Upcoming talk examines history of Glasson village'Glasson: a settlement history 1600-1900' is the title of the Old Athlone Society's upcoming lecture on Tuesday, March 22 in the Prince of Wales Hotel at 8.15pm. He has a keen interest in Irish placenames and surnames, and all aspects of Irish literature and language from 1600 to the present. This is his first talk on another of his areas of interest – local history. This lecture will discuss the development of settlement in Glasson and the surrounding area from the year 1600 to around 1900. This mill was in existence as early as 1630, and was known as Mollinglassen or Muileann Ghlasáin 'the mill of Glasson'.

Source: Irish Independent March 16, 2022 00:54 UTC