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Knock is a village in County Mayo, Ireland. Its notability is derived from the Knock Shrine, at which the Virgin Mary, together with Saint Joseph and John the Evangelist, supposedly appeared on 21 August 1879. In the 20th century Knock became one of Europe's major Catholic Marian shrines, alongside Lourdes and Fatima. One and a half million pilgrims visit Knock Shrine annually. Pope John Paul II, a supporter of devotion to the Virgin Mary, visited Knock in 1979 to commemorate the centenary of the apparition.HistoryThe Parish of Knock covers 45 townlands. 35 of The townlands are in the Costello Barony while 10 townlands along the central western boundary of Knock Parish are in the Clanmorris Barony. Knock is one of the only Parishes in Ireland to be in two Baronies. Knock is located only five miles from the Town of Clare (one of the major market towns of the early 19th century) and is between Clare (Claremorris) and Ballyhaunis. There weren't any "fair greens" or "Customs and Tolls of Fairs" in Knock Civil Parish. From an economic standpoint, commercial activity seems somewhat minimal and spread out over multiple Townlands. There was a forge in the Townlands of Aghtaboy, Carrowmore, Cloondace and Drum, a Pound in the Townland of Drum, Corn Mills and Kilns in the Townland of Ed Roosky aen andnd just Corn Mills in Lispatrick and Shanvaghera. The Townland of Roosky had a Tuck Mill and there were several Townlands with Herd's Houses such as Ballyhowly, Carrowmore, Churchfield and Cregganbrack.