Glassary

Kilmichael Glassary Parish Church

Glassary or Kilmichael Glassary is a parish in the district and county of Argyll, 18 miles south-west from Inverary; containing that part of Lochgilphead north of the Badden Burn. This place, of which the early history is almost unknown, is supposed to have derived its name of Glassary from the general appearance of its surface, as being more adapted for pasture than for tillage.

A great portion of the parish was in possession of the MacDonalds. The Campbells of Kiran were also supporters of the Reformation and elders in the Church. Lochgilphead is the nearest town. Mac Mhic Jain is a well known person from this parish. The land was primarily used for cattle, black-faced sheep, some farming, and a distillery. The population in 1792 was 2,568, and in 1841 was 5,369.

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