Glashare Civil Parish, County Leix/Laois

Glashare Civil Parish
County Leix/Laois

Barony	Clarmallagh
Poor Law Union	Abbeyleix
Catholic Diocese	Ossory
Catholic Parish	Lisdowney

The 1851 Townland Index also has this civil parish in County Kilkenny, Urlingford PLU, Galmoy Barony

GLASHARE, a parish, in the barony of Galmoy, county of Kilkenny, and province of Leinster, 4¼ miles (S. by E.) from Rathdowney; 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 Ossary, and forms part of the union of Rathdowney. The tithes amount to £100. In the R.C. divisions it is part of the union or district of Eirke. About 50 children are educated in a private school.
Topographical Dictionary of Ireland by Samuel Lewis, 1837

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Townland

Gorteennahilla

LDS Film Numbers

Film Title	Film number(s)
Tithe Applotments, 1823-38	#256646
Griffith's Valuation, 1850	#101757
1901 Ireland Census, Townland: Gorteennahilla	#850458
1911 Ireland Census, Townland: Gorteennahilla	#2193073

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Civil Parish Links

Griffith's Valuation, Glashare Civil Parish, ConnorsGenealogy website

Griffith's Valuation Index, Glashare Civil Parish, John Hayes' website

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