Glanmire Explained

Glanmire
Native Name:Irish: Gleann Maghair
Native Name Lang:ga
Settlement Type:Suburban town
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 Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:County Cork
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population:9,903
Population Note:(estimated)
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Coordinates:51.9167°N -32°W
Elevation M:44
Blank Name:Irish Grid Reference

Glanmire [2] is a suburban town from Cork city centre, in the civil parish of Rathcooney, County Cork, Ireland.[3] Glanmire is within the administrative area of Cork City Council and the Dáil constituency of Cork North-Central. The greater Glanmire area encompasses the communities of Riverstown (Baile Roisín), Brooklodge (Cill Ruadháin) and Sallybrook (Sruthán na Saileach).

History

Glanmire's history dates to Early Christian Ireland,[4] with the nearby church site at Rathcooney in use since 1291.[5] The stone bridge located in Riverstown dates to c.1760.[6] At the parish church located on a hill above the village, Sarah Curran, lover of the hanged Robert Emmet, married Captain Henry Sturgeon in 1805.[7]

In the 1800s Glanmire was a small yet industrialised village with woolen factories and mills lining the banks of the river Glashaboy.[8]

The town expanded substantially in the late 20th century. Originally administered by Cork County Council, in 2019 Glanmire, as part of the boundary expansion of the city, was brought within the administrative area of Cork City Council.[9]

Education

There are six primary schools serving the Glanmire area. These include Scoil na nÓg (An Irish Language, boarding and day boarding Primary School, founded in 1958),[10] Scoil Naomh Micheál (Saint Michael's - Upper Glanmire), Scoil Naomh Iosaf (Saint Joseph's - Riverstown), Scoil Chill Ruadháin (Brooklodge Primary School), New Inn and Gaelscoil Uí Drisceoil which opened in 2006.[11]

Glanmire has two secondary schools. Glanmire Community College (GCC), established in 1997,[12] is located on a twelve-acre site. Coláiste an Phiarsaigh, opened in 1973, is located in Glanmire Village.[13] It has around 550 students - both day students and weekly boarders. Coláiste an Phiarsaigh is part of the Gaelachas Teoranta Organisation.[13]

Irish language

There are several Irish language schools in the Glanmire area, with approximately 300 pupils attending the Gaelscoil (primary) and 550 in the Gaelcholáiste (secondary).[14] [15] Gaelachas Teoranta also hosts residential summer courses in Irish,[16] and there is a "mini-Gaeltacht" in Ard Bharra whose founders include musician Tomás Ó Canainn. "The Miller of Glanmire" is a jig named for the town.[17]

Churches

Glanmire Parish extends from midway on Tivoli dual carriageway to within three miles of Watergrasshill, thence to White's Cross via Templemichael.

