Knock
Knock is a hamlet in County Galway, Connacht. Knock is situated nearby to the hamlet Baile na Cille, as well as near Lettermullan.Places of Interest
Highlights include Furnace and Lettermullan.
Furnace
Island
Furnace Island, or simply Furnace, is one of the inhabited South Connemara Islands of County Galway, in Ireland. It is connected to the mainland by a bridge to the island Lettermullan.
Lettermullan
Island
Photo: Angodowd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lettermullen, is a small island and village on the coast of southern Connemara in County Galway, Ireland. It is about 58 km west of Galway city, at the far western end of Galway Bay, Lettermullen is the westernmost of three islands; Lettermullen, Gorumna and… Lettermullan is situated 3½ km southwest of Knock.
Séipéal Réalt na Mara
Church
Photo: Newbert12, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Séipéal Réalt na Mara is a church, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Knock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lettermore and Kilkieran.
Lettermore
Village
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lettermore is a Gaeltacht village in County Galway, Ireland. It is also the name of the island, linked by road to the mainland, on which the village sits. Lettermore is situated 5 km northeast of Knock.
Kilkieran
Village
Photo: Jonathan Wilkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cill Chiaráin is a coastal village in the Connemara area of County Galway in Ireland. The R340 passes through Cill Chiaráin. Cill Chiaráin lies in a Gaeltacht region, and Coláiste Sheosaimh hosts Irish language courses within the village. Kilkieran is situated 7 km north of Knock.
Carraroe
Photo: Carraroe1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Carraroe is a tiny village which is nevertheless the largest settlement on the Carraroe / Cheathrú Rua Peninsula of Connemara in County Galway. It has a population of 725 people, and has one of the highest percentages of Irish speakers in the country, at 78%.
Knock
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.26381° or 53° 15′ 50″ northLongitude
-9.71447° or 9° 42′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C5G777P+G6OpenStreetMap ID
node 13438772511OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
3312791
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In Other Languages
“Knock” goes by many names.
- Irish: “An Cnoc”
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