Knockvicar
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Knockvicar is a village in County Roscommon
, Ireland
. It is located on the R285
regional road
, between Boyle
and Carrick-on-Shannon
near Lough Key Forest Park
in the north of the county.
Knockvicar lies on the Arigna
Scenic Drive off the N4 road (Ireland)|N4 road from Dublin to Sligo
It is where the actress Maureen O'Sullivan
spent part of her youth.
Knockvicar is the current home of Colin Beggan and Frank Molloy, who in 2009 released a CD "Scars on the Mountain" under Roscommon County Council’s Artists in Residence and Public Art programme with the support of the Arts Council http://www.roscommonarts.com/trad/scars/scars.htm
At Knockvicar bridge Donal Cam O'Sullivan Bere, the Irish Chieftain, after his defeat in Cork in 1603 travelled through the village of Knockvicar where his people rested for the last time before reaching O'Rourke's castle at Leitrim village.
In the late middle ages Knockvicar was the location of a Francisan house
The Boyle River
, which flows under Knockvicar bridge, connects with Lough Key
via a weir and Clarendon lock gates 300m upstream. People can park near the bridge and walk along the towpath.
Excavations at Kilteasheen, presently on the Riversdale Estate of Mr. and Mrs. John Burke, were undertaken by Saint Louis University and the Institute of Technology-Sligo from 2005-2009.
Úna Burke a fashion designer from Knockvicar, was commissioned by singer Lady Gaga
to make a selection of stage pieces.
County Roscommon
County Roscommon is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the town of Roscommon. Roscommon County Council is the local authority for the county...
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. It is located on the R285
R285 road
The R285 road is a regional road in Ireland linking the N4 at a point east of Boyle, County Roscommon to the R280 at Mountallen. The road lies entirely within County Roscommon.En route it passes through Knockvicar and Keadue. The road is long....
regional road
Regional road
A regional road in Ireland is a class of road not forming a major route , but nevertheless forming a link in the national route network. There are over 11,600 kilometres of regional roads. Regional roads are numbered with three digit route numbers, prefixed by "R" A regional road in Ireland is a...
, between Boyle
Boyle, County Roscommon
Boyle is a town in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is located at the foot of the Curlew Mountains near Lough Key in the north of the county. Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery, the Drumanone Dolmen and the popular fishing lakes of Lough Arrow and Lough Gara are also close by...
and Carrick-on-Shannon
Carrick-on-Shannon
Carrick-on-Shannon is the county town of County Leitrim in Ireland. It is also the smallest main county town in the country . It is situated on a strategic crossing point of the River Shannon and is the largest town in the county. The population of the town was 3,163 in 2006. It is in the barony...
near Lough Key Forest Park
Lough Key Forest Park
Lough Key Forest Park is an 800 hectare park on the southern shore of Lough Key, 40 km south east of Sligo town and 3 km east of Boyle in the Republic of Ireland. Formerly part of the Rockingham estate, it is open to the public....
in the north of the county.
Knockvicar lies on the Arigna
Arigna
Arigna is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is near Lough Allen , on a designated "scenic route" between Keadue and Sliabh an Iarainn .-Arigna coal mine:...
Scenic Drive off the N4 road (Ireland)|N4 road from Dublin to Sligo
Sligo
Sligo is the county town of County Sligo in Ireland. The town is a borough and has a charter and a town mayor. It is sometimes referred to as a city, and sometimes as a town, and is the second largest urban area in Connacht...
It is where the actress Maureen O'Sullivan
Maureen O'Sullivan
Maureen Paula O’Sullivan was an Irish actress.-Early life:O'Sullivan was born in Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland, the daughter of Roman Catholic parents Mary Lovatt and Charles Joseph O'Sullivan, an officer in The Connaught Rangers who served in The Great War...
spent part of her youth.
Knockvicar is the current home of Colin Beggan and Frank Molloy, who in 2009 released a CD "Scars on the Mountain" under Roscommon County Council’s Artists in Residence and Public Art programme with the support of the Arts Council http://www.roscommonarts.com/trad/scars/scars.htm
At Knockvicar bridge Donal Cam O'Sullivan Bere, the Irish Chieftain, after his defeat in Cork in 1603 travelled through the village of Knockvicar where his people rested for the last time before reaching O'Rourke's castle at Leitrim village.
In the late middle ages Knockvicar was the location of a Francisan house
The Boyle River
River Boyle
The Boyle River is a river in Ireland. It flows from Lough Garra on the Mayo/Roscommon border and flows through Boyle to Lough Key. From there is flows eastwards through the village of Knockvicar to the River Shannon at Lough Drumharlow, near Carrick-on-Shannon....
, which flows under Knockvicar bridge, connects with Lough Key
Lough Key
Lough Key is a lake in Ireland. It is located in the northwest of County Roscommon, northeast of the town of Boyle. The lough's name is believed to come from Cé, a druid; the lake was formed over his grave.-Derivation of name:...
via a weir and Clarendon lock gates 300m upstream. People can park near the bridge and walk along the towpath.
Excavations at Kilteasheen, presently on the Riversdale Estate of Mr. and Mrs. John Burke, were undertaken by Saint Louis University and the Institute of Technology-Sligo from 2005-2009.
Úna Burke a fashion designer from Knockvicar, was commissioned by singer Lady Gaga
Lady GaGa
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to...
to make a selection of stage pieces.
External links
- http://www.logainm.ie/Viewer.aspx?text=43135
- http://www.knockvicargardener.com/
- http://www.kilteasheen.com/
- http://www.brunosrestaurant.ie/