Ballinlough, Cork Explained

Ballinlough
Other Name:Baile an Locha
Settlement Type:Suburb
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Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Administrative area
Subdivision Name1:Cork (city)
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Coordinates:51.8894°N -8.4464°W

Ballinlough [1] is a mainly residential townland and suburb on the southside of Cork city, in Ireland. It is located between Ballintemple and the larger suburbs of Douglas and Blackrock.

History

Among the earliest written references to the townland and then village of Ballinlough date from 1601 (as "Ballinlogha") in the Calendar to Fiants of reign of Henry VIII, and from 1655 (as "Ballinloghy") in the Down Survey.[2] These Irish language names (Irish: Baile an Locha, the town of the lake) reflected the position of the village focal-points (including Ballinlough House and the original Ballinlough school), close to Lough Mahon and the Douglas River Estuary.[3] The Ballinlough Stone, a standing stone (gallaun) near Ballinlough House, was surveyed by antiquary Thomas Crofton Croker in the early 19th century.[4] [5] Later archaeological surveys of the stone question whether its origins are prehistoric, or if it is a less ancient boundary marker.[5] [6]

In the 19th century, land use in the area was mainly focused on farming and market gardening.[5] [7] The larger farms were managed from estate houses including Ballinlough House, Ardfallen House, Thorn Hill House, and LakeVille/Ravenscourt.[5] [7]

From the early 20th century, with Cork city expanding east, and the village expanding west, the area became more suburbanised. This included the building of housing developments during the 1920s and 1930s in the neighbouring and sub-townlands of Browingstown, Coppingers Stang, and Knockrea.[5] [7] [8] Early 20th century censuses however still recorded 17 market gardeners in the area.[8] With the construction of a new church in 1938,[9] two additional schools in 1944 and 1965,[10] [11] and a later community centre, the focal-points of the (now) suburb shifted westward towards the city. Previously separated by remaining green belts and outside the city's administrative area, Ballinlough is now within the Cork City Council administrative boundary and zoned as a suburban residential area.[7] [12]

Amenities

The community centre in Ballinlough includes a public park and a number of buildings which host community activities. The main building hosts a Montessori school, bowls and bingo events.[13] The 38th/40th Cork Scout Group (a member of Scouting Ireland) is also based on the community centre site,[14] as is the youth club (which is affiliated with Ógra Chorcaí).[15] Ballinlough Tennis Club has five outdoor courts in the community centre complex,[16] and is accredited to Tennis Ireland's "gold" standard for facilities and club management.[17]

The Gus Healy Municipal Swimming Pool is also in Ballinlough,[18] and the Páirc Uí Rinn Gaelic Athletic Association grounds and the Cork Constitution rugby club lie on the border between Ballinlough and Ballintemple.

Ballinlough is an independent Roman Catholic parish of the Cork and Ross Catholic Diocese and is home to Our Lady of Lourdes Church.[19] It is also the location of the Wesley chapel of the Cork Methodist Church - which also operates a sheltered housing complex from the grounds of Ardfallen House.[20] [21]

Education

There are three primary schools in Ballinlough: St. Anthony's Boys National School, Eglantine Girls National School, and Our Lady of Lourdes Girls National School.[22] [23] [11] Rockboro School, a private primary school off the Boreenmana Road on the boundary with South Parish, closed in 2023.[24]

Singer Mary Hegarty[25] and a number of Olympic athletes, including Louise Shanahan and Margaret Cremen, are past pupils of Eglantine Girls National School.[26] Past pupils of St. Anthony's Boys National School include actors Cillian Murphy and Cillian O'Sullivan,[27] [28] rugby players Peter Stringer, Patrick Campbell, Niall Scannell, Rory Scannell, and Billy Scannell,[29] hurlers Shane Kingston, Alan Cadogan, Robbie Cotter, Brian Hayes and Cathal Cormack,[29] [30] Gaelic footballers Michéal Aodh Martin, Mark Cronin and Kevin O'Donovan,[29] [30] and Olympic rower Ronan Byrne.[29]

