The Glen, Cork
The Glen
An Gleann | |
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Suburban area | |
| Coordinates: 51°54′45″N 8°27′46″W / 51.91250°N 8.46278°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Cork |
| Irish grid reference | W681734 |
The Glen (Irish: An Gleann, meaning 'the valley') is a predominantly residential area on the north side of Cork City, Ireland. The area consists of mostly social housing estates near an ancient glacial valley known as the 'Glen River Park' (or the 'Glen Amenity Park', formerly 'Goulding's Glen'). The Glen is within the Dáil constituency of Cork North-Central, and made up of the electoral division of the Glen A (An Gleann A) and Glen B (An Gleann B). The Glen A electoral division recorded a population of 2,354 in the 2011 census.