Gort na Luachra/Gortnalougher

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townland

Gort na Luachra

genitive: Ghort na Luachra

(Irish)

Gortnalougher

(English)

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Glossary

gort, gart

English field

luachair

English rushes, rushy place

Hierarchy

county

Liatroim/Leitrim

barony

Maothail/Mohill

civil parish

An Chluain/Cloone

Centrepoint

53.9454, -7.82128latitude, longitude

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Historical references

	ˌgɑrtnəˈloːhər , ˌgɑrtnəˈluːrə , gɑrtnəˈluːhərə
		Nóta Nóta eolais
		Nóta Nóta eolais
n/a	"Pinkman Gort-na-Luachra = Field of the rushes. St.Barry of Kilbarry – 6th century – was born in this townland. “Now Berach was born in the house of his mother’s brother, Fraec the Presbyter, son of Carthac, in Gort-na-luachra, near Cluain Conmaicne.” Life of St. Berach, Plummer, page 25."	Nóta Nóta eolais
	"Arch. Inventory Gortnalougher/Gortnarah Enclosure. At the crest of the S-facing slope of a drumlin (151)."	Nóta Nóta eolais
n/a	" “Some Place Names in Co. Leitrim.” Pinkman, Journal of the Ardagh and Clonmacnoise Antiquarian Society Iml. II, Uimh. 8, 1942 “A short distance to the west of Cloone is a townland names Gortnalougher, Gort-na-luachra field of rushes. It was in this place that the great Saint Barry, who has left his name in Kilbarry and Termonbarry was born. “Now Berach was born in the house of his mother’s brother, Fraoch the Presbyter son of Carthac, in Gort-na-Luachra, near Cluain Conmacine.” (Plummer, Life of St. Berach). (40)."	Nóta Nóta eolais
	i nGurt na Luachra Betha Beraigh	BNE Leathanach: 26, Alt: 16 Bethada Naem nErenn, I (ed. Plummer, 1922) Bliain: 1000
1622	?Gortlacken	CPR Leathanach: 514b Calendar of Patent Rolls of James I Bliain: 1603–23, Pubref: BÁC, 1966, Teideal iomlán: Irish Patent Rolls of James I: Facsimile of the Irish Record Commission's Calendar prepared prior to 1830
1631	?Gorteluckan	Inq. Leathanach: 176 Ionchoisní ar chearta sheilbhe talaimh nó ar chiontacht (16ú-18ú haois) -- leabhair agus LSS. Foilsíodh mar leabhair ionchoisní Chúige Laighean (1826) (=Inq. Lag.) agus Chúige Uladh (1829) (=Inq. Ult.) (Inquisitionum in Officio Rotulorum Cancellariae Hibe Teideal iomlán: Ionchoisní ar chearta sheilbhe talaimh nó ar chiontacht (16ú-18ú haois) atá iontu -- leabhair agus LSS. Foilsíodh mar leabhair ionchoisní Chúige Laighean (1826) (=Inq. Lag.) agus Chúige Uladh (1829) (=Inq. Ult.) (Inquisitionum in Officio Rotulorum Cancellariae Hiberniae asservatarum Repertorium I. II). Ní mhaireann na bunscríbhinní as a ndearnadh na cóipeanna seo.
1655	Gortnaloghra	DS Down Survey (Barony Maps - Hiberniae Regnum, 1654, cóipeanna a rinne an tSuirbhéireacht Ordanáis ó na bunchóipeanna i bPáras, 1908) Bliain foilsithe: 1655-7
c1660	Gortnaloghra	BSD Leathanach: 26 Books of Survey and Distribution Bliain: 1660c
1685	Gortuclora	Hib. Del. Hiberniæ Delineatio, William Petty Bliain foilsithe: 1685, Bliain foilsithe: 1685, Foilsitheoir: Irish University Press (1969)
1726	Gorterlogh	CGn. Imleabhar: 49.459.32853 Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1836	Gort na luachair 'field of rushes'	dúch:AL Foirm Ghaeilge (go hiondúil) nó nóta i ndúch, nach léir cé a scríobh
1836	Gort na luachra 'field of the rushes,' 'viretum juncorum'	OD:AL O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1836	Gort na luacha 'the starved rushes'	Quinn, E.:AL Finné in AL
1836	Gortnalogher	Rec. Name:AL Received Name in Ainmleabhar na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis (AL) Bliain: 1830/1840idí
1836	Gortnalaughra	S&V:AL Report from the Select Committee on the Survey and Valuation of Ireland (1824) in AL Bliain: 1830-40
1836	Gortnaloagher	Buck, H.:AL Buck, H.:AL
1836	Gortnalouher	CM:AL Grand Jury County Map ex Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain foilsithe: 1835C
1836	Gortnaloughra	HCons PR:AL HCons. PR:AL Bliain: 1838
1836	Gortnaloghra	DS:AL Down Survey (1656-1658), foinse in Ainmleabhar na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Source in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks
1836	Gortnalougher	OD:AL O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838

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