Glasheen

Glasheen

Glasheen is a south central suburb of the city of Cork in Ireland. Glasheen has earned its name from the stream that flows through it, under the Glasheen Road. Glasheen means small stream in Irish.

Its schools are Glasheen B.N.S and Glasheen G.N.S. Glasheen has a cemetery on the Glasheen Road called St. Finbarrs cemetery in which the former Taoiseach Jack Lynch is buried [RTE News - http://www.rte.ie/news/1999/1023/lynch.html] . Eddie Hobbs, the TV presenter on "Show me the Money" was born and reared in Glasheen. Other Cork legends were born and raised here such as RTÉ presenter Bill O'Herlihy.Glasheen B.N.S. has produced many high achievers prominent in many walks of life.

Amongst those in RTÉ are Sports Presenter Tony O'Donoghue and Kevin Linehan (Commissioning Editor). Dave Hannigan, the award winning sports journalist and author, is also a past pupil as is Pakie O' Callaghan (aka Charlie McCreevy of Bull Island fame). In the realm of politics and public service, former Lord Mayor and deceased High Court Judge Sean O'Leary also attended Glasheen BNS.

Other famous Glasheen BNS past pupils include sportsmen Jimmy Barry-Murphy (dual Cork star), Con Roche (hurling) and Michael Slocum of football fame. Michael Bradley (now coach to the Connacht Rugby Team) was among several capped for the Irish Rugby Team. Neal Horgan (a law student ) now plays with Cork City Soccer club. John Herrick, a past pupil of Glasheen BNS, got three 'full' caps for the Rep. of Ireland having played for Cork Hibernians and Galway - a club he also managed.School [Glasheen School Web Site - http://www.glasheenboys.com]

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