Glasheen
Glasheen (Irish: An Glaisín) 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.
Glasheen
An Glaisín | |
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Suburb | |
  Glasheen Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 51°53′11″N 08°30′52″W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Cork |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
People
The former Taoiseach Jack Lynch is buried in St. Finbarrs 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]
References
- "State Funeral of Jack Lynch takes place in Cork". RTÉ News. 23 October 1999.
- "BBC | The Irish Film & Television Network". www.iftn.ie. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- "The Leeside Legends series: Michael Bradley was a cracking Cork scrum half". Echo Live. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- "History". glasheenboys.com. Glasheen School Web Site. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
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