Glassan
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Glassan is a small village of 216 inhabitants (2002 census
) in rural County Westmeath
, Ireland
. It is 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Athlone, on the N55 national secondary road
, not far from the shores of Lough Ree
. A small river known as the River Tullaghan flows through the northern end of the village and then flows south to Killinure Lough, a part of Lough Ree.
The core of the village consists of a Late 18th/Early 19th Century terrace of two-storey rose-covered houses. Significant suburban development has taken place on all approaches to the village in recent times. The village is overlooked by Caraun Hill, particularly so when approaching the village from the direction of Lough Ree. Services and businesses in the village include two pubs (Grogan's and Farrell's) both with restaurants, a restaurant in the Old Garda
Barracks, a hairdresser, a Garda Station, car sales garage, panelbeaters workshop, two redundant forges, a Heritage/Community Centre (Old School House), bus repair garage, service station and supermarket, a number of B&B's, a precast and ready-mix Concrete Works, a stonemason's workshop, a defunct petty sessions court house, a former Royal Irish Constabulary
Barracks, a dispensary operated by the Health Board
, a house which was formerly a mid terrace church, (steeple extant but not in situ), and a fake water pump installed by the Tidy Towns' (Ignoring the previous location of several original pumps in the village- which were robbed in recent years- they had logically been located over wells).
Glassan also hosts 2 hunts; namely the Glassan Farmers Hunt and the South Westmeath Harriers.
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
) in rural County Westmeath
County Westmeath
-Economy:Westmeath has a strong agricultural economy. Initially, development occurred around the major market centres of Mullingar, Moate, and Kinnegad. Athlone developed due to its military significance, and its strategic location on the main Dublin–Galway route across the River Shannon. Mullingar...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. It is 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Athlone, on the N55 national secondary road
National secondary road
A national secondary road is a category of road in Ireland. These roads form an important part of the national route network, but are secondary to the main arterial routes which are classified as national primary roads. National secondary roads are designated with route numbers higher than those...
, not far from the shores of Lough Ree
Lough Ree
Lough Ree is a lake in the midlands of Ireland, the second of the three major lakes on the River Shannon. Lough Ree is the second largest lake on the Shannon after Lough Derg. The other two major lakes are Lough Allen to the north, and Lough Derg to the south, there are also several minor lakes...
. A small river known as the River Tullaghan flows through the northern end of the village and then flows south to Killinure Lough, a part of Lough Ree.
The core of the village consists of a Late 18th/Early 19th Century terrace of two-storey rose-covered houses. Significant suburban development has taken place on all approaches to the village in recent times. The village is overlooked by Caraun Hill, particularly so when approaching the village from the direction of Lough Ree. Services and businesses in the village include two pubs (Grogan's and Farrell's) both with restaurants, a restaurant in the Old Garda
Garda Síochána
, more commonly referred to as the Gardaí , is the police force of Ireland. The service is headed by the Commissioner who is appointed by the Irish Government. Its headquarters are located in the Phoenix Park in Dublin.- Terminology :...
Barracks, a hairdresser, a Garda Station, car sales garage, panelbeaters workshop, two redundant forges, a Heritage/Community Centre (Old School House), bus repair garage, service station and supermarket, a number of B&B's, a precast and ready-mix Concrete Works, a stonemason's workshop, a defunct petty sessions court house, a former Royal Irish Constabulary
Royal Irish Constabulary
The armed Royal Irish Constabulary was Ireland's major police force for most of the nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries. A separate civic police force, the unarmed Dublin Metropolitan Police controlled the capital, and the cities of Derry and Belfast, originally with their own police...
Barracks, a dispensary operated by the Health Board
Health Board
The Health Board system of the Republic of Ireland was created by the 1970 Health Act. This system was initially created with eight health boards, each of which were prescribed a functional area in which they operated...
, a house which was formerly a mid terrace church, (steeple extant but not in situ), and a fake water pump installed by the Tidy Towns' (Ignoring the previous location of several original pumps in the village- which were robbed in recent years- they had logically been located over wells).
Glassan also hosts 2 hunts; namely the Glassan Farmers Hunt and the South Westmeath Harriers.
See also
- List of towns and villages in Ireland