BROWSE
townland
An Goirtín
genitive: an Ghoirtín
(Irish)
Gorteen
(English)

Glossary

English little field

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

electoral division

Centrepoint

53.9302, -7.69568latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Goirtín = A little field. "
Nóta
1621
?Gurtingreagh
CPR Leathanach: 530b
1655
Gartengragane
DS
1660c
Gortangragan
BSD (Li) Leathanach: 13
1667
Gurtinigragan alias Gurtangragan
ASE Leathanach: 101.23
1685
Gart[un]gragan
Hib. Del.
1710
Gurtingragan als Gurtingrago
CGn. Leathanach: 6.168.1693
1737
Gurteengragan als Gurteengrago
CGn. Leathanach: 90.84.62981
1738
Gurteengragan als Gurtingrage
CGn. Leathanach: 87.535.63020
1817
Gorteen
Larkin (Li)
1836
Gorteen
CM:AL
1836
Gortan
'hunger or starvation'
Quinn, E.:AL
1836
Gorten
'little garden or cultivated field'
dúch:AL
1836
Gurteen
Walsh:AL
1836
Gurteen
HCons PR:AL 
1836
Goirtín
'a small garden,' 'parvum viretum'
OD:AL

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