An Goirtín Thiar/Gorteen West

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Hierarchy

townland

An Goirtín Thiar

genitive: an Ghoirtín Thiar

validated name (What is this?)

(Irish)

Gorteen West

(English)

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Other names

Goirtín Carracháin

genitive: Ghoirtín Carracháin

historical name (What is this?)

(Irish)

Glossary

goirtín

English little field

Hierarchy

county

Luimneach/Limerick

barony

Conallaigh Uachtaracha/Connello Upper

civil parish

Cluain Cath/Cloncagh

Explanatory note

Gaeilge

the small field
Ní léir seanainm na háite seo ina iomláine (cf. 1657 'Gurteen carraghane', Down Survey; 1669 'Gurteenecarraghan', Acts of Settlement and Explanation, etc.) -- Goirtín Carracháin ?
English

the small field
The full version of the former name (cf. 1657 'Gurteen carraghane', Down Survey; 1669 'Gurteenecarraghan', Acts of Settlement and Explanation, etc.) is unclear -- Goirtín Carracháin ?

Centrepoint

52.463, -8.92391latitude, longitude

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Archival records

Please note: Some of the documentation from the archives of the Placenames Branch is available here. It indicates the range of research contributions undertaken by the Branch on this placename over the years. It may not constitute a complete record, and evidence may not be sequenced on the basis of validity. It is on this basis that this material is made available to the public.

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