Gurranabraher
Garrán na mBráthar | |
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Suburb | |
Coordinates: 51°54′13″N 8°29′44″W / 51.9036°N 8.4955°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Munster |
Administrative area | Cork (city) |
Time zone | UTC+0 ( WET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-1 ( IST ( WEST)) |
Gurranabraher ( Irish: Garrán na mBráthar, meaning "grove of the brothers") [1] [2] is a residential suburb on the north western side of Cork City. Its bounds range from the North Cathedral to Bakers Road to Blarney Street. Gurranabraher is located in Cork North-Central Dáil Éireann constituency. [3]
The local Roman Catholic church, the Church of the Ascension, was opened in 1955 and acts as the parish for both Gurranbraher and Churchfield. [2] The area is also serviced by a Garda station, [4] a primary health care centre and a credit union. [5] There are also a number of community initiatives based in the parochial hall. [6]
LeisureWorld pool and fitness centre (including the Sam Allen astroturf pitches) is close-by on Knockfree Avenue. There is also a recreational area in Jerry O'Sullivan Park on St. Colmcille's Road. [7] A community gardening project adjoins this park. [8]
Scoil Padre Pio and Blarney Street C.B.S are two local primary schools.[ citation needed] There are no secondary schools within Gurranabraher, with the North Monastery, St. Vincent's and the North Pres being the closest.[ citation needed]
St. Mary's Health Campus, run by the Mercy University Hospital, is the location of an urgent care centre in Gurranabraher. [9] [10]
Bus services which serve the area include Bus Éireann route 201 (orbital to CIT and CUH) and route 202 (Apple campus to Mahon Point). [11] [12]
The local Gaelic Athletic Association team is St. Vincent's Hurling and Football club. Previously in the area there were Gurranabraher (football) and Shandon Rovers (hurling) clubs ( Seandún GAA). St. Mary's A.F.C was founded by the North Cathedral, but now play their games in Kilcully. [13] Blue Demons basketball team was founded in the area and played in the local parochial hall. [14] Sunnyside Boxing Club (club of three former Olympians) [15] also trains in the parochial hall. Siam Warriors Thai Boxing Club trains next to the Crucible Snooker club off the Glen Ryan Road. [16]
Sinn Féin's Thomas Gould: Logistics manager lives in Gurranabraher
Gurranabraher
Garrán na mBráthar | |
---|---|
Suburb | |
Coordinates: 51°54′13″N 8°29′44″W / 51.9036°N 8.4955°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Munster |
Administrative area | Cork (city) |
Time zone | UTC+0 ( WET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-1 ( IST ( WEST)) |
Gurranabraher ( Irish: Garrán na mBráthar, meaning "grove of the brothers") [1] [2] is a residential suburb on the north western side of Cork City. Its bounds range from the North Cathedral to Bakers Road to Blarney Street. Gurranabraher is located in Cork North-Central Dáil Éireann constituency. [3]
The local Roman Catholic church, the Church of the Ascension, was opened in 1955 and acts as the parish for both Gurranbraher and Churchfield. [2] The area is also serviced by a Garda station, [4] a primary health care centre and a credit union. [5] There are also a number of community initiatives based in the parochial hall. [6]
LeisureWorld pool and fitness centre (including the Sam Allen astroturf pitches) is close-by on Knockfree Avenue. There is also a recreational area in Jerry O'Sullivan Park on St. Colmcille's Road. [7] A community gardening project adjoins this park. [8]
Scoil Padre Pio and Blarney Street C.B.S are two local primary schools.[ citation needed] There are no secondary schools within Gurranabraher, with the North Monastery, St. Vincent's and the North Pres being the closest.[ citation needed]
St. Mary's Health Campus, run by the Mercy University Hospital, is the location of an urgent care centre in Gurranabraher. [9] [10]
Bus services which serve the area include Bus Éireann route 201 (orbital to CIT and CUH) and route 202 (Apple campus to Mahon Point). [11] [12]
The local Gaelic Athletic Association team is St. Vincent's Hurling and Football club. Previously in the area there were Gurranabraher (football) and Shandon Rovers (hurling) clubs ( Seandún GAA). St. Mary's A.F.C was founded by the North Cathedral, but now play their games in Kilcully. [13] Blue Demons basketball team was founded in the area and played in the local parochial hall. [14] Sunnyside Boxing Club (club of three former Olympians) [15] also trains in the parochial hall. Siam Warriors Thai Boxing Club trains next to the Crucible Snooker club off the Glen Ryan Road. [16]
Sinn Féin's Thomas Gould: Logistics manager lives in Gurranabraher