BROWSE
townland
Gort na Saileach
genitive: Ghort na Saileach
(Irish)
Gortnasillagh
(English)

Glossary

gort, gart
English field
sail, saileach
English willow-(tree)

Centrepoint

54.4296, -8.25253latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
"Cf. DG, Ga, ME, RC P: Inishmagrath b: Drumahaire "
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Gort-na-Saileach = Field of the sally trees."
Nóta
1619
Gotrtnesillagh
CPR Leathanach: 445b
1659
Gortnasvillagh
Cen. Leathanach: 568
1660c
Gortnesillagh
BSD Leathanach: 38
1667
Gurtnessill alias Gortnessillagh
ASE Leathanach: 142:11
1685
Gortnesilla
Hib. Del.
1718
Gurtnesill als Gortenesillagh
CGn. Leathanach: 21.549.12465
1817
Gortnasallagh
Larkin
1836
Gorteen Silleach,
'the starved horse'
Quinn, E.:AL
1836
Gortnasillagh
HCER 1820:AL
1836
Gortnasallagh
CM:AL
1836
Gortnasillagh
Buck, H.:AL
1836
Gartnesillagh
DS:AL
1836
Goirt na saileach
pl:AL
1836
Goirt na sail:each,
'field of the sallows'
OD:AL
1836
Gortnasillagh
OD:AL

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