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Glounthaune

Village by Cork Harbour, Ireland

Summary

Village by Cork Harbour, Ireland

Field	Value
name	Glounthaune
native_name	Gleanntán
native_name_lang	ga
settlement_type	Village
image_skyline	Glounthaune village (geograph 4170808).jpg
image_caption	Glounthaune village
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_density_km2	auto
timezone1	WET
utc_offset1	+0
timezone1_DST	IST (WEST)
utc_offset1_DST	-1
coordinates
blank_name	Irish Grid Reference
blank_info

Glounthaune () is a village in County Cork, Ireland, some 7 km east of Cork city, on the north shore of Cork Harbour, the estuary of the River Lee.

History

The village, originally named "New Glanmire", was built as a planned town on a tidal quay wall between 1810 and 1819. A new school was built in the 1820s. The current Catholic church, built , replaced an earlier chapel which had been built in 1803.

In 1842, Glounthaune landowner William O'Connor built a castellated neo-Gothic stone tower to commemorate the teetotalist and abolitionist Father Theobald Mathew on what was then called Mount Patrick and is now known as Tower Hill in Glounthaune. The tower is still standing and has since been converted into a private residence while retaining many of its original features including a life-sized statue of Father Mathew. The refurbished and modernised tower was sold in 2014.

Transport

Glounthaune railway station opened in 1859. It is served by the commuter railway line between Cork and Cobh. The next station in the Cork direction is Little Island, while towards Cobh the next stop is at Fota Island. With the reopening, in 2009, of the railway line to Midleton, Glounthaune railway station became the junction between the Cobh and Midleton lines.

Sport

The parish of Glounthaune is the main base for Gaelic Athletic Association club Erin's Own GAA. Erin's Own won the Cork Senior Hurling Championship on three occasions: in 1992, 2006 (defeating Cloyne) and 2007 (defeating Newtownshandrum). Association football (soccer) is also played in Glounthaune, with Glounthaune United A.F.C. fielding teams in the Cork Schoolboys League.

Knockraha Badminton Club train in Glouthaune in Erin's Own GAA hall.

People

Cathal Coughlan (d. 2022), singer-songwriter
Brian Corcoran, inter-county hurler and footballer
Tomás O'Leary, Munster and Ireland rugby player
Denzil Lacey, broadcaster

References

"An Gleanntán". Placenames Database of Ireland.
"The Community of Glounthaune - 1979". RTÉ Archives.
"The History of Glounthaune-New Glanmire".
"Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Johnstown, Glounthaune, Cork". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Asenath Nicholson. (2017). "Annals of the Famine in Ireland in 1847, 1848 and 1849". Ulsterbooks.
(17 January 2014). "The Irish Rapunzel-style castle selling for less than a million". Independent News & Media.
"Club Contacts". Cork Schoolboys League.
"Knockraha Area Community Association".
(23 January 2018). "Microdisney and the village of Cork". RTÉ.
"Club History - Brian Corcoran". Erins Own GAA.

Wikipedia Source

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