Glebe, Leny

Glebe is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 14.5 kilometres (9 mi) north–west of Mullingar.

Glebe
Townland
Glebe
Location of Glebe within County Westmeath in the Republic of Ireland
Coordinates: 53°37′3″N 7°28′16″W
Country Republic of Ireland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Westmeath
Irish grid referenceN352636

Glebe is one of 15 townlands of the civil parish of Leny in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster. The townland covers 35 acres (0.14 km2) and is easily the smallest townland in Leny civil parish. The neighbouring townlands are: Ballinalack to the north and Cullenhugh to the south. [1][2]

In the 1911 census of Ireland there was 1 house[3] and 4 inhabitants[4] in the townland.

Glebe was the name given to an area of land within an ecclesiastical parish used to support a parish priest. As a townland name it is repeated many times across the country.[5][6]

References
  1. Glebe Townland, Co. Westmeath Townlands.ie Retrieved on 10 June 2015.
  2. Glebe Townland, Co. Westmeath IreAtlas Townland Data Base Retrieved on 10 June 2015.
  3. Houses in Glebe. Census of Ireland 1911. Retrieved on 10 June 2015.
  4. Inhabitants in Glebe. Census of Ireland 1911. Retrieved on 10 June 2015.
  5. Townlands of Ireland containing Glebe in the name IreAtlas Townland Data Base. Retrieved on 7 September 2015.
  6. Townlands of Ireland named Glebe The Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved on 7 September 2015.
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