'We had 12 shops in the 1970s. Our last shop and post office closed 12 months ago'

Knocknagree, north-west Cork, was vibrant once, its livestock market drawing people from around the country. That was then, says Sean O’Riordan

Before modern cattle marts were built, Knocknagree (Cnoc na Graí — hill of the hare) in Co Cork had one of the largest livestock markets in Munster and its prosperity was largely derived from that.