Glasheen
Suburb of Cork city, Ireland
Suburb in County Cork, Munster, Ireland
Glasheen An Glaisín | |
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Suburb | |
| 51°53′11″N 08°30′52″W / 51.88639°N 8.51444°W / 51.88639; -8.51444 | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Cork |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Glasheen (Irish: An Glaisín) is a suburb in south central Cork city in Ireland. The area earned its name from the stream that flows through it, under the Glasheen Road. Glasheen means small stream in Irish. The local schools include Glasheen B.N.S and Glasheen G.N.S.
People
The former Taoiseach Jack Lynch is buried in St. Finbarr's Cemetery on the Glasheen Road.[1] Eddie Hobbs, the TV presenter on "Show me the Money" was born and reared in Glasheen, as was RTÉ presenter Bill O'Herlihy.[2]
Glasheen BNS past pupils include sportsmen Jimmy Barry-Murphy (dual Cork hurling and football star), Michael Bradley (coach to the Connacht Rugby Team),[3] and Neal Horgan (former player with Cork City Football Club).[4]
See also
References
- ^ "State Funeral of Jack Lynch takes place in Cork". RTÉ News. 23 October 1999.
- ^ "BBC | The Irish Film & Television Network". www.iftn.ie. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "The Leeside Legends series: Michael Bradley was a cracking Cork scrum half". Echo Live. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "History". glasheenboys.com. Glasheen School Web Site. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
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Cork City
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- History of Cork
- Siege of Cork (1690)
- Irish Industrial Exhibition (1852)
- Cork International Exhibition (1902)
- Burning of Cork (1920)
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recreational areas
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- Blackrock Castle
- Christ Church
- City Gate Mahon
- Collins Barracks
- Cork City Gaol
- Cork City Hall
- Cork County Hall
- Cork Kent railway station
- Cork Prison
- The Custom House
- Daly's Bridge
- Elizabeth Fort
- The Elysian
- English Market
- Jack Lynch Tunnel
- The Montenotte Hotel
- National Software Centre
- Parnell Place Bus Station
- Sir Henry's
- Skiddy's Almshouse
- St. Finbarr's Cemetery
- Two Working Men
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