BROWSE
townland
Gort an Chuais
genitive: Ghort an Chuais
(Irish)
Gortachoosh
(English)

Glossary

gort, gart
English field

Centrepoint

54.0119, -7.72434latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Gort-a’-Chuais = Field of the cave or hollow. The name is made Gortahoose locally. "
Nóta
n/a
"Arch.Inventory: Crannóg. Close to the SE shore of Drumlea Lough…within reeds (47). "
Nóta
1622
Gorticoiffe
CPR Leathanach: 522a
1655
Gortcoise
DS
1660c
?Gortenaise
BSD Leathanach: 5
1660c
?Gortenaise
BSD Leathanach: 6
1667
Gortnaquosse
ASE Leathanach: 182:16
1667
Gortequoske
ASE Leathanach: 182:16
1685
Gortcoise
Hib. Del.
1733
Gortaeehose
CGn. Leathanach: 72.242.50595
1817
Gortahoish
Larkin (Li)
1834?
Gortacoose
TAB Leathanach: (60:16/9) 93, 95
1836
Gortahoosh
Rec. Name:AL
1836
Gortahoosh
BS:AL
1836
Gortahoosh
Buck, H.:AL
1836
Gortahoish
Larkin (Li)
1836
Gortaghoise
HCSR:AL 
1836
Gortcuaise
DS:AL
1836
a chuais
pl:AL
1836
Gort a chuais
'field of the cave'
OD:AL
1836
Gortachoosh
OD:AL

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