Glashare
Civil Parish, Counties Kilkenny & Laois (Queen's), Ireland
NOTE:
In 1851, this parish is listed as belonging to Counties Laois (Queen's)
and Kilkenny
GLASHARE,
a parish, in the barony of GALMOY, county of KILKENNY,
and province of LEINSTER, 4¼ miles (S. by E.) from Rathdowney
(Co. Laois (Queen’s or Leix)); containing 619 inhabitants.
This
parish comprises 2703 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act,
and valued at £1824.
It is
a rectory, in the diocese of Ossory,
and forms part of the union of Rathdowney
. The tithes amount to £100.
In the
Roman Catholic divisions it is part of the union or district
of Eirke.
About
60 children are educated in a private school
