BROWSE
townland
Gort Sceach
genitive: Ghort Sceach
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Gortskagh
(English)

Glossary

gort, gart
English field
sceach, sceich
English hawthorn, thorn-bush

Explanatory note

Centrepoint

52.3667, -8.71741latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1660c.
Gortskeagh
BSD Leathanach: 126
1666
Gortskea
ASE Leathanach: 53-b
1668
Gortskeigh
CSPI Leathanach: 154
1676-9
Gortscagh
Orr. Pap. Leathanach: 223
1703
Gortskagh
Orr. Lease Bk. Leathanach: 1.56.14
1722
Gortskagh
CGn. Imleabhar: 36.17.20962
1740
Gortskeagh
CGn. Imleabhar: 99.420.69846
1751
Gortskeagh orseGortscagh
CGn. Imleabhar: 148.405.100128
1811
Gortskagh
Bath
1830
Gurskeagh (sic)
TAB Leathanach: 1
1832
Gortskeagh
Reg. Trees (CO) Leathanach: 58
1840
Gurtskeagh
BCR:AL
1840
Gurtskaghy
BS:AL
1840
Gortskagh
Courtney's Map 1771:AL
1840
Gurtsgaghy
Courtney's Ret.:AL
1840
Gortskeagh
DS:AL
1840
gort sceach
EC:AL
1840
Gurtskagh
Fitzgib[bon], J.:AL
1840
Gurtskagh
McCarthy, A.:AL
1840
field of the briers
OD:AL
1840
Gurtskagh
Rutling, Mr.:AL
1840
Gortskagh
Thornhill's Map 1771:AL
2002
'gortsga
Áit. Leathanach: F201, 257

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