GLANEALY

In 1868, the parish of Glanealy contained the following places:

"GLANEALY, (or Glenealy), a parish and post town in the baronies of Arklow and Newcastle, county Wicklow, province of Leinster, Ireland. It is situated on the road from Dublin to Arklow. This parish encompasses an area of 10,098 acres of boggy land. The village consists of a few cottages on a small rivulet. The parish contains the Killavarney woods. The living is a chapelry in the diocese of Dublin, value with Wicklow, £655. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to those of Wicklow and Killiskey. There are three schools.

 

[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018