Glebe

19 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Glebe, from 28 m² to 108,592 m² (10.86 ha, 26.83 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 7 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• P1RU - Rural (Agriculture)
  The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 25 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 3 Jun 2026Request additional information

  Retention of change of use from agricultural use to commercial use in

  Retention · Fingal County Council, F26A/0465E

• 20 Aug 2024Grant permission for retention

  Planning permission is sought for:

  Retention · Fingal County Council, F24A/0748E

• 29 Jul 2019Grant permission

  Dormer dwelling to rear of existing family home site with new vehicula

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F19A/0067

• 8 Oct 2018Grant permission

  Demolition of the existing lean-to on the west facade

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F18B/0280

• 10 Nov 2017Grant permission

  Permission for the relocation of an existing field entrance, and assoc

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F17A/0689

• 9 Nov 2015Grant permission for retention

  Retention of an existing domestic garage complete with attic storage s

  Retention · Fingal County Council, F15B/0248

• 5 Mar 2014Grant permission

  Change of House Type to granted planning permission Ref: F09A/0585 to

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F14A/0096

• 5 Jun 2012Grant permission

  An alteration to existing permission - (Register Reference F09A/0585).

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F11A/0381

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Glebe.

Recorded monuments

• DU007-006001 Church
  Description

  The present St. Mary's Church of Ireland church ruins stands either on the site of or in close proximity to the site of the medieval nave and chancel parish church of Clonmethan (Gleann Meáin/Glynmethan) which was one of 13 Sacredotal Prebends belonging to St Patrick's Cathedral (DU018-020269-) which were established in 1190 by Archbishop Comyn (Mason 1820, 53; Cotton 1848, 145). Clonmethan was the mother church to its daughter chapel at Fieldstown (DU011-002001-) which was dedicated to St. Catherine the Virgin and Martyr which lies 4.1km to the S. Clonmethan church ruins stands on high ground overlooking a stream to the N. The W wall of the graveyard faces onto the public road 760m NW of Oltown village in the townland of Glebe, parish of Clonmethan in the barony of Balrothery West. The townland boundary with Clonmethan lies 210m to the S, and the boundary with Wyanstown townland lies 235m to N and 140m to the E. In the year 1230, King John granted and confirmed to John, Archbishop of Dublin, all the possessions, ecclesiastical and lay, of his see, which included; 'Glinmechan [Clonmethan], with its church; a moiety of the tithes of the land of Okadesy de Finegal [Fingal]’ (Cal doc Ire. Vol. 1, entry No. 1787, 266-7). The 1302-07 Ecclesiastical Taxation of the See of Dublin listed the 'Prebend of Glynmethan' which was valued at 20 marks per annum with the tithe valued at 2 marks (Cal. doc. Ire., Vol. 5, 237). In 1336, 'William de Byrton, prebendary of Glynmethan in the church of St. Patrick, Dublin' was recorded as staying in England (Cal. Pat. Rolls Edw. III 1334-38, 312). In 1391 the Crown ratified the 'estate of Matthew de Lytherland as prebendary of Glemethan in the cathedral church of St. Patrick, Dublin' (Cal. Pat. Rolls Richard II, 414). In 1414 Thomas Cranley, Prebendary of Clonmethan, was sued for two-third parts of the issues and profits of said prebend for two years, having been an absentee therefrom , but, on production of the king's letters patent licensing his absence, the claim was given up (D'Alton 1838, 404). In 1465 a papal letter was sent to the Augustinian Prior of All Saints or Priory of All Hallows [DU018-020044-] in Dublin, relating to the petition of the 22 year old Nicholas Douedale [Dovedale/Dowdall], clerk of the diocese of Dublin, who was to be promoted; 'to all, even holy orders and hold a benefice even with cure, on the voidance of a canonry of Dublin and the sacerdotal prebend of Clemethane [Clonmethan] therein by the death of Walter Hyll [Hill]' (Cal. papal letters, Vol. 12, 467-8). In 1474 'Nicholas Dovedale, Prebendary of Clonmethan, in a petition preferred by him to Parliament, 14th Edw. IV. stated, that divers persons, aliens, strangers and denizens, did frequent in considerable numbers, by way of pilgrimage, the chapel of St. Catherine the Virgin and Martyr of F[i]eldstown [DU011-002001-], which was appropriated and annexed to the Prebend of Clonmethan, being for the health and safety of their souls and accomplishment of their petitions and prayers' (Mason 1820, 53). In 1475 Nicholas Dowdall, Prebendary of Clonmethan, had license of absence for eight years to enable him to prosecute his studies at Oxford (D'Alton 1838, 404). D'Alton (ibid.) recorded that in 1540 at the dissolution Nicholas Lyn was Prebendary of Clonmethan, at which time an inquisition taken stated the possessions of the prebend as one manse and eight acres of land, value 8s.; then tithes of the hamlets of Clonmethan, Old-town, Killeene, Cabragh, Morton, Jordanstown, Cotterelstown, Newinnings, Wyanstown, and the fifty acres near Morton, worth per annum (exclusive of the altarages and demesne assigned for the curate at Clonmethan and repair of the chancel) £17 5s. together with the tithes of Fieldstown [DU011-002001-] (exclusive of the altarages and stipend assigned to the curate). In 1547 the rectory of Clonmethan was leased to John Talbot of Malahide, and by him assigned to Patrick Barnewall of Grace-Dieu for twenty-one years at £21 5s. 4d. annual rent. In 1560 Alexander Craike, Prebendary of Clonmethan and Dean of St. Patrick's, was promoted to the see of Kildare, retaining, however, the deanery of St. Patrick's therewith, "in as much as the said bishopric as well in spirituals as temporals, by continual and intolerable oppression of the Irish rebels, is become so small and poor as to be inefficient for keeping of hospitality, and maintaining other charges which the said bishop is obliged to support." In 1561 Walter Hill was prebendary. He was also vicar of Lusk [DU008-010004-], and contributed largely towards the repair of that church. In 1564 Robert Daly, who had been prebendary of this place, was consecrated Bishop of Kildare, and held this prebend with the vicarage of Swords [DU011-034004-] in commendam. The queen's letter of this year mentions, that he "is well commended to her for his good name and honest living, and the rather because he was well able to preach in the Irish tongue" '. In 1546/7 an Inquisition held at Swords recorded the following details about the tithes of Clonmethan Church; 'The tithes are derived from the hamlets of Clonmethan, Oldtowne, Kyllene, Cabraghe, Morton, Jordanston, Cotterelston, Newynnyngs, Wyaneston and the fyfty acres near Morton, which are worth, per annum, (exclusive of the alterages and demesne, assigned for the Curate at Clonmethan, and repair of the Chancel)' (Mason 1820, 54). In 1615, the Royal Visitation of Dublin recorded that in the Deanery of Garristown there was Clonmethan Church which was served by the curate, Thomas Richmond who was described as 'Minister and Preacher'. The building was described as Church and Chancel good, with books' (Ronan 1941, 24). According to Ronan (ibid.) 'Glinmethane (according to the ancient records) became Clonmethan (Cluain Meathan). It stood "in terra Occadesis" and was a sacerdotal prebend of St. Patrick's [DU018-020269-] at the foundation of the chapter. In 1630, Archbishop Bulkeley’s Visitation of Dublin, recorded the following details about Clonmethan; ‘The church and chauncell are upp, but not decent within. The tythes belong unto Richard Powell, Mr. of Arte and preacher, as one of the prebends of St. Patricks, worth xl libri per annum. There are not above x or xii in that parishe that come to church to heare divine service. William Tedder aforesaid serves the cure' (Ronan 1941, 69). Church building was described in the 1654-56 Civil Survey of Dublin as; 'There is an old Church upon ye p'[re]misses of Clonmedan out of repaire. The whole Parish of Clonmedan did Suite & Service to ye Archbishops' Court at Swordes [DU011-034001-] & now to ye Colledg. The Tythes of ye whole Parish did Anno 1640 belong to ye Parson (except those of Rolestowne wch belong'd to Mr. ffagan of ffeltrum) & now belong to ye Colledge' (Simington 1945, 152). The Civil Survey recorded that 'The Church of Clonmedan' stood in Clonmedan and possessed 10 acres [16a] of arable land which today forms part of the glebe land of St Mary's Church (Simington 1945, 157). In 1667 the Archbishop of Dublin had a grant of fifty acres plantation measure here, with various other lands in augmentation of his see; and in 1675 the parishes of Clonmethan, Balmadun, Palmerstown, Grenogue, Westpalstown, and Ballyboghill, were united by act of council. According to D'Alton (1838, 404-7); 'in 1695 Henry Rider, Bishop of Killaloe, was buried in this church. In 1716 Archbishop King, by virtue of a power vested in him by act of parliament, granted to the Prebendary of Clonmethan and his successors for ever as a glebe for that parish, the following lands, viz. the five-acre park with garden and cabin adjoining thereto; the two-acre park, and four acres and a half adjoining to the five-acre park, and the rest of Begge's land, being eight acres and a half, all lying near the church of Clonmethan, for which the incumbent was to pay £1 10s. yearly to the archbishop. In 1720 John Grattan

