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

Glossary

English little field
rua, ruadh
English red; red place

Centrepoint

53.7708, -7.65582latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta: Tá bf. ‘Gorteen’ i bhfíor-ghiorracht don bf. seo. Tá an baol ann go mbeadh mearbhall i gceist mar is cosúil a tharla le JOD thuas.
Nóta
1621
Ederclone and Gortinroe, next adjoining Corrylongford (Terence Farrall)
CPR Leathanach: 491a
1624
Gurtyurroan [?]
CPR Leathanach: 576b
1629
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Cotton Map
c.1660
Gurtinroe (Sir James Ware)
BSD Leathanach: 169
1708
Gortinerori als. Gortinreragh
CGn. Leathanach: 2.61.266
1710
Ederclone and Gurtinrone
CGn. Leathanach: 5.194.1546
1710
Ederclone and Gurtinrone
CGn. Leathanach: 7.18.1530
1734
Edderclone and Gurtinrone
CGn. Leathanach: 77.460.54351
1749
Ederclone and Gurtinrone
CGn. Leathanach: 135.297.91450
1835
Gurteenrooagh
BS:AL
1835
Goirtin, “a garden or enclosure”
nóta le seo: “local”
OD:AL
1835
Lakefield said to be the fashionable name
Nóta:AL
1835
Lakefield
pl:AL
1835
rooagh not used in the country. Where has it been got? Another written authority must be procured for this before it be decided.
Nóta:AL
1835
Gorteenrevagh
Rec. Name:AL
1835
..a church (called Ballinalee church) and Grave yard...
Desc. Rem.:AL
2007
gortʃiːnˈriːvə
Áit.

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