Ladysbridge
{{short description|Village in County Cork, Ireland}}
{{other uses|Lady's Bridge (disambiguation){{!}}Lady's Bridge}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Ladysbridge
|native_name = {{Irish place name|Droichead na Scuab}}
|native_name_lang = ga
|settlement_type = Village
|image_skyline = The Thatched Inn, Ladysbridge-Droichead na Scuab - geograph.org.uk - 1900595 (cropped).jpg
|image_caption = Thatched Inn pub in Ladysbridge
|pushpin_map = Ireland
|pushpin_label_position = right
|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ireland
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Ireland
|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_name1 = Munster
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = County Cork
|unit_pref = Metric
|population_as_of = 2022
|population = 809
|timezone1 = WET
|utc_offset1 = +0
|utc_offset1_DST = -1
|coordinates = {{coord|51.896|-8.036|dim:100000_region:IE|display=inline,title}}
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Ladysbridge ({{irish place name|Droichead na Scuab}}),{{cite web|url = https://www.logainm.ie/1412886.aspx | website = logainm.ie | title = Droichead na Scuab / Lady's Bridge | accessdate = 22 April 2020 }} previously known for census purposes as Knockglass ({{irish place name|An Cnoc Glas}}),{{cite web|url = https://www.logainm.ie/12382.aspx | website = logainm.ie | title = An Cnoc Glas / Knockglass | accessdate = 17 April 2020 }} is a village in County Cork, Ireland. As of the 2016 census, the area had a population of 658 people.{{cite web|url = https://citypopulation.de/en/ireland/towns/cork/18726__ladysbridge/ | work = citypopulation.de | title = Ladysbridge (Ireland) | accessdate = 12 August 2024 | quote = Ladysbridge (Knockglass) [..] Cork [..] 658 }} In 2022, Ladysbridge had a population of 809.
The village of Ladysbridge lies at the junction of the R632 and R633 regional roads, approximately {{convert|1.5|km}} south of Castlemartyr. Ladysbridge, sometimes spelled Lady's Bridge, is also connected to Castlemartyr via a way-marked nature trail.{{cite web|url = https://www.coillte.ie/site/castlemartyr/ | publisher = | website = coillte.ie | title = Sites - Castlemartyr | accessdate = 22 April 2020 | quote = Ladysbridge Loop (4.7km, 1 hour 30 mins, easy) links Castlemartyr and Ladysbridge villages together }} This walking route crosses the nearby Womanagh River on a pedestrian bridge.{{cite web|url = https://www.eastcorkjournal.ie/pedestrian-access-between-ladysbridge-and-castlemartyr-with-official-opening-of-ladysbridge-loop/ | publisher = East Cork Journal | website = eastcorkjournal.ie | title = Pedestrian Access Between Ladysbridge and Castlemartyr With Official Opening of Ladysbridge Loop | date = 15 July 2017 | accessdate = 22 April 2020 }}
Ightermurragh Castle is a 17th-century fortified house which is located on the south bank of the Womanagh River approximately {{convert|2|km}} east of Ladysbridge village.{{cite web|url = https://www.castles.nl/ightermurragh-castle | publisher = | website = castles.nl | title = Ightermurragh Castle | accessdate = 22 April 2020| quote = Ightermurragh Castle, lies in a field south of the Womanagh River, east of the village of Ladysbridge, in County Cork }} Within the village itself, a number of buildings date from the 19th century, including the former national school (dated 1891) and Ladysbridge Roman Catholic church (dated to c.1820).{{cite web | url = https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/20907721/ladysbridge-national-school-rathcallan-ladysbridge-co-cork | publisher = National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | website = buildingsofireland.ie | title = Ladysbridge National School, Ladysbridge, County Cork | accessdate = 22 April 2020 }}{{cite web | url = https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/20907724/ladysbridge-roman-catholic-church-knockglass-ladysbridge-co-cork | publisher = National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | website = buildingsofireland.ie | title = Ladysbridge Roman Catholic Church, Ladysbridge, County Cork | accessdate = 22 April 2020 }} This church, which is dedicated to Saint Mary, is in the parish of Ballymacoda and Ladysbridge and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne.{{cite web|url = http://cloynediocese.ie/parish-ballymacoda-and-ladysbridge/ |publisher = Diocese of Cloyne | website = cloynediocese.ie | title = Parish: Ballymacoda and Ladysbridge | accessdate = 22 April 2020 }} The local GAA club, Fr. O'Neill's GAA, represents the same parish area.{{cite web |url = https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/gaa/fr-oneills-and-russell-rovers-the-embodiment-of-east-cork-dreams-976144.html | publisher = Irish Examiner | website = irishexaminer.com | title = Fr O'Neill's and Russell Rovers the embodiment of East Cork dreams | date = 17 January 2020 | accessdate = 22 April 2020 | quote = Fr O’Neill’s are Cork’s 2019 Premier Intermediate Champions. They represent the parish of Ballymacoda and Ladysbridge }}
A monument in the centre of the village commemorates the Manchester Martyrs, one of whom was from the Ladysbridge area.{{cite web | url = https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/20907719/rathcallan-ladysbridge-co-cork | publisher = National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | website = buildingsofireland.ie | title = Rathcallan, Ladysbridge, County Cork | accessdate = 22 April 2020 | quote = Monument commemorating, among others, Michael O'Brien of Ladysbridge, William Allen and Michael Larkin, collectively known as the Manchester Martyrs following their [1867] execution }}