BROWSE
townland
An Gort
genitive: an Ghoirt
(Irish)
Gort
(English)

Glossary

gort, gart
English field

Centrepoint

53.9197, -8.0485latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
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DG, Ga, Do, ME, TE
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n/a
"Pinkman: Gort = A field, Gort, is usually applied to a tilled field, it is often glossed ‘hortus’ and Colgan translates it ‘praedium’. The word enters into about 1200 place-names. "
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"Arch. Inventory Rath. Towards the top of a low rise (150). Enclosure. On the S-facing slope of a rise c.300m from the left bank fo the River Shannon (150). "
Nóta
1836
Gort
BS:AL
1836
Gort
'a field'
Mc Donough, I.:AL
1836
Gortoony
Rowley Map:AL
1836
Gort
CM:AL
1836
Gort
'a garden, or cultivated field'
OD:AL
1836
Gort
OD:AL
1836
[Gort]
"…contains many detached cabins and a fort…"
Desc. Rem.:AL

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