Ballyphehane (Population: 1,900) is a suburb in the south of Cork

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

Republic of Ireland

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. It is one of the oldest suburbs in Cork and was created as part of a post-World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

 initiative to create a model community in Cork. Between 1948 and 1993, a total of 11 housing schemes totaling 1,316 dwellings were built by Cork Corporation, now known as Cork City Council

Cork City Council

Cork City Council is the local authority which is responsible for the city of Cork and its immediate hinterland in Ireland. The Council is responsible for Housing and Community, Roads and Transportation, Urban planning and Development, Amenity and Culture, and Environment...

. Many of the main roads in Ballyphehane are named after the executed leaders of the 1916 Rising including Patrick Pearse, James Connolly, Thomas McDonagh and Thomas Kent.

Notable buildings and geography

Ballyphehane Community Association Ltd operate Ballyphehane Community Centre for people of Ballphehane to provide services and facilities including meeting rooms, a sports hall and a number of playing fields which.

Adjacent to the Community Centre is the Tory Top Road public library, which was opened in 2005 replacing the previous library which had served the local community since 1974. The library is owned and operated by Cork City Council.

Musgrave Park

Musgrave Park, Cork

Musgrave Park is a rugby football stadium in the city of Cork, Ireland. The ground consists of four terraces, one stand, three tribunes, one jogging track, and two VIP stands on the west side. Musgrave has a capacity of about 9,251 and is situated on Pearse Road in Ballyphehane...

 is located in Ballyphehane and is home to Dolphin and Sunday's Well Rugby teams, and it is also one of the two homes of Munster Rugby

Munster Rugby

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 the other being Thomond Park

Thomond Park

Thomond Park is a stadium located in Limerick in the Irish province of Munster. The stadium is owned by the Irish Rugby Football Union and count Munster Rugby, Shannon RFC and UL Bohemian RFC as tenants. The capacity of the stadium is 26,500 following its large scale redevelopment in...

 in Limerick

Limerick

Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city of County Limerick and Ireland's Mid-West Region. It is the fifth most populous city in all of Ireland. When taking the extra-municipal suburbs into account, Limerick is the third largest conurbation in the...

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Ballyphehane is geographically bordered by the Lough Parish, South Parish, Douglas/Frankfield, and Turners Cross

Turners Cross, Cork

Turner's Cross is a ward on the south side of Cork City, and home to the Roman Catholic parish of the same name.Largely residential, one of the key features of the area is the iconic church created by architect Barry Byrne and sculptor John Storrs, the Church of Christ The King. It was...

. The Tramore river flows through the parish. The Church of the Assumption

Assumption of Mary

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 is the Catholic

Catholic

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 church in the parish. The parish also includes Cork Airport.

The local Scout troop, at the heart of the community is the 2nd Cork St. Finbarr's Scouting Ireland

Scouting Ireland

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, which meets on Doyle Road, not to be confused with the 2nd Cork St. Fin Barre's Cathedral.

Schools

There are several schools in the area, Maria Assumpta Girls National School, Presentation Secondary School, run under the Presentation Sisters caters for the girls of the area. While Réalt na Maidine (Morning Star) National School Morning Star School is the primary school for boys. A co-educational Gaelscoil, Gaelscoil

Gaelscoil

A gaelscoil is an Irish-medium primary school in Ireland, of a sort found outside the traditionally Irish-speaking regions, especially in urban areas....

 an Teaghlaigh Naofa

Holy Family

The Holy Family consists of the Child Jesus, the Virgin Mary, and Saint Joseph.The Feast of the Holy Family is a liturgical celebration in the Roman Catholic Church in honor of Jesus of Nazareth, his mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and his foster father, Saint Joseph, as a family...

 is also located near Ballyphehane Community Centre there is also an all boys secondary school, Deerpark Christian Crothers

Congregation of Christian Brothers

The Congregation of Christian Brothers is a worldwide religious community within the Catholic Church, founded by Blessed Edmund Rice. The Christian Brothers, as they are commonly known, chiefly work for the evangelisation and education of youth, but are involved in many ministries, especially with...

 school run by the dmund Ignatius Rice|Edmund Rice} School Trust(E.R.S.T)