Knockroe

Named 'Knockroe' on 1842 OS 6-inch map, now abandoned. Only three out of approx. seven houses remain, one in ruins. All are 1-storey, mud built, gable-ended, with single end chimney of brick. Top of wall, gable with chimney and ope surrounds are stone built. One has slate roof, other of corrugated iron. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009