BROWSE
townland
Gort na gCros
genitive: Ghort na gCros
(Irish)
Gortnagross
(English)

Glossary

crois, cros
English cross; crossroads
gort, gart
English field

Centrepoint

52.1459, -8.71255latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1367
Gortonocros iii acras terrae quae quondam fuerunt Cemiterium
PRC Leathanach: III, 28
1575
Gortingrose
F Leathanach: 2587
1576
Gortenegrosse
F Leathanach: 2928
1594
Gortnygrosse
F Leathanach: 5903
1609
Gortnycrosse
Inq.(Co) Leathanach: 1, 137
1610
Gortnegrosse
CPR Leathanach: 201-a
1655
Gortnagross
DS
1660c.
Gortongrasse
BSD (Co) Leathanach: 160
1666
Gortnegrasse
ASE Leathanach: 62-a
1667
Gortnegrosse
ASE Leathanach: 105-a
1667
Gortnagrosse
ASE Leathanach: 105-a
1669
Gortnegrosse
ASE Leathanach: 215-b
1685
Gortnegrosse
CG Leathanach: 34-a
1775
Gortne Gross lately called Crossfield
CGn. Leathanach: 305.541.206078
1780
Gurtnagruss orse Crossfield
CGn. Leathanach: 336.216.224595
1811
Gortnacross
Bath
1832
Gurtnagruss
TAB Leathanach: 5
1840
Gurtnagruss
BS:AL
1840
Gortincrussey
Inq. C I:AL
1840
Gortnegrosse
Dep.:AL
1840
Gortincrosse
Inq. J I:AL
1840x
gort na gcros
EC:AL
1840y
field of the crosses
OD:AL

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