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Glasnevin is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Glasnevin in a sentence

Glasnevin meaning

  1. A parish about two miles north of the City of Dublin, Ireland, known for its cemetery (Irish grid ref O 1437).
  2. An unincorporated community in the Rural Municipality of Key West No. 70, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  3. A rural locality in North Canterbury, New Zealand.

Using Glasnevin

  • The main meaning on this page is: A parish about two miles north of the City of Dublin, Ireland, known for its cemetery (Irish grid ref O 1437). | An unincorporated community in the Rural Municipality of Key West No. 70, Saskatchewan, Canada. | A rural locality in North Canterbury, New Zealand.
  • In the example corpus, glasnevin often appears in combinations such as: at glasnevin, in glasnevin.

Context around Glasnevin

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 6 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

1667 1× dcu 1×

Often after:

boxing 1× ended 1× national 1× remained 1× cemetery 1× campus 1× crematorium 1× house 1× site 1×

Sentence patterns with Glasnevin

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

by 1667 glasnevin had expanded 1× cremated at glasnevin crematorium within 1× dublin s glasnevin cemetery with 1× glasnevin boxing club 1× glasnevin ended up 1× glasnevin national school 1× glasnevin remained relatively 1× glen or glasnevin house outside 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after completing her 1× although this does 1× by 1667 glasnevin 1× george hayward lindsay 1× glasnevin boxing club 1× glasnevin ended up 1×

Common sentence endings:

1st dublin l 1× centre of dublin 1× containing 24 houses 1× dcu drumcondra campus 1× down towards drumcondra 1× during this period 1×

Words around Glasnevin

Just before it in the word index:

glasner 15 glasman 3 glashedy 2 glasha 2 glasgow 1.874 glasgo 3

Just after it in the word index:

glasnost 24 glasnow 33 glasow 2 glasper 7 glass 4.901 glassberg 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aav 22 abdicating 22 abductor 22 abh 22 abhorred 22 abidal 22

Corpus analysis for Glasnevin

  • In this selection, "glasnevin" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, 1667, dcu, boxing, ended and national stand out and add context to how "glasnevin" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include by 1667 glasnevin had expanded and cremated at glasnevin crematorium within. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "glasnevin" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with glasnevin

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Glasnevin ended up under the jurisdiction of Finglas Abbey. (9 words)

Glasnevin National School was also built during this period. (9 words)

Scouting has a strong tradition in Glasnevin with 1st Dublin (L. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

George Hayward Lindsay's eldest son, Lieutenant Colonel Henry Gore Lindsay, was in possession of his father's lands at Glasnevin when the area began to be developed at the beginning of the twentieth-century. (35 words)

Since then, the service has been used for people of various religious denominations who wished to be cremated. citation Boyzone singer Stephen Gately was cremated at Glasnevin Crematorium within the cemetery grounds in October 2009. (35 words)

Although this does not specifically cite the marriage of George Hayward Lindsay to Lady Mary Catherine Gore, George Lindsay almost certainly came into the lands at Glasnevin as a result of his marriage. (33 words)

Example sentences (18)

After completing her new qualification, Clince went to work in St Vincent’s primary school in Glasnevin.

Although this does not specifically cite the marriage of George Hayward Lindsay to Lady Mary Catherine Gore, George Lindsay almost certainly came into the lands at Glasnevin as a result of his marriage.

By 1667 Glasnevin had expanded - but not by very much; it is recorded as containing 24 houses.

George Hayward Lindsay's eldest son, Lieutenant Colonel Henry Gore Lindsay, was in possession of his father's lands at Glasnevin when the area began to be developed at the beginning of the twentieth-century.

Glasnevin Boxing Club and Football(soccer) club has a clubhouse on Mobhi road.

Glasnevin ended up under the jurisdiction of Finglas Abbey.

Glasnevin National School was also built during this period.

Glasnevin remained relatively undeveloped until the opening up of the Carroll Estate in 1914, which saw the creation of the redbrick residential roads running down towards Drumcondra.

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He is buried in Dublin's Glasnevin Cemetery with his wife and children.

It has two campuses on the Northside of the river, the DCU Glasnevin Campus and the DCU Drumcondra Campus.

Lands at Glasnevin were leased to such families and a Protestant church was erected there in 1707.

Orchid in the Botanic Gardens collection The soil at Glasnevin is strongly alkaline (in horticultural terms) and this restricts the cultivation of calcifuge plants such as rhododendrons to specially prepared areas.

Scouting has a strong tradition in Glasnevin with 1st Dublin (L.

Since then, the service has been used for people of various religious denominations who wished to be cremated. citation Boyzone singer Stephen Gately was cremated at Glasnevin Crematorium within the cemetery grounds in October 2009.

The development of the village was given a fresh impetus when Sir John Rogerson built his country residence, "The Glen" or "Glasnevin House" outside the village.

The returns of the church for 1326 stated that 28 tenants resided in Glasnevin.

This graveyard led to Glasnevin being known as "the dead centre of Dublin".

Today the Glasnevin site is the headquarters of the National Botanic Gardens of Ireland which has a satellite garden at Kilmcurragh in county Wicklow.

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Common combinations with glasnevin

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • at glasnevin 5×
  • in glasnevin 3×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "glasnevin" in a sentence?
An example: "After completing her new qualification, Clince went to work in St Vincent’s primary school in Glasnevin." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "glasnevin" from authentic English texts.
What does "glasnevin" mean?
Glasnevin means: A parish about two miles north of the City of Dublin, Ireland, known for its cemetery (Irish grid ref O 1437).
How many example sentences with "glasnevin" are there?
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