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and the glebe-house, of the Rev. C. Armstrong. It is
a rectory, in the diocese of Dublin, forming part of the
union of Wicklow; the tithes amount to £283. 10. 5.,
and there is a glebe of 3 acres and a glebe-house. The
church, which is in the later English style, was erected
in 1783, by aid of a grant from the late Board of
First Fruits, and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners have
recently granted £111 for its repairs. In the R. C.
divisions also it is in the union of Wicklow; there is a
small chapel in the village. Besides the parochial school,
about 60 children are instructed in a national school,
and there are two private schools.
GLANINAGH, a parish, in the barony of BURREN,
county of CLARE, and province of MUNSTER, 7½ miles
(W.) from Burren, on the southern shove of Galway
bay; containing 545 inhabitants, of which number, 290
are in the village. It comprises about 4200 statute
acres, which chiefly consist of rocky mountain pasture;
the portion in tillage is manured with sea-weed, an
abundance of which is procured in the bay. It com-
prehends the lofty headland called Blackhead, in lat.
53° 9’ 20’’ and Ion. 9° 13’, along the north-eastern shore
of which is deep water and shelter for large vessels.
Several boats belonging to this parish are engaged in
the fishery of Galway bay. A new line of road, about
four miles in length, is now in progress along the coast
round Blackhead, which will nearly complete the line
of communication round the coast of the county. It
is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Kilfenora,
forming part of the union and corps of the treasurership
of the cathedral of Kilfenora: the tithes amount to
£32. 10. In the R. C. divisions it is part of the union
or district of Glyn, or Glenarraha. The ruins of the
church still exist in the burial-ground.
GLANKEEN, a parish, in the barony of KILNEMAN
AGH, county of TIPPERARY, and province of MUNSTER,
on the road from Thurles to Nenagh;. containing, with
the post-town of Burris-o’-lcugh 6585 inhabitants. It
comprises 14,215 statute acres, of which ‘230 are re-
claimable mountain. Limestone is quarried for immure,
and coal is supposed to exist in the mountains. Sum-
mer Hill, the residence of J. H. Harden, Esq., and Callo-
hill Castle are in the parish. The living is a vicarage,
in the diocese of Cashel, and in the patronage of the
Archbishop; the rectory forms the corps of the pre-
bend of Glankeen in the cathedral of Cushel, and in the
gift of the Crown. The tithes amount to £600, of which
£400 is paid to the archbishop, us prebendary of Glan-
keen, and £200 to the vicar. There is a glebe-house,
with a glebe of 11 acres. The church is a plain build-
ing, erected about 1776, and the Ecclesiastical Com-
missioners have lately granted £147 for its repairs.
The R. C. parish ia co-extensive with that of the Esta-
blished Church, and is called Burris-o’-leagh; the
chapel is at that place, and there is another at Heigh.
The parochial school, to which the lute Lady Caroline
Darner gave If acre of land, is aided by the rector; and
there are three national schools; they afford instruction
to about 350 children. About 280 children are taught
in seven private schools. Large horns of an elk have
been dug up here. There are the ruins of an ancient
church, partly covered with ivy, and containing a mo-
nument to the family of Burke; and at Kileuilawn,
situated in the mountains, the celebrated relic called
Barnaan- Cuilawn was found in a hollow tree many years
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since. It is composed of iron and brass inlaid with
gold and silver, having some resemblance in shape to
a mitre, and is supposed to have been the top of a censer
belonging to St. Cuilen, who founded a church here in
the 10th century; it is now in the possession of Mr.
Cooke, of Parsonstown, and forms the subject of an article
in the Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy, In
1821 the remains of an ancient mill were discovered
near the church.—See BURRIS-o’-LEAGH.
GLANMIRE, a village, in the parish of RATHCOO-
NEY, North Liberties of the county and city of CORK,
and province of MUNSTER, 4 miles (E.) from Cork, on
the road to Dublin; containing, in 1821 558 inhabit-
ants; at the last census the population was returned
with the parish, The village is situated on both sides of
the river Glanmiro, which, after meandering through a
beautiful glen, empties itself under a drawbridge of cast
iron into the river Lee. The vicinity is enlivened with
many plantations, hanging woods, and the number of
gentlemen’s scats and villas with which it. is adorned.
The principal residences are Lota House, that of W. H.
Greene, Esq.; Lotubeg, of 1). Callughan, Esq.; Lota-
more, of the Hon. C, L. Bernard; Dunkittle, of A,
Morns, Esq.; Sun Lodge, of W. Oliver, Esq.; Lota
Lodge, of J. S. Barry, Esq.; Fort William, of Mrs.
Baker; Glentown, of Mrs. M l ’Call; Glanville, of E.
NcwBome, Esq.; Woodville, of N. M. Cummins, Esq.;
Lota Park, lately purchased by J. J. Murphy, Esq.; Jane
Mount, of W. Hiekie, jun., Esq.; Lake Lodge, of John
Martin, Esq.; Castle Jane House, of R. Martin, Esq.;
Castle Jane, of H. Lawton, Esq.; Mina Villa, of J. Hanly,
Esq.; Glanmire House, of Ed. Morrogh, Esq.: North
Esk, of J. Carnegie, Esq.; Park Farm, of II. Morrogh,
Esq.; Spring Hill, of G. Waters, Esq.; Glen View, of
R. Young, Esq.; and Sallybrook, of J. Hodnett, Esq.
In the village are extensive flour-mills, belonging to Mr.
Shaw, and in the vicinity are those of Messrs, Thorley
and Son, for finishing calico and linen, upwards of 1000
pieces being the weekly average; these gentlemen have
also an establishment for bleaching and dyeing, and
employ upwards of 200 persons; about the same number
are engaged in the Glunmire woollen factory, higher up
the river, by Messrs. Lyons and Hauly. The river is
navigable for lighters up to the village at high water.
which bring up coal, culm, sea-sand for manure, and
other articles for the supply of the neighbourhood. The
parochial church, a plain neat building with it tower and
spire, is in the village, and was erected in 1784, on a site
given by R. Rogers, Esq.; and at a short distance is
the R. C. chapel for the union of Glanmire, Here are
also male and female schools, supported by the rector;
and a female school was built and is supported by Mr.
Hiekie, A dispensary is open tor the relief of the poor,
and a clothing society has been eshtablished.
GLANMIRE, NEW.---See CAHERLOG.
GLANWORTH, a pariah, partly in the barony of
CONDONS, and CLOKGIBBONS, but ehietiy in that
of FEUMOY, county of CORK, and province of MUSSTER,
5½ miles (S. by W.) from Mitehelstown, on the new
road to Cork; containing 4455 inhabitants, of which
number, 1098 are in the village. This place, which
is situated on the river Faneheon, and also on the
road from Fermoy to Limerick, was anciently called
Glanore, or “the golden glen,” from its great fer-
tility, During the parliamentary war it was the seene