Togher () is a suburb on the southside of
Cork
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Materials
* Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product
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*** Wine cork an item to seal or reseal wine
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city, Ireland. Togher is within the
Dáil constituency of
Cork South-Central
"Cork" or "CORK" may refer to:
Materials
* Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product
** Stopper (plug), or "cork", a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container
*** Wine cork an item to seal or reseal wine
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Geography
Togher is bounded to the north by
The Lough, to the south by Ballincrannig and Farmers Cross, to the east by
Ballyphehane and to the west by Waterfall and Wilton.
Flowing through the parish is the Liberty Stream, from Corcoran's Bridge to Togher Cross where it disappears underground for a short while before re-emerging at Greenwood and joining the larger Tramore River on its way to
Douglas
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People
* Douglas (given name)
* Douglas (surname)
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Togher is divided into the
electoral divisions of Togher A and Togher B, which (as of 2016) had a combined population of 2,765.
These divisions are bounded by Glasheen River on the western side, with the Glenmore River acting partially as its eastern flank with the Pouladuff road forming part of the boundary as far as the junction of Pearse Road.
History
Historically Togher was an agricultural area with large estates owned by
ascendancy families such as the Sarsfields.
Togher originally lay in the
parish of St Finbarr's South until 1890, when it formed part of the newly created parish of St Finbarr's West, better known as the Lough Parish. Togher's Roman Catholic church, the 'Church of the Way of the Cross', was built in 1972 to "meet the needs of the growing suburban population". In 1973, the 37th Cork
Scout
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Youth movement
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Group moved from the city centre to Togher. The Togher Historical Association has been active since 2009.
Sport
Local clubs include
St Finbarr's GAA club, Everton FC, Pearse Celtic, and Greenwood FC. Togher Athletic Club is home of Irish racewalking Olympian
Robert Heffernan.
Notable people
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Brian Carey, footballer
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Linda Doyle
Linda E. Doyle is an Irish academic and educator who is the 45th Provost of Trinity College Dublin, the university's chief officer, having assumed the office in August 2021. An electrical engineer, she has had a long academic career at Trinity ...
, electrical and electronic engineer, Provost of
Trinity College Dublin
Trinity College Dublin (), officially titled The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, and legally incorporated as Trinity College, the University of Dublin (TCD), is the sole constituent college of the Unive ...
from 2021
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Joe Gamble, footballer
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Denis Irwin
Joseph Denis Irwin (born 31 October 1965) is an Irish former professional footballer and sports television presenter. Irwin is the joint most successful Irish footballer in history, a record he shares with Ronnie Whelan and fellow Manchester U ...
, footballer
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Sinead Lohan, singer and songwriter
References
{{County Cork
Towns and villages in County Cork