Knocktopher
Irish: Cnoc an Tóchair | |
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Village | |
 Approaching the village on the R713 (formerly N10) | |
  Knocktopher Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°29′00″N 7°13′00″W / 52.483333°N 7.216667°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Kilkenny |
| Population | 166 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Knocktopher (historically Knocktofer and Knocktover; from Irish Cnoc an Tóchair, Hill of the Causeway)[2] is a village in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is situated on the R713 road between the villages of Stoneyford to the north, and Ballyhale to the south. It was formerly situated on the N10 national route until being bypassed by the M9 motorway. It is also a civil parish in the eponymous barony of Knocktopher.
The village has two pubs, two shops, a petrol station, a three star hotel, a restaurant and a glass gallery. Knocktopher is also one of 12 baronies in the county.[3]
- ^ "Sapmap Area: Settlements Knocktopher". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ Placenames Database of Ireland (see archival records)
- ^ Placenames Database of Ireland - Barony of Knocktopgher