Ballyvolane, Cork Explained

Ballyvolane
Settlement Type:Suburb
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:Administrative area
Subdivision Name2:Cork (city)
Coordinates:51.917°N -8.447°W
Unit Pref:Metric
Blank Name:Irish Grid Reference

Ballyvolane [1] is a townland and suburb of Cork on the north side of the city. The townland of Ballyvolane is in the civil parish of St. Anne's Shandon.[2] It is within the Cork North-Central Dáil constituency.

The two schools in Ballyvolane are St. Aidan's Community Community College and Scoil Oilibhéir, and the local Roman Catholic Church is Saint Oliver's, built in the 1990s.[3] Nearby archaeological sites, protected under the National Monuments Acts, include a number of burnt mounds and fulacht fiadh.[3] [4] [5]

Ballyvolane Shopping Centre is anchored by Dunnes Stores and first opened in 1980.[6]

In June 2012, several households in the area were damaged by flooding.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Baile Uí Mhaoláin / Ballyvolane . Irish Placenames Commission . logainm.ie . 24 August 2018 .
  2. Web site: Ballyvolane Townland, Co. Cork . Townland Index . townlands.ie . 24 August 2018 .
  3. Web site: Historic Environment Viewer - Reg. No. 20859002 . National Inventory of Architectural Heritage . buildingsofireland.ie . 24 August 2018 .
  4. Report Final March 6th 2017 - County Cork Local Area Plan . Cork County Council . corklocalareaplans.com . 6 March 2017 . 166 .
  5. Book: The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5 . 2009 . National Monuments Service . 9781406424492 . Townland of BALLYVOLANE (Cork By.); No: CO074-131, Class: Burnt mound, No: CO074-132, Class: Burnt mound, No: CO074-172, Class: Fulacht fia.
  6. The Development of Planned Shopping Centres in the Republic of Ireland . Parker . Tony . Retail and Distribution Management . 10 . 2 . March 1982 . 25–29 . 10.1108/eb018135 .
  7. Web site: In Cork city, business owners and residents in both Douglas and Blackpool suffered serious damage [..] while householders in Glanmire and Ballyvolane were also flooded . Flood relief fund extended to Cork . The Irish Times . irishtimes.com . 18 July 2012 . 24 August 2018 .