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From Ireland Genealogy & Family History Glaninagh Civil Parish, Co. Clare, Ireland. from Lewis Topographical Dictionary, 1837 "What matters not is what their religion was, but that they came from Ireland" © Dr. Jane Lyons 2001-2009 |
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From Ireland Home page>>Co Clare page>>Lewis Topographical Dictionary, Co. Clare>> Glaninagh Civil Parish, County Clare, Ireland GLANINAGH,
a parish, in the barony of BURREN, county of CLARE,
and province of MUNSTER, , 7½ miles (W.) from Burren,
on the southern shore of Galway bay ; containing 545 inhabitants,
of which number, 220 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 comprehends the lofty headland called Blackhead,
in lat. 530 9’ 20” and lon. 90
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. 10s. In the Roman Catholic divisions it is part of the union or district of Glyn, or Glenarraha. The ruins of the church still exist in the burial-ground.
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