Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Glasnevin

Glasnevin, par. and vil., in co. and 2 miles N. of Dublin post-office, on river Tolka, 995 ac., pop. 1741; P.O., T.O.; the Botanic Garden is a favourite resort of the people of Dublin; at Glasnevin Cemetery, Curran, O'Connell, and other Irish celebrities, are buried; in vicinity is the seat of Glasnevin House.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Dublin IrlC
Place: Glasnevin

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