Information about Glebe

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Glebe
Irish Form of Name:
Translation:
Civil Parish:
Kilmoylan Parish
View all place names in this civil parish.
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Glebe B. S. Sketch Map
Glebe Local
Description:
Near its South end is the ruin of Kilmoylan old church, surrounded by an old burial ground. This small townland is little more than 6 acres.
Situation:
It is situated nearly central and on the East side of the parish, bounded on the North and East by Ballyglooneen, and on the South and West by Annagh townland.
Information from the Ordnance Survey Letters:
The Ordnance Survey Letters are letters between John O'Donovan and his supervisor, Thomas Larcom, regarding the work of compiling the Field Books. These letters provide further discussion on many of the places listed in the Field Books.
References to this place can be found in the following letter.
  • Volume 1 page 286

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:
Glebe is a townland.

Population and Census Information

People who lived here:
You can retrieve a list of people who lived in this townland from 1827 to 1911. This list is compiled from the following resources.
  • The Tithe Applotment Books
  • Griffith's Valuation
  • 1901 Census
  • 1911 Census
List of nineteenth century and early twentieth century inhabitants of this townland.
Church records of births, deaths and marriages:
Church records of births, deaths and marriages are available online at http://www.rootsireland.ie. To search these records you will need to know the 'church parish' rather than the 'civil parish'. (The civil parish is the pre-reformation parish and was frequently used as a unit of administration in the past.)
Glebe is in the civil parish of Kilmoylan Parish.
Roman Catholic parishes:
This civil parish corresponds with the following Roman Catholic parish or parishes.
  • Cummer
Church of Ireland parishes:
This civil parish corresponds with the following Church of Ireland parish.
  • Kilmoylan
In general, the civil parish and the Church of Ireland parish are the same, but, this is not always the case.
If you notice any inaccuracies with any of the above, please e-mail us.
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