placenamesKnockavilla
Cnoc an Bhile
The Church of the Assumption combines a plain early nineteenth-century body with more elaborate entrances added in 1917.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Cnoc an Bhile · Irish · main form
- Knockavilla · English · main form
Place & story
Two periods in one building
Knockavilla’s Church of the Assumption was built in 1806 with a T-shaped plan. Porches added in 1917 introduced rock-faced limestone against the building’s dashed walls; the entrance doorway carries that year on its keystone. Inside, the architectural survey records galleries in both the nave and transepts, with decorative timber rails. A timber backdrop behind the altar and a carved limestone baptismal font add further detail to the interior. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Knockavilla. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Catholic Church of the Assumption, Knockavilla: NIAH 22205221 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2009-04-28. How this page was prepared.