Glenville, County Cork
| Glenville Irish: Gleann an Phréacháin | |
| County Cork | |
|---|---|
.jpg) A mass rock north-west of Glenville | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | W708882 |
| Location: | 52°2’42"N, 8°25’34"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 531 (2016) |
| Local Government | |
| Dáil constituency: |
Cork North-Central |
Glenville is a village and townland in County Cork, some twelve and a half miles north-east of Cork city.
The village lies in a townland of the same name.[1]
About the village
Glenville contains a number of sites of historical interest including a famine walk and a mass rock dating to penal times.
The Owenbawn River, which flows through the village to the south, is spanned by a bridge which dates to the 1790s.[2]
The local Church of Ireland church, St. Mary's Ardnageehy, dates from the same period as the bridge.[3] The village's Roman Catholic church is dedicated to Saint Joseph and was built c.1890.[4]
A large manor house and estate, known locally as "The Manor" was built in the late 19th century on the site of a former 18th century house.[5] This estate, originally a Coppinger property, was sold to the Hudson family in the early 1770s. The Hudsons built a new house and this house was added to in 1887. E. G. Hudson was resident at Glenville in 1814 and Samuel Lewis records the Reverend E. G. Hudson as the proprietor of Mount Pleasant in the parish of Ardnageehy in 1837. In the mid 19th century William E. Hudson held the property valued at £46 in fee. Inherited by William E. Hudson's nephew Sir Edward Hudson Kinahan who was the occupier in 1906 when the house was valued at £150. Sold to the Bence Jones family in 1949. Also known as Mount Prospect and The Manor, this house was the home of author Mark Bence-Jones.[6]
This area contains some unique habitats, flora and fauna, including the Small Cudweed and the Sand Martin, a migratory species that return from North Africa each spring to breed in the porous sand cliffs along sections of the river valley. These endangered species have been the subject of an EU investigation, whereby the planning authorities and the Irish government were held to account in breach of various EU Bird and Habitats Directives.
References
- ↑ "Glenville Townland, Co. Cork". Townlands of Ireland. https://www.townlands.ie/cork/barrymore/ardnageehy/glenville/glenville/. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ↑ "Glenville Bridge, Glenville, County Cork". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/20905201/glenville-bridge-glenville-county-cork. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ↑ "Co. Cork, Glenville, Church (CI, Ardnageehy Parish)". Dictionary of Irish Architects. Irish Architectural Archive. https://www.dia.ie/works/view/14230/building/CO.+CORK%2C+GLENVILLE%2C+CHURCH+%28CI%2C+ARDNAGEEHY+PARISH%29. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ↑ "Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Glenville, County Cork". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/20904306/saint-josephs-roman-catholic-church-glenville-glenville-county-cork. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ↑ "The Manor, Glenville, County Cork". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/20904307/the-manor-glenville-glenville-county-cork. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ↑ "Estate Record: Hudson (Glenville)". http://landedestates.nuigalway.ie/LandedEstates/jsp/estate-show.jsp?id=2974. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- Gleann an Phréacháin / Glenville: Placenames Database of Ireland
