An Glaidhb Mhór/Glebe Large

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Hierarchy

townland

An Glaidhb Mhór

genitive: na Glaidhbe Móire

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(Irish)

Glebe Large

(English)

Capitalise

Hierarchy

county

Dún na nGall/Donegal

barony

Inis Eoghain Thiar/Inishowen West

municipal district

Inis Eoghain/Inishowen

civil parish

Fathain Uachtarach/Fahan Upper

electoral division

Fathain/Fahan

Explanatory note

Gaeilge

Is aistriúchán í an fhoirm Ghaeilge
English

The Irish form is a translation

Centrepoint

55.0786, -7.45383latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1740	Glebe	Protestant Householders 43 Names of 14,400 Protestant householders for parts of the counties of Londonderry, Donegal, Antrim, Armagh and Tyrone taken from the returns to the Irish House of Commons concerning religion. 1740. (P.R.O., Dublin bundle 75 of Parliamentary religious returns). 147 pages of typescript. Ar fáil: https://virtualtreasury.ie/item/PRONI-T808-15258
1760	The Glebe of Fahan	GJP (DG) GJ/1/1: 111, 22 [virtualtreasury.ie] Grand Jury Presentments, Donegal Donegal Grand Jury assizes/presentments, 1753-1769. DonegalCA GJ/1/1. Cartlann Chontae Dhún na nGall, leagan digitithe ar fáil ag https://www.virtualtreasury.ie/
1761	the Glebe	GJP (DG) 127, 33 [virtualtreasury.ie] Grand Jury Presentments, Donegal Donegal Grand Jury assizes/presentments, 1753-1769. DonegalCA GJ/1/1. Cartlann Chontae Dhún na nGall, leagan digitithe ar fáil ag https://www.virtualtreasury.ie/
1830	Glebe	BS:AL Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1835	The Glebe lands are in two townlands. one (Small Glebe) is in Carroncleave where the House is, it contains about 8a. 2r. 22p. the other (large Glebe) is in Castlequarter and joining Lough Swilly & contains 59a 3r. 5p. The ground is very good.	Desc. Rem.:AL Descriptive Remarks; as Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis/from the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain: 1830-40
1835	Glebe	OD:AL O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1835	Glebe	Finné:AL Revd. Wm Hawkshaw. Finné in Ainmleabhair na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Witness is Ordnance Survey Namebooks Tugtar ainm an fhinné / Informant's name is provided.

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