Glanmire
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Glanmire (Gleann Maghair in Irish) is a town located just outside Cork city in County Cork, Ireland. It has a population of almost 40,000 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 a 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. It was rode over by Oliver Cromwell when he inspected Glanmire during the Plantations. Brian Boru's 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.
- See also: List of towns in the Republic of Ireland