other uses, see Lady's Bridge.

Ladysbridge
Irish: Droichead na Scuab
Village
Thatched Inn pub in Ladysbridge
Thatched Inn pub in Ladysbridge
Ladysbridge is located in Ireland
Ladysbridge
Ladysbridge
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 51°53′46″N 8°02′10″W / 51.896°N 8.036°W / 51.896; -8.036
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Cork
Population
 (2022)[1]
809
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Ladysbridge (Irish: Droichead na Scuab),[2] previously known for census purposes as Knockglass (Irish: An Cnoc Glas),[3] is a village in County Cork, Ireland. As of the 2016 census, the area had a population of 658 people.[4] In 2022, Ladysbridge had a population of 809.[1]

The village of Ladysbridge lies at the junction of the R632 and R633 regional roads, approximately 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) south of Castlemartyr. Ladysbridge, sometimes spelled Lady's Bridge, is also connected to Castlemartyr via a way-marked nature trail.[5] This walking route crosses the nearby Womanagh River on a pedestrian bridge.[6]

Ightermurragh Castle is a 17th-century fortified house which is located on the south bank of the Womanagh River approximately 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of Ladysbridge village.[7] Within the village itself, a number of buildings date from the 19th century, including the former national school (dated 1891) and Ladysbridge Roman Catholic church (dated to c.1820).[8][9] This church, which is dedicated to Saint Mary, is in the parish of Ballymacoda and Ladysbridge and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne.[10] The local GAA club, Fr. O'Neill's GAA, represents the same parish area.[11]

A monument in the centre of the village commemorates the Manchester Martyrs, one of whom was from the Ladysbridge area.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b "Census Interactive Map - Towns: Ladysbridge - Population Snapshot". visual.cso.ie. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Droichead na Scuab / Lady's Bridge". logainm.ie. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  3. ^ "An Cnoc Glas / Knockglass". logainm.ie. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Ladysbridge (Ireland)". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 12 August 2024. Ladysbridge (Knockglass) [..] Cork [..] 658
  5. ^ "Sites - Castlemartyr". coillte.ie. Retrieved 22 April 2020. Ladysbridge Loop (4.7km, 1 hour 30 mins, easy) links Castlemartyr and Ladysbridge villages together
  6. ^ "Pedestrian Access Between Ladysbridge and Castlemartyr With Official Opening of Ladysbridge Loop". eastcorkjournal.ie. East Cork Journal. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Ightermurragh Castle". castles.nl. Retrieved 22 April 2020. Ightermurragh Castle, lies in a field south of the Womanagh River, east of the village of Ladysbridge, in County Cork
  8. ^ "Ladysbridge National School, Ladysbridge, County Cork". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Ladysbridge Roman Catholic Church, Ladysbridge, County Cork". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Parish: Ballymacoda and Ladysbridge". cloynediocese.ie. Diocese of Cloyne. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Fr O'Neill's and Russell Rovers the embodiment of East Cork dreams". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020. Fr O'Neill's are Cork's 2019 Premier Intermediate Champions. They represent the parish of Ballymacoda and Ladysbridge
  12. ^ "Rathcallan, Ladysbridge, County Cork". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 22 April 2020. Monument commemorating, among others, Michael O'Brien of Ladysbridge, William Allen and Michael Larkin, collectively known as the Manchester Martyrs following their [1867] execution