Glebe is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about north–north–east of Mullingar.
Glebe is one of 11 townlands of the civil parish of Taghmon in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster. The townland covers .
The neighbouring townlands are: Foxburrow to the north, Taghmon to the south–east, Rathcorbally and Monkstown to the south and Taghmon to the east and north.Glebe Townland, Co. Westmeath Townlands.ie Retrieved on 7 September 2015.Glebe Townland, Co. Westmeath IreAtlas Townland Data Base Retrieved on 7 September 2015.
In the 1911 census of Ireland there were 2 housesHouses in Glebe. Census of Ireland 1911. Retrieved on 7 September 2015. and 15 inhabitantsInhabitants in Glebe. Census of Ireland 1911. Retrieved on 7 September 2015. in the townland.
Glebe was the name given to an area of land within an ecclesiastical parish used to support a parish priest. As a townland name it is repeated many times across the country.Townlands of Ireland containing Glebe in the name IreAtlas Townland Data Base Retrieved on 7 September 2015.Townlands of Ireland named Glebe The Placenames Database of Ireland Retrieved on 7 September 2015.
References
External links Map of Glebe at openstreetmap.org Glebe at the IreAtlas Townland Data Base Glebe at Townlands.ie Glebe at The Placenames Database of Ireland