Glanmire (Irish: Gleann Maighir) is a suburb in Metropolitan Cork, Ireland with a population of 15,498. It 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, which includes Whites Cross, Ballyphilip, Templemichael and Buck Leary's Cross.
Glanmire has a long history that dates back to early...
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Glanmire (Irish: Gleann Maighir) is a suburb in Metropolitan Cork, Ireland with a population of 15,498. It 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, which includes Whites Cross, Ballyphilip, Templemichael and Buck Leary's 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 Ireland. Brian of Glanmire, nephew of the Gaelic king Brian Boru, 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...
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