Ballinlough, Cork

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Ballinlough, Cork is a suburb on the southside of Cork, Ireland. It is located between Ballintemple and the larger suburbs of Douglas and Blackrock.

There are three primary schools situated in Ballinlough:

St. Anthony's Boys National School
Eglantine Girls National School
Our Lady of Lourdes Girls National School

The 38th/40th Cork Scout Group (a member of Scouting Ireland) is based in the community centre in Ballinlough, as are the Junior and Senior youth clubs (affiliated with Ógra Chorcaí).

Ballinlough is an independent parish of the Cork and Ross Catholic Diocese and is home to Our Lady of Lourdes church. The parish runs a youth café every Friday night for young people in secondary school.

The Páirc Uí Rinn Gaelic Athletic Association grounds and the Cork Constitution rugby club lie on the border between Ballinlough and Ballintemple.

Ray Cummins, a former Cork hurling and Gaelic football dual player, was born in Ballinlough in 1948. The incumbent Irish Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment, Micheál Martin, currently resides in Ballinlough.