Ballyphehane (Irish: Baile Féitheáin) (Population: 1,900) 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 totaling 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] including Patrick Pearse, James Connolly, Thomas McDonagh and Thomas Kent.
Ballyphehane Community Association Ltd operate Ballyphehane Community Centre for people of Ballphehane to provide services and facilities including meeting rooms, a sports hall, gym and a number of playing fields which play host to the local football team Killreen Celtic
Adjacent to the Community Centre is the Tory Top Road public library, which was opened in 2005 replacing the previous library which had served the local community since 1974. The library is owned and operated by Cork City Council.
Musgrave Park is located in Ballyphehane and is home to Dolphin and Sunday's Well Rugby teams, and it is also one of the two homes of Munster Rugby the other being Thomond Park in Limerick.
Ballyphehane is geographically 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. The parish also includes Cork Airport.
The local Scout troop, at the heart of the community is the 2nd Cork St. Finbarr's Scouting Ireland, which meets on Doyle Road, not to be confused with the 2nd Cork St. Fin Barre's Cathedral.
There are several schools in the area, Maria Assumpta Girls National School, Presentation Secondary School, run under the Presentation Sisters caters for the girls of the area. While Réalt na Maidine (Morning Star) National School Morning Star School is the primary school for boys. A co-educational Gaelscoil, Gaelscoil an Teaghlaigh Naofa is also located near Ballyphehane Community Centre there is also an all boys secondary school, Deerpark Christian Crothers school run by the [[Edmund Ignatius Rice|Edmund Rice} School Trust(E.R.S.T)