Togher, Cork Explained

Togher
Native Name:Irish: An Tochar
Native Name Lang:ga
Settlement Type:Suburb
Pushpin Map:Ireland County Cork
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Cork
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Munster
Subdivision Type2:Local government area
Subdivision Name2:Cork (city)
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2016
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Note:(combined Togher A and
Togher B electoral divisions)
Population:2,765
Timezone1:WET
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Coordinates:51.8792°N -8.4919°W

Togher [2] is a suburb on the southside of Cork city, Ireland. Togher is within the Dáil constituency of Cork South-Central.

Geography

Togher is bounded to the north by The Lough, to the south by Ballincrannig and Farmers Cross, to the east by Ballyphehane and to the west by Waterfall and Wilton.[3] Flowing through the parish is the Liberty Stream, from Corcoran's Bridge to Togher Cross where it disappears underground for a short while before re-emerging at Greenwood and joining the larger Tramore River on its way to Douglas.[3]

Togher is divided into the electoral divisions of Togher A and Togher B, which (as of 2016) had a combined population of 2,765.[1] These divisions are bounded by Glasheen River on the western side, with the Glenmore River acting partially as its eastern flank with the Pouladuff road forming part of the boundary as far as the junction of Pearse Road.[4]

History

Historically Togher was an agricultural area with large estates owned by ascendancy families such as the Sarsfields.[3] Togher originally lay in the parish of St Finbarr's South until 1890, when it formed part of the newly created parish of St Finbarr's West, better known as the Lough Parish. Togher's Roman Catholic church, the 'Church of the Way of the Cross', was built in 1972 to "meet the needs of the growing suburban population".[5] The Togher Historical Association has been active since 2009.

Sport

Local clubs include St Finbarr's GAA club,[6] Everton FC,[7] Pearse Celtic, and Greenwood FC. Togher Athletic Club is home of Irish racewalking Olympian Robert Heffernan.[8]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Census 2016 recorded 2,064 people in Electoral Division Togher A and 701 in Electoral Division Togher B
  2. Web site: An Tóchar / Togher . Irish Placenames Commission . logainm.ie . 16 November 2018.
  3. Web site: Take a stroll and discover Togher . Cork Independent . corkindependent.com . 1 September 2016 . 16 November 2018.
  4. 1970. si. 246 . County Borough of Cork (Wards) Regulations 1970 . 22 October 1970 . 16 November 2018 .
  5. Web site: Church of the Way of the Cross, Togher Road, Togher, Cork . National Inventory or Architectural Heritage . buildingsofireland.ie . 16 November 2018 .
  6. Web site: About Us . St. Finbarrs National Hurling and Football Club . Stfinbarrsnhf.ie . 5 November 2017 . "In 1956 the [St. Finbarrs] Club decided to purchase ground in Togher, and so began our association with this parish" .
  7. Web site: Club History . Everton AFC Cork . 5 November 2017 . Evertonafc.com . "In 1981 land was purchased [by Everton AFC] in the Togher area of Cork".
  8. Web site: Robert Heffernan qualifies for World Championships and Olympics . Irish Examiner . irishexaminer.com . 23 March 2015 . 16 November 2018.
  9. Web site: 14 September 2013. The Lives of Brian. 5 November 2017. Irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner.
  10. News: Lee. Maeve. 12 July 2021. Togher woman 'making history' named Cork Person of the Month for her inspiring contributions to education. The Echo (EchoLive.ie). 29 January 2022.
  11. Web site: 2 January 2016. An Interview with Joe Gamble. 5 November 2017. Extratime.ie. Extratime.
  12. Web site: Just When We Thought Denis Irwin Couldn't Get Any More Amazing, We Discover A Fact Like This . Balls Media Ltd . Balls.ie . 12 May 2015 . 5 November 2017 .