'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

'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.

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