Glasheen Explained

Glasheen
Native Name:Irish: An Glaisín
Native Name Lang:ga
Settlement Type:Suburb
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:top
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:Imperial
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Coordinates:51.8864°N -8.5144°W

Glasheen 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Funeral of Jack Lynch takes place in Cork . RTÉ News . 23 October 1999 .
  2. Web site: BBC The Irish Film & Television Network. 2020-12-08. www.iftn.ie.
  3. Web site: The Leeside Legends series: Michael Bradley was a cracking Cork scrum half. 2020-12-08. Echo Live.
  4. Web site: Glasheen School Web Site . glasheenboys.com . History . 7 December 2020 .