Knocknaheeny

Knocknaheeny
Cnoc na hAoine
Suburb
Housing estate in Knocknaheeney
Housing estate in Knocknaheeney
Knocknaheeny is located in County Cork
Knocknaheeny
Knocknaheeny
Coordinates: 51°54′23″N 8°30′31″W / 51.9065°N 8.5085°W / 51.9065; -8.5085
CountryIreland
Administrative areaCork (city)
ConstituencyCork North-Central
Population
 (2016)[1]
4,044
 (Knocknaheeny Electoral Division)

Knocknaheeny (Irish: Cnoc na hAoine, meaning 'Hill of Friday')[2] is an electoral division and suburb in Cork city, Ireland. Just over 2 km from the city centre, it is located north of the River Lee on hills overlooking the city. It is a mainly residential area, and contains a number of terraced council housing estates. Apple's headquarters for Europe is located here and employs about 5,000 people.

  1. ^ "Sapmap Area - Electoral Division - Knocknaheeny". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Cnoc na hAoine / Knocknaheeny". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2019.