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Glenmore

An Gleann Mór

This Kilkenny townland appears in Stonyford electoral division, separate from Glenmore village.

Recorded locationGlenmore52.51567° N · 7.19987° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Approximate recorded location · Logainm.ie

The name

gleannglenmórgreat, big

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

  • An Gleann Mór · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Glenmore · English · main form

Place & story

Seven inhabitants in 1911

Glenmore had seven inhabitants in 1911, five male and two female, in two occupied houses. The population had been eight in 1891 and seven in 1901, with two houses at each census. Its recorded area was 160 acres, one rood and thirty-two perches. The return places the townland in Jerpointchurch parish, Knocktopher barony and Stonyford electoral division, within Knocktopher dispensary district and Thomastown Poor Law Union. [2]

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Kilkenny
Civil parish
Jerpointchurch
Coordinates
52.51567, -7.19987 (approximate)
Mapped area
0.65 km²
Logainm ID
27329 ↗

People & family history

Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.

1901 census

7People recorded
2Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Fennelly 5
  • Morressey 1
  • Toole 1
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1911 census

No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Glenmore. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Census of Ireland 1911: County Kilkenny, Table VII, printed page 39 · His Majesty’s Stationery Office; printed by the Athlone Printing Works Company, 1912
  3. Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.