ShannonvaleorShannon Vale is a small rural village near ClonakiltyinCounty Cork, Ireland.[2] It lies in the civil parishes of Kilnagross and Templebryan.[3] Evidence of ancient settlement in the area include stone circle, ogham stone and bullaun stone sites in a large ecclesiastical enclosure in the townland of Templebryan North.[4][5] Shannonvale takes its name from the Earls of Shannon, who owned much of the land in the area and built a large house and mill locally in the mid-18th century.[6] This flour mill was once served by a short spur line from the Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway.[7] The Battle of the Big Cross took place just north of the village during the Irish Rebellion of 1798.[8]
The Battle of the Big Cross [..] took place on 19th June 1798 just north of Shannonvale village
51°38′49″N 8°52′53″W / 51.6470°N 8.8815°W / 51.6470; -8.8815
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