Information about Ardrahan Glebe East

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Ardrahan Glebe East
Irish Form of Name:
Ard rathain
Translation:
hill of the ferns
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Ardrahan Glebe East
Ardrahan Glebe East Boundary Surveyors Sketch Map
Ardrahan Carlisle’s Top. Dictionary
Ardrahan Glebe East Rev. Geo. Dwyer, Rector
Ardrahan Glebe East Rev. P. B. Quin, P.P.
Ardrahan Glebe East Tithe Composition Book
Description:
Proprietor James S. Lambert, Esq., Cregclare, Ardrahan, No. agent. Ardrahan Glebe East now belongs to Lambert, and is part of his Demesne, termant to a barter between himself and the Rector by which the latter received from the former 19 Acres, adjoining Caherkelly Glebe, for which he pays 40s. per acre Caherkelly Glebe. Authority Reverend G. Dwyer, Rector of Ardrahan.
Situation:
In the centre of the parish of Ardrahan, Barony of Dunkellin and County Galway, close to and west of the village of Ardrahan.

Townland Information

What is a townland?:
A townland is one of the smallest land divisions in Ireland. They range in size from a few acres to thousands of acres. Many are Gaelic in origin, but some came into existence after the Norman invasion of 1169
Townland:
Ardrahan Glebe East is in Ardrahan North townland.