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In 1837, Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland described Glenville like this:
GLENVILLE, a village, in the parish of ARDNAGEEHY, barony of BARRYMORE, county of CORK, and province of MUNSTER; the population is returned with the parish. This village, which is situated on a hill, and is remarkable , for the neatness of the houses, contains the parish church, R. C. chapel, the parochial schools, a constabulary police station, and a dispensary.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Glenville, in and County Cork | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/29223
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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