There are two Catholic churches in the Glanmire: Saint Michael's church in Upper Glanmire and St Joseph's in Riverstown. St. Michael's was dedicated and reopened for worship in 1808 following restructuring.[18] The bi-centenary of this church was celebrated in 2008, and a special Mass of Thanksgiving was celebrated with Bishop John Buckley as principal celebrant.[18] St. Joseph's is the Glanmire Parish Church and was dedicated in 1837.[19] Both St. Joseph's and St. Michael's are built on or near the sites of pre-penal times churches.[20]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028 . Cork City Council . 9. City Centre, Suburbs, Towns and City Hinterlands . 2020 . There are four urban towns in Cork City, each with a population of 2,000+ persons: Ballincollig, Glanmire, Tower and Blarney [..] Glanmire has a population of 9,903 persons .
  2. Web site: Gleann Maghair/Glanmire . Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie) . 27 November 2021.
  3. The 2006 Cork County Development Plan estimated Glanmire's population as 8,385. A post 2011 Electoral Area Boundary Committee submission gave an estimated population as c.10,000. A 2004 Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment release gave the population of unqualified "surrounding areas" as 15,498.
  4. Web site: Glanmire a Haven of History . Cork Independent . 18 July 2013 . 19 February 2017 . 20 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170220172010/http://www.corkindependent.com/20130718/features/glanmire-a-haven-of-history-S69128.html . live .
  5. Web site: Rathcooney Walk - Rathcooney Parish Church & Graveyard . Glanmire Area Community Association . 19 February 2017 . 20 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170220174824/http://www.glanmireareacork.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Rathcooney-walk.pdf . live .
  6. Web site: Riverstown Bridge, Riverstown, County Cork . . Buildings of Ireland . 19 February 2017 . 20 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170220100204/http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=CO&regno=20906415 . live .
  7. Web site: Sarah Curran and the Robert Emmet Link . United Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross . "Sarah Curran [...] fell in love with the United Irishman Robert Emmet [..and..] moved to Cork where in 1805 she married Captain Henry Sturgeon in the Church of St. Mary and All Saints, Glanmire" . 19 February 2017 . 20 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170220095324/http://cork.anglican.org/tourists/historical-interest/sarah-curran-and-the-robert-emmet-link/ . live .
  8. Web site: Glanmire . Samuel Lewis . 1837 . Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) . Irish Ancestors (www.johngrenham.com) . 25 September 2021 . 20 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170220092538/https://www.johngrenham.com/records/lewis.php?civilparishid=111&civilparish=Rathcooney&county=Cork&search_type=full . live .
  9. Web site: Cork City's footprint set to quadruple with boundary change . RTÉ . rte.ie . 24 January 2019 . 9 July 2020 . 22 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200922215304/https://www.rte.ie/news/2019/0124/1025239-cork-boundaries/ . live .
  10. Web site: Scoil na nÓg, Glanmire, Co. Cork . Gaelscoileanna.ie . 19 February 2017 . 20 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170220095118/http://www.gaelscoileanna.ie/en/schools/primary/cork/scoil-na-nog/ . live .
  11. Whole School Evaluation Report - Gaelscoil Uí Drisceoil, Glanmire, Co Cork . Department of Education and Skills . 13 May 2011 . "Gaelscoil Uí Drisceoil is an all-Irish, multi-denominational primary school [..] established in 2006" . 25 September 2021 . 14 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201014124939/https://www.education.ie/en/Publications/Inspection-Reports-Publications/Whole-School-Evaluation-Reports-List/report1_t__20239A.pdf . live .
  12. Web site: Information > About Us . Glanmire Community College . 19 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170220095738/http://www.glanmirecc.ie/information/about-us . 20 February 2017 . dead . dmy-all .
  13. Web site: Coláiste an Phiarsaigh, Glanmire, Co. Cork . Gaelscoileanna.ie . 19 February 2017 . 20 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170220095110/http://www.gaelscoileanna.ie/en/schools/secondary/cork2/colaiste-an-phiarsaigh/ . live .
  14. Web site: School board sacked for enrolling extra class without approval . Irish Examiner . 13 February 2013 . Gaelscoil Uí Drisceoil in Glanmire, Co Cork [..] now has around 300 pupils up to fifth class . 25 September 2021 . 8 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180908202517/https://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/school-board-sacked-for-enrolling-extra-class-without-approval-222490.html . live .
  15. Web site: Colaiste An Phiarsaigh, Glanmire, Co Cork . Schooldays.ie . Enrolment: Boys: 257 Girls: 283 (2017/18) . 8 September 2018 . 10 November 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131110185715/http://www.schooldays.ie/school/colaiste-an-phiarsaigh-rollnumber-62301N . live .
  16. Web site: Coláiste Samhraidh Glanmire . https://web.archive.org/web/20160311174116/http://gaelachas.com/colaiste-samhraidh/colaiste-samhraidh-glanmire/ . 11 March 2016 . Gaelachas Teoranta .
  17. Book: Matt Cranitch . Irish Fiddle Tunes . Schott . 2013 . 9781847612410 .
  18. Web site: St Michael's Church . Glanmireparish.ie . 19 February 2017 . 20 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170220092603/http://www.glanmireparish.ie/temp/about-us/st-michaels-church/ . live .
  19. Web site: Glanmire - St. Joseph's Church . Diocese of Cork and Ross . 19 February 2017 . 20 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170220092959/http://corkandross.org/cork/parishes/glanmire/ . live .
  20. Web site: St Joseph's Church . Glanmireparish.ie . 19 February 2017 . 20 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170220093423/http://www.glanmireparish.ie/temp/about-us/saint-josephs-church/ . live .
  21. Web site: Profile: Billy Kelleher (FF) . Irish Times . irishtimes.com . 27 February 2016 . 25 September 2022 .
  22. Web site: Court drops case against footballer . Irish Times . irishtimes.com . 23 October 2003 . 25 September 2022 .
  23. Web site: Shooting of Glanmire-born bishop David O'Connell in LA being treated as murder . irishexaminer.com . Irish Examiner . 19 February 2023 . 19 February 2023 .

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