Notable residents

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Baile an Locha/Ballinlough . Irish Placenames Database . logainm.ie . 14 January 2016 .
  2. William Petty . . Cork Liberties. 1655 . 29 May 2016.
  3. Map of Ballinlough (23" scale, 1897-1913) . Ordnance Survey of Ireland . 29 May 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120829114800/http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V2,570166,570587,11,9 . 29 August 2012 . dead .
  4. Web site: South East Ward History . Kieran McCarthy . 29 May 2016.
  5. Book: East to Mahon : the story of Blackrock, Ballintemple, Ballinlough, Ballinure and Mahon . Richard Henchion. 2005 . 9780954129323 . Dahadore . 1–25.
  6. Cremen, C . Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society . CHAS . 2 . XXXI . 104–105 . 1926 . The Ballinlough Stone . https://web.archive.org/web/20161212222123/http://www.corkhist.ie/wp-content/uploads/jfiles/1926/b1926-029.pdf . 12 December 2016 .
  7. Web site: A Glimpse of Ballinlough . C Ó Foghlú . 1989 . Ballinlough Community Association . https://web.archive.org/web/20160326032647/http://ballinloughcommunityassociation.ie/history/ . 26 March 2016.
  8. Web site: Historical walking tour of Ballinlough . Cork Independent . https://web.archive.org/web/20140701075700/http://www.corkindependent.com/20140515/news/historical-walking-tour-of-ballinlough-S84073.html . 1 July 2014 .
  9. Web site: Our Lady of Lourdes Church Ballinlough - 75th Anniversary . https://web.archive.org/web/20140723003825/http://ballinloughparish.ie/talks_on_our_faith_12.html . 23 July 2014 . Ballinlough Parish . ballinloughparish.ie .
  10. Web site: History of Our Lady of Lourdes N.S. . 29 May 2016 . Our Lady of Lourdes School .
  11. Web site: School History . 29 May 2016 . St Anthonys BNS . stanthonys.ie . https://web.archive.org/web/20160401204337/http://stanthonys.ie/history.php . 1 April 2016 . dead .
  12. Web site: Cork City Development Plan 2004 - Chapter 10 - Suburban Areas (Land Use Zonings) . Cork City Council . 2004 . 165 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160809190452/http://www.corkcity.ie/newdevelopmentplan/previousdevelopmentplans/corkcitydevelopmentplan2004/downloadcorkcitydevelopmentplan2004/Chapter10_SuburbanAreas.pdf . 9 August 2016.
  13. Web site: Association Activities . Ballinlough Community Association . https://web.archive.org/web/20160326031750/http://ballinloughcommunityassociation.ie/activities/ . 26 March 2016 .
  14. Web site: 38th/40th Cork – Ballinlough Scouts . BallinloughScouts.com . 14 January 2016.
  15. Web site: Ógra Chorcaí Ltd. - The Cork Youth Association . Homepage.eircom.net . 29 October 1998 . 14 January 2016.
  16. Web site: Tennis Club Facilities . Ballinlough Tennis Club . 14 January 2016.
  17. Web site: Gold Standard at Ballinlough . Ballinlough Tennis Club . 25 July 2017 . 30 October 2017 .
  18. Web site: Upgrade of Cork's Gus Healy swimming pool 'long overdue' . Echo Live . 21 January 2024 . 2 February 2024 .
  19. Web site: Parishes > Ballinlough . Diocese of Cork and Ross . Ruth Egan (Fireball Media) . 14 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160126120848/http://www.corkandross.org/parishes.jsp?parishID=7#church1 . 26 January 2016 . dead .
  20. Web site: Cork Methodist Church - Homepage . Cork Methodist Church . 29 September 2018 .
  21. Web site: Ardfallen Grove Sheltered Housing . Irishmethodist.org . https://web.archive.org/web/20150913150651/https://irishmethodist.org/ardfallen-grove-sheltered-housing . 13 September 2015 .
  22. Web site: Eglantine Primary School - School History / About . Eglantine.ie . 14 January 2016.
  23. Web site: Our Lady of Lourdes School - About . OurLadyOfLourdesNS.com . 14 January 2016.
  24. Web site: Rockboro school in Cork will 'not open this September' after drop in pupil numbers . Irish Examiner . 28 June 2024 . 23 June 2023 .
  25. Web site: Hitting the high notes for 75th anniversary . Echo Live . 30 November 2017 . 2 February 2024 .
  26. Web site: One of Cork's best-known schools celebrates their four Olympians . 21 July 2021 . 2 February 2024 .
  27. Web site: Tánaiste Micheál Martin cheering Murphy for Oscar glory . rte.ie . 9 March 2024 . 10 March 2024 .
  28. Web site: In From the Cold: Cork actor Cillian O’Sullivan on his new Netflix spy thriller . Irish Examiner . irishexaminer.com . 4 February 2022 . 5 February 2022.
  29. Web site: Christmas Newsletter 2021 . stanthonys.ie . 2 February 2024 .
  30. Web site: Ballinlough school students take action on climate crisis. Echo Live . 13 April 2023 . 2 February 2024 .
  31. News: Cork Nostalgia: Kevin, did you walk the dogs? . Evening Echo . Kevin . Cummins . 4 October 2017 . 12 May 2018.
  32. Web site: Micheal Martin Profile from Elections 2002 . Seán Donnelly . ElectionsIreland.org . 6 June 2002 . 14 January 2016.
  33. Web site: Tributes paid to veteran RTÉ broadcaster and producer Alf McCarthy . Irish Times . Barry . Roche . 18 April 2024 . 19 April 2024 .
  34. Web site: After the ball: Donncha O’Callaghan on rugby, retirement and adapting to a new way of life . Business Post . Ronan . Early . 1 January 2021 . 2 February 2024 .
  35. Web site: 30 June 2021 . I am currently working on a book about growing up as a girl within the GAA . 2022-10-20 . echolive.ie . The Echo . en.
  36. Web site: Wyse, (Jeremiah) Pearse . Royal Irish Academy . Dictionary of Irish Biography . June 2015 . Patrick . Maume . 2 February 2024 . 10.3318/dib.009714.v1 .

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