Ballinlough, Cork
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Ballinlough is a suburb on the southside of Cork city
, in Ireland
. It is located between Ballintemple and the larger suburbs of Douglas
and Blackrock.
There are three primary schools situated in Ballinlough: St. Anthony's Boys National School, Eglantine Girls National School, and Our Lady of Lourdes Girls National School.
The Community Centre in Ballinough includes a public park and a number of buildings which host community activities. The main building hosts indoor bowls, bingo, and a Montessori school. The 38th/40th Cork Scout Group (a member of Scouting Ireland
) is also based in the community centre in Ballinlough, as are the Junior, Intermediate and Senior youth clubs (affiliated with Ógra Chorcaí).
Ballinlough is an independent parish of the Cork and Ross Catholic Diocese
and is home to Our Lady of Lourdes church. The youth club leaders run a youth café every Friday night for young people in secondary school, in the Canon Horgan Hall.
Ballinlough Tennis Club has four outdoor courts in the community centre complex, and the Páirc Uí Rinn
Gaelic Athletic Association
grounds and the Cork Constitution
rugby club lie on the border between Ballinlough and Ballintemple.
Ray Cummins
, a former Cork hurling
and Gaelic football
dual player
, was born in Ballinlough in 1948. The current leader of the Fianna Fáil
political party, Micheál Martin
, resides in Ballinlough.
Cork (city)
Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...
, in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. It is located between Ballintemple and the larger suburbs of Douglas
Douglas, Cork
Douglas or Duglas is an area of Cork city, Ireland. As its borders are ill-defined and it straddles the boundary between Cork City and County Cork, it is difficult to ascertain the exact population. The CSO gives a figure of 18,192 for the parts of Douglas that lie within Cork County...
and Blackrock.
There are three primary schools situated in Ballinlough: St. Anthony's Boys National School, Eglantine Girls National School, and Our Lady of Lourdes Girls National School.
The Community Centre in Ballinough includes a public park and a number of buildings which host community activities. The main building hosts indoor bowls, bingo, and a Montessori school. The 38th/40th Cork Scout Group (a member of Scouting Ireland
Scouting Ireland
Scouting Ireland is the World Organization of the Scout Movement-recognised Scouting association in the Republic of Ireland, although it also has Scout Groups in Northern Ireland. Scouting Ireland is a voluntary, non-formal educational movement for young people...
) is also based in the community centre in Ballinlough, as are the Junior, Intermediate and Senior youth clubs (affiliated with Ógra Chorcaí).
Ballinlough is an independent parish of the Cork and Ross Catholic Diocese
Roman Catholic Diocese of Cork and Ross
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cork and Ross is a Roman Catholic diocese in southern Ireland. It is one of six suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Cashel and is subject to the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly. The diocese is in the secular province of Munster...
and is home to Our Lady of Lourdes church. The youth club leaders run a youth café every Friday night for young people in secondary school, in the Canon Horgan Hall.
Ballinlough Tennis Club has four outdoor courts in the community centre complex, and the Páirc Uí Rinn
Páirc Uí Rinn
Páirc Uí Rinn is a stadium in Cork owned by the Gaelic Athletic Association . It was formerly Flower Lodge, a soccer ground home to several Cork teams in the 20th century, named after a Big House on whose grounds it was built.-Flower Lodge:...
Gaelic Athletic Association
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
grounds and the Cork Constitution
Cork Constitution
Cork Constitution is a club, based in Cork. It was founded by staff of the Cork Constitution. Since the paper did not publish on Sundays, the staff were looking for activities to pursue on Saturday afternoons. In the summer, cricket was played, while in the winter, rugby was the designated...
rugby club lie on the border between Ballinlough and Ballintemple.
Ray Cummins
Ray Cummins
Ray Cummins is a retired Irish sportsperson. A dual player at the highest levels, he played hurling with his local club Blackrock and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1969 until 1982. Cummins also played Gaelic football with his local club St...
, a former Cork hurling
Hurling
Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. Hurling is the national game of Ireland. The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for at least 3,000 years, and...
and Gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
dual player
Dual player
Dual player or dual star is a term used in Gaelic games to describe a player who plays both Men's Gaelic football and Hurling or Ladies' Gaelic football and Camogie. The player doesn't necessarily have to play at the same standard in both sports...
, was born in Ballinlough in 1948. The current leader of the Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party , more commonly known as Fianna Fáil is a centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland, founded on 23 March 1926. Fianna Fáil's name is traditionally translated into English as Soldiers of Destiny, although a more accurate rendition would be Warriors of Fál...
political party, Micheál Martin
Micheál Martin
Micheál Martin is an Irish politician who has been leader of Fianna Fáil since January 2011. He is a Teachta Dála for the Cork South Central constituency...
, resides in Ballinlough.