BROWSE
townland
Gort an Phoill
genitive: Ghort an Phoill
(Irish)
Gortaphuill
(English)

Glossary

gort, gart
English field
English hole, pool, (tidal-)stream?

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

53.769, -9.16295latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1611
Gortefoile
Inq.(ME) Leathanach: I.71
1617
Gortafoill
Inq.(ME) Leathanach: II.273
1619
Gortfoyle and Lassane otherwise Nemrackogge
CPR Leathanach: 427
1635
Gortfoiel and Lassen 3 cartrons; Beallakipe and Rahiverne 1 qr;
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: §272V
1635
Gortphoill, half qr of
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: §301
1661
Boehunnagh 2 Qrs. (vizt) Raghybeorne 1 Qr., Gorfield 1 Qr.
BSD (ME) Leathanach: 123
1681
Bohanagh, Raghiberne and Gortefoyle 2 qrs.
ASE Leathanach: 273
1685
Boohinagh
Hib. Del.
1710c
Boghannagh, Raghiberne & Gortfoyle
CRL Leathanach: 2A.3.16, 63
1787
Gortfoyle
QRL Leathanach: 2A.6.69, 75
1830
Gortafoil
Bald Leathanach: 19
1830
Gurthafull
TAB Leathanach: §32
1838
Gortafