BROWSE
townland
Goirtín Óráin
genitive: Ghoirtín Óráin
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Gorteenoran
(English)

Glossary

English little field

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Explanatory note

  • English

    small field of (the) spring

Centrepoint

53.9648, -7.81818latitude, longitude
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Historical references

ˌgort′ɪːˈnoːrn , ˌgortɪːˈnoːrəm
Nóta
Nóta
Cf: p: Mohill b: Mohill
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Goirtín-Uaráin = Little field of the spring well. Colgan defines uarán or fuarán as “a living fountain of fresh or cold water springing from the earth.”"
Nóta
1836
Goirtín uarain, 'little field of the cold spring'
"See Fermanagh indexes for 'oran' in termination." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL
1836
Gort an urrain,
'the field of submission'
dúch:AL
1836
Gort na heorna
the starved barley'
Quinn, E.:AL
1836
Gortinoran
S&V:AL
1836
Gorteenoram
Buck, H.:AL
1836
Gortenoram
CM:AL
1836
Gorteenoran
OD:AL
1836
Goirtín Ódhram
OD:AL

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