Settlement cluster in Unknown Townland — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Glasnevin held ten hearth houses in 1664 and twenty-four householders by 1667, a sudden doubling that suggests marriage, birth or return rather than new construction. Three homes large enough for two hearths and an oven stood among them, kitchens busy enough to bake for neighbours. Richard Francis mapped the associated farms in 1640, before the rolls gave the place its shape. What the cluster lacked was not land or fire but a name, which is why it still resists being pointed at.

The Hearth Money Rolls for County Dublin (1664) list 10 houses with hearths in Glasnevin. In 1667 the householders increased to 24 and three houses were rated for 2 hearths and an oven and three for 2 hearths each (Ball 1920, 124-147). The farms associated with these houses are shown on a map based on information recorded in 1640 by Richard Francis. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Upload date: 28 September 2011

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