BROWSE
townland
Gort na Ráibe
genitive: Ghort na Ráibe
(Irish)
Gortnaraby
(English)

Glossary

gort, gart
English field

Centrepoint

54.0957, -9.29988latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1635
Gorteraby, Langedoire in the qr of
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: 215
1635
Gortneraby, the qr of
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: 221V
1657c
Gortnaraby
DS Leathanach: 215; Innéacs 208
1685
Gortnaraby
Hib. Del.
1710c
Gortnaraby
CRL Leathanach: 2A.3.16, 3
1731
Gortnaraby, George Ormsby [of]
Palmer Est. Leathanach: 1174/1/9vi
1731
Gortnaraby, Henry Ormsby [of]
Palmer Est. Leathanach: 1174/1/4iii
1762
Gortnarabe
Palmer Est. Leathanach: 1174/1/9xii
1787
Gortniraby
QRL Leathanach: 2A.6.69, 2
1788
Gortnaraby, John Ormsby [of]
CN Leathanach: 1165/1/27
1800
Gurtnarabi Ormsbey
Road Map
1810
Gortner Abbey
Palmer Est. Leathanach: 1174/1/12xv
1811
Gortnar Abby
Arrowsmith
1830
Gortner Abby
Bald
1833c
Gortner Abbey
TAB Leathanach: 13
1838
Gortner Abbey
BS:AL Leathanach: ME051,23
1838
Gortner Abbey
Cess Bk:AL Leathanach: ME051,23
1838
Gortner Abby
Bald:AL Leathanach: ME051,23
1838
Gortnaraby
"Why not call it 'Gortnarabia,' i.e. Gort n-Arabia from Araby the Blest or 'Arabia Felix!?" "Gort-na-raabia" [Nóta OD]
OD:AL Leathanach: ME051,23
1838
Gort na ráibe, 'field of the rape or rape-field'
OD:AL Leathanach: ME051,23

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