--- title: "Knocknaheeny – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Knocknaheeny, Ireland: Knocknaheeny is a working class suburb of Cork city, Ireland. Nearby: University College Cork, Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral, Turners…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/knocknaheeny" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/knocknaheeny.md" image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Knocknaheeney.jpg" --- Suburb of Cork, Ireland # Knocknaheeny Knocknaheeny is a working class suburb of Cork city, Ireland. ![Knocknaheeny](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Knocknaheeney.jpg) Knocknaheeny · Wikimedia Commons The place Knocknaheeny is a working class suburb of Cork city, Ireland. It is on a hill about 2 km north of the city centre. The area is mainly residential, consisting of many terraced council housing estates. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knocknaheeny), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around Knocknaheeny 10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name. 1. University College Cork University College Cork is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland in Cork, Ireland. The university was founded in 1845 as one of three Queen's Colleges in Belfast, Cork, and Galway. 1.9 km · constituent university of the National University of Ireland · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_College_Cork) 2. Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral is a Gothic Revival three-spire Church of Ireland cathedral in Cork city, Ireland. It is located on the south bank of the River Lee and dedicated to Finbarr of Cork, patron saint of the city. 2.3 km · cathedral in Cork, Ireland · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Fin_Barre%27s_Cathedral) 3. Turners Cross Turners Cross, also known as Turners Cross Stadium and officially as Munster FA Turners Cross Stadium from January 2026, is an all-seater football stadium located in and synonymous with the district of Turners Cross in Cork, Ireland. It is owned by the Munster Football Association, and is used by the MFA and by League of Ireland side Cork City. 3.6 km · Football stadium, home of Munster Football Association & Cork City FC · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turners_Cross_(stadium%29) 4. English Market The English Market is a municipal food market in the centre of Cork city, Ireland. It stretches from Princes Street to the Grand Parade, and combines Princes Street Market and Grand Parade Market. 2.5 km · Historic market in Cork city, Ireland · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Market) 5. Church of St Anne The Church of St Anne is a Church of Ireland church located in the Shandon district of Cork city in Ireland. Built between 1722 and 1726, it is situated on a hill overlooking the River Lee. 2.3 km · church in Cork, Ireland · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_St_Anne,_Shandon) 6. Musgrave Park Musgrave Park, known as Virgin Media Park for sponsorship reasons, is a rugby football stadium in the city of Cork, Ireland. The ground is situated on Pearse Road in Ballyphehane. 3.8 km · Rugby football stadium in Ireland · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musgrave_Park,_Cork) 7. Carrigrohane Castle Carrigrohane Castle is located in the village of Carrigrohane, barony of Barretts in County Cork, Ireland. It is situated on a rocky cliff-edge which overlooks the River Lee. 3.7 km · castle in Ireland · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrigrohane_Castle) 8. The Elysian The Elysian is a mixed-use Celtic Tiger-era building at Eglinton Street in Cork, Ireland. Construction of the building was completed in early September 2008. 3.3 km · Irish landmark building · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elysian) 9. Honan Chapel The Honan Chapel is a small Catholic church built in the Hiberno-Romanesque revival style on the grounds of University College Cork, Ireland. Designed in 1914, the building was completed in 1916 and furnished by 1917. 1.9 km · Catholic church at University College Cork, Ireland · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honan_Chapel) 10. Cork County Hall The County Hall is a 17-storey office block, owned by Cork County Council and housing its administrative headquarters. The building is located on Carrigrohane Road in the city of Cork. 1.5 km · building in Cork, Ireland · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_Hall,_Cork) Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0. Go there ## Getting to Knocknaheeny **Airports:** Cork (ORK), 7 km · Shannon (SNN), 93 km · Ireland West Knock (NOC), 224 km\ **Stations:** Cork Kent railway station, 3.4 km · Cork Albert Street railway station, 3.2 km\ - Shannon → Knocknaheeny 92 km · quickest by road, 1h 50m · €12–17 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/shannon-to-knocknaheeny) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Shannon&to=Knocknaheeny) - Charlestown → Knocknaheeny 229 km · quickest by road, 3h 34m · €27–38 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/charlestown-to-knocknaheeny) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Charlestown&to=Knocknaheeny) - Dublin → Knocknaheeny 220 km · quickest by road, 3h 9m · €25–35 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/dublin-to-knocknaheeny) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Dublin&to=Knocknaheeny) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Knocknaheeny) Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds. Not yet researched ## No local-transport research exists yet for Knocknaheeny Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Knocknaheeny. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more. What Wikivoyage says about moving around - Get in In summer there are car ferries from Roscoff (15 hr) twice a week, operated by Brittany Ferries. - Get in In 2026, a new daily Hibernia Lines ferry launched to Boulogne-sur-mer. From [Wikivoyage: Cork](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Cork), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09. The nearest places where the work is done 1. [Inis Mór (Inishmore)](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/inis-mor) IE 8 ways of moving, 21 sources 158 km 2. [Lundy](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/lundy) GB 7 ways of moving, 11 sources 277 km 3. [Isle of Arran](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/isle-of-arran) GB 10 ways of moving, 36 sources 464 km 4. [Isle of Jura](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/isle-of-jura) GB 10 ways of moving, 19 sources 485 km 5. [Tarbert, Loch Fyne and Kintyre](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/tarbert-loch-fyne) GB 9 ways of moving, 15 sources 485 km If you know how people move in Knocknaheeny – the stand, the rule, the fare – [tell us](https://www.mixroutes.com/report?key=blog%7Cknocknaheeny&title=Knocknaheeny&sub=Field+notes&back=%2Fnotes%2Fknocknaheeny), and the note gets an entry. Around it ## Next door to Knocknaheeny - [Bishopstown](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/bishopstown) suburb of Cork, Ireland 3.6 km - [The Lough](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/the-lough) suburb and waterbody in Munster, Ireland 3.3 km - [Blackpool](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/blackpool) suburb of Cork city in Ireland 2.5 km - [Shandon](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/shandon) district in Cork, Ireland 2.3 km - [Ballyphehane](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/ballyphehane) suburb in Munster, Ireland 3.4 km - [Gurranabraher](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/gurranabraher) suburb in Cork, Munster, Ireland 900 m [The place page for Knocknaheeny](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/knocknaheeny) [All the notes](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes) [Every note on Ireland](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes#c-IE) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/knocknaheeny, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. 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