669
Census Records
126
Households
2
Census Years
- People
- 250
- Households
- 51
- People
- 419 +67.6%
- Households
- 75 +47.1%
About
Glebe is a small townland situated in County Tyrone in the province of Ulster, Northern Ireland. Like many Irish townlands, Glebe represents a traditional unit of land division that characterizes the Irish countryside. The area is characterized by the rolling terrain typical of much of Tyrone, with pastoral farmland, hedgerows, and stone walls forming the landscape. The townland's name derives from the historical use of such lands—a glebe being a plot of land assigned to a parish church or clergyman for their support, reflecting the ecclesiastical organization that shaped much of rural Ireland.
The history of Glebe is intertwined with the broader patterns of Irish settlement and land tenure. Like other parts of Tyrone, the area experienced the various waves of settlement, plantation, and reorganization that characterized Irish history from medieval times onward. The townland system itself became standardized during the medieval period and was further formalized during the Tudor and Stuart era, making Glebe part of a structured landscape that reflected both Irish and English administrative traditions.
Today, Glebe remains a quiet rural townland typical of County Tyrone's farming communities. The area continues to be primarily agricultural, with local residents engaged in farming activities and small-scale rural enterprises. The tight-knit community that characterizes such townlands reflects the enduring importance of kinship networks and local knowledge in rural Irish society. Glebe, though small and unassuming, contributes to the cultural and agricultural heritage of Tyrone and serves as a home to families whose connections to the land often span generations.
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- Parish
- County
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Barony
Strabane Lower
- Logainm
Townland Location
OpenStreetMapDetails
- English
- Glebe
- Parish
- Leckpatrick
- Barony
- Strabane Lower
- County
- Tyrone
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