Glounthaune

Glounthaune Gleanntán
Town
Glounthaune Location in Ireland
Coordinates:
Country	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	County Cork
Time zone	WET (UTC+0)
• Summer (DST)	IST (WEST) (UTC-1)
Irish Grid Reference	W769734

Glounthaune (Irish: An Gleanntán, meaning "the small glen") is a village situated in County Cork, Ireland, some 7 km east of Cork city, on the north shore of Cork Harbour, the estuary of the River Lee.

Transport

The village was originally a planned town built in 1810 on a tidal quay wall and named at that time "New Glanmire". It is served by the commuter railway line between Cork and Cóbh. The next station in the Cork direction is Little Island, while towards Cóbh the next stop is at Fota Island. With the reopening, in 2009, of the railway line to Midleton, Glounthaune railway station became the junction between the Cóbh and Midleton lines.

Sport

The parish of Glounthaune is the main base for Gaelic Athletic Association club, Erin's Own GAA and soccer club Glounthaune United, which as well as Glounthaune itself covers the neighbouring areas of Knockraha, Little Island, and Brooklodge. Erin's Own won the Cork County final in 2006 (defeating Cloyne) and 2007 (defeating Newtownshandrum). Football is a popular sport in Glounthaune, and the village is home to Glounthaune United A.F.C, which was formed in 2003.

Knockraha Badminton Club train in Glouthaune in Erin's Own GAA hall.

People

• Cathal Coughlan, singer-songwriter (Microdisney, The Fatima Mansions)
• Brian Corcoran, inter-county hurler / footballer
• Tomás O'Leary, Munster and Ireland rugby player

• Denzil Lacey, Spin South West and Classic Hits 4FM lived here

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland
• Metropolitan Cork
• Glounthaune National School

External links

• Glounthaune Utd