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Glantane An Gleanntán | |
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Village | |
 Glantane Church | |
  Glantane Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates:52°5′59″N8°45′8″W / 52.09972°N 8.75222°W /52.09972; -8.75222 | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Cork |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Glantane (Irish:An Gleanntán) is a village located 10 km (6.2 mi) south west of the town ofMallow,County Cork,Ireland on the L1212local road.[1] Glantane is within theCork North-West (Dáil constituency).
Glantane is situated approximately 10 km fromMallow on the L1212 road. The village is 3.5 km from theN72national secondary road.
The nearest railway station isMallow railway station. The station is the terminus for theMallow-Tralee line, while it is also a key station on theDublin-Cork railway line and as part ofCork Suburban Rail. Until 1967, the nearest railway station to Glantane was located 3.5 km away inLombardstown.
St. John's Roman Catholic Church holds regular masses. The village also has a pub (the Local), aGarda station, a community centre and the sports grounds ofKilshannig GAA.
The village is served by the local primary school, Glantane National School, which was opened in 1953. At that time, there were two schools in the building: Glantane Girls' N.S and Glantane Boys' N.S. In 1967 the two schools were amalgamated.[citation needed]
Glantane, along withDromahane,Lombardstown andBweeng, is represented inGaelic games by theKilshannig club. The club's headquarters are O'Connell Park in Glantane. The club's facilities include three playing fields and a GAA complex featuring a gym, an indoor playing area and meeting rooms.