• DU007-006002 Graveyard
  Description

  Clonmethan (Gleann Meáin) graveyard and church stands on high ground with good extensive views of the surrounding countryside. Glebe House stands 120m to NE. The church and graveyard stands in the townland of Glebe, parish of Clonmethan barony of Balrothery West. Present remains consist of a sub-rectangular shaped area (dims. c. 47m N-S x 56m E-W) enclosed by a post-1700 stone wall and earthen bank at N with entrance gate at SW angle and smaller pedestrian gate giving access to the Glebe House in centre of E wall. The interior is raised to the level of the wall (H 2.6m) and higher except in the N where there is no perimeter wall (H 1.7m). St. Mary's Church of Ireland (1818) stands in the S quadrant of the graveyard on the site of the medieval church of Clonmethan (DU007-006001-). Grave markers date from 18th century onwards, earliest dated to 1754 (Egan 1992). An access path in the S has cut into grave deposits (D 1.7m). Graveyard still in use. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 28 March 2023

Architectural heritage

• Clonmethan Glebe, rectory/glebe/vicarage/curate's house, 1815–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay (two-bay deep) two-storey over basement Board of First Fruits Church of Ireland glebe house, built 1817, on a T-shaped plan centred on single-bay single-storey gabled projecting porch to ground floor. ROOF: Hipped slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, rendered central chimney stack on axis with ridge having concrete capping supporting terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on slightly overhanging eaves having paired timber consoles. WALLS: Lime rendered walls on cut-granite chamfered cushion course on lime rendered base. OPENINGS: Round-headed window opening (porch) with cut-granite sill, and concealed dressings framing fanlit six-over-six timber sash window. Square-headed opposing door openings with timber panelled doors. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six (ground floor) or eight-over-eight (first floor) timber sash windows without horns. INTERIOR: Central hall retaining timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors. SITE: Set in landscaped grounds.

• Saint Mary's Church (Clonmethan), church/chapel, 1815–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding three-bay double-height single-cell Board of First Fruits Church of Ireland church, built 1818, on a rectangular plan; single-bay two-stage tower (west) on a square plan. Closed, 1960. In ruins, 2000. ROOF: Roof now missing with no rainwater goods on cast in situ concrete-topped cut-grante eaves. WALLS: Repointed rubble limestone battered walls retaining traces of roughcast lime rendered surface finish with rough cut limestone flush quoins to corners; repointed rubble limestone walls (tower) with cut-granite obelisk pinnacle-topped repointed cut-limestone piers to corners. OPENINGS: Tudor-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and brick block-and-start surrounds framing concrete infill. Tudor-headed window opening (east) with brick block-and-start surround framing concrete infill. Lancet window opening (tower) with cut-granite sill, and tooled cut-limestone voussoirs framing concrete infill. Lancet openings (bell stage) with cut-granite sills, and rough cut limestone voussoirs framing louvered fittings. INTERIOR: Ruin. SITE: Set on a slightly elevated site with piers to perimeter having cut-granite shallow pyramidal capping supporting spear head-detailed cast-iron double gates.

• Post box, 1904–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Wall-mounted cast-iron "wall box" post box, extant 1910, with "ER [Edwardus Rex] VII" royal cipher. SITE: Set in ivy-covered repointed rubble stone boundary wall. GENERAL: Supplied by W.T. Allen and Company (fl. 1881-1955) of London. Refitted with door carrying the Saorstát Éireann emblem adopted (1928) by the Irish Free State (fl. 1922-37) following Independence (1922).

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility low, on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Glebe.

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

No address of the register names Glebe with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.

Name

Glebe · An Ghléib

Area

252,689 m² (25.27 ha, 62.44 acres)

Civil parish

Clonmethan, and its townlands

Barony

Balrothery West

Electoral division

Clonmethan, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Clonmethan electoral division: 933 people in 282 households; 80% of households own their home; 38% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Clonmethan, Wyanstown

Placenames

Glebe on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address; old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.