Ballyphehane
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ballyphehane
Baile Féithéan | |
|---|---|
Suburb | |
  Ballyphehane Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 51°52′57″N 8°28′42″W / 51.882629°N 8.478248°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| Administrative area | Cork (city) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Ballyphehane (Irish: Baile Féitheáin) is a suburb in the south of Cork in Ireland. It is one of the oldest suburbs in Cork and was created as part of a post-World War II initiative to create a model community in Cork. Between 1948 and 1993, a total of 11 housing schemes totalling 1,316 dwellings were built by Cork Corporation, now known as Cork City Council. Many of the main roads in Ballyphehane are named after the executed leaders of the 1916 Rising.[1]
The electoral divisions of Ballyphehane A and Ballyphehane B have a combined population of over 1400 people.[2][3]
Ballyphehane is around 2 km south of the city centre. It is bordered by the Lough Parish, South Parish, Douglas/Frankfield, and Turners Cross. The Tramore river flows through the parish. The Church of the Assumption is the Catholic church in the parish.
Ballyphehane is served by Bus Éireann routes 203 (to Farranree via the city centre) and 219 (Mahon to CIT).
