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.
Other RTÉ employees with connections to Glasheen include sports presenter Tony O'Donoghue and Kevin Linehan (commissioning editor). Dave Hannigan, the sports journalist and author, is also a past pupil of Glasheen National School, as is Pakie O'Callaghan (aka Charlie McCreevy of Bull Island fame). Former Lord Mayor and High Court Judge Sean O'Leary also attended Glasheen BNS. Other Glasheen BNS past pupils include sportsmen Jimmy Barry-Murphy (dual Cork hurling and football star), Con Roche (hurling) and Michael Slocum (football). Michael Bradley (coach to the Connacht Rugby Team) was among several capped for the Irish Rugby Team. Neal Horgan formerly played with Cork City Football Club. John Herrick, a past pupil of Glasheen BNS, got three 'full' caps for the Republic of Ireland having played for Cork Hibernians and Galway - a club he also managed.[2]
References
- RTÉ News - http://www.rte.ie/news/1999/1023/lynch.html
- Glasheen School Web Site - http://www.glasheenboys.com
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