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Glanmire www.glanmireonline.ie Glanmire is a town located just outside Cork city in County Cork, Ireland. It has a population of almost 10,000 people, and is rapidly expanding as new housing estates are being built. The region called Glanmire is actually made up of several small towns and villages, including Glanmire Village, Riverstown, Brooklodge, Glyntown, Copper Valley and Sallybrook. There also is an area outside Glanmire called Upper Glanmire it spreads to Whites Cross,Ballyphilip,Timpalmichael and Bucklarys cross Glanmire has a long history that dates back to early Christian Ireland. The stone bridge located in Riverstown is one of the oldest constructions in Cork. Oliver Cromwell is reputed[to have ridden over it, when he inspected Glanmire during the Cromwellian conquest of Irelands. Brian Boru nephew, Brian of Glanmire, lived here. 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. In the 1800s Glanmire was much smaller, and mainly just consisted of the village area. It was a highly industralised area with woolen factories and mills scattered around the nearby river Glashaboy. A smallpox fever once killed many people in the village. Riverstown House, actually located nearer Brooklodge, was resided in at this time. It was in the 20th century that Glanmire started to expand. In the later half of the century, more houses and facilities were built. A new primary school was built in Riverstown in 1979, while a new, modern secondary school was built in Brooklodge in 1996. In 2006, a new primary school was set-up for the Glanmire Area. Galescoil Ui Drisceoil is operating from Old Christians RFC clubhouse in Rathcooney is free. Distance from Fitzgearlds Vienna Woods Hotel : 5.8 miles Time 0 hr 13 min |
Fitzgerald's Vienna Woods Hotel, Glanmire, Co Cork, Ireland. Email: info@viennawoodshotel.com Tel :+353 (0) 21 4556800 Fax:+353 (0) 21 4821120