Knocktopher is a village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 in County Kilkenny

County Kilkenny

County Kilkenny is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Kilkenny. The territory of the county was the core part of the ancient Irish Kingdom of Osraige which in turn was the core of the Diocese of...

, Ireland

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

. It is situated on the M9

M9 motorway (Ireland)

The M9 motorway is a motorway in Ireland linking the M7 at Kilcullen to Waterford. Opened in sections between 1994 and 2010, the final section opened on 9 September 2010....

 between the villages of Stoneyford

Stoneyford, County Kilkenny

Stoneyford is a small village in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It lies on the N9 Waterford road some 14 km south of Kilkenny city. Stoneyford is a part of the parish of Aghaviller in the Diocese of Ossory....

 to the north, and Ballyhale

Ballyhale

Ballyhale is a village in County Kilkenny in Ireland. It is south of the city of Kilkenny, roughly half way between Kilkenny and Waterford. The Parish of Ballyhale is made up of three parts; Knockmoylan and the villages of Ballyhale and Knocktopher....

 to the south.

It has two pubs, two shops, a petrol station, a three star hotel, a restaurant and a glass gallery.

Knocktopher is home to an abbey, built in 1356 by James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond for the Carmelite Order of Friars

Carmelites

The Order of the Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel or Carmelites is a Catholic religious order perhaps founded in the 12th century on Mount Carmel, hence its name. However, historical records about its origin remain uncertain...

. It was suppressed in 1542 and acquired by the KIngsland branch of the Barnewall family, later Viscount Barnewall

Viscount Barnewall

Viscount Barnewall, of Kingsland in the Parish of Donabate in the County of Dublin, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 29 June 1646 for Nicholas Barnewall, who had earlier represented County Dublin in the Irish House of Commons...

.

It has a soccer club - Southend United.
Its hurling club is Ballyhale Shamrocks

Ballyhale Shamrocks GAA

Ballyhale Shamrocks is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the parish of Ballyhale in County Kilkenny, Ireland. The club was founded in 1972 and is primarily concerned with the game of hurling...

See also

• List of abbeys and priories in Ireland (County Kilkenny)
• List of towns and villages in Ireland