Glanmire
| Glanmire Irish: Gleann Maghair | |
| County Cork | |
|---|---|
 The road through Glanmire | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | W726740 |
| Location: | 51°55’6"N, 8°23’58"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 8,924 (2011) |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cork City |
| Dáil constituency: |
Cork North-Central |
Glanmire is a town five and a half miles outside Cork city centre, in County Cork. The population in the town and its surrounding area is about 15,000.
The greater Glanmire area encompasses the communities of Riverstown, Brooklodge and Sallybrook.
History
Glanmire's history dates to early Christian Ireland, with the nearby church site at Rathcooney in use since 1291.
The stone bridge located in Riverstown dates to c.1760.
At the parish church located on a hill above the village, Sarah Curran, lover of Robert Emmet who had been hanged for his part in the United Irishmen rebellion, married Captain Henry Sturgeon in 1805.[1]
In the 1800s Glanmire was a small yet industrialised village with woollen factories and mills lining the banks of the river Glashaboy.
The town expanded substantially in the late 20th century.
Churches
- Roman Catholic:
- St Michael's in Upper Glanmire
- St Joseph's in Riverstown
References
- ↑ "Sarah Curran and the Robert Emmet Link". United Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross. http://cork.anglican.org/tourists/historical-interest/sarah-curran-and-the-robert-emmet-link/. ""Sarah Curran [...] fell in love with the United Irishman Robert Emmet [..and..] moved to Cork where in 1805 she married Captain Henry Sturgeon in the Church of St. Mary and All Saints, Glanmire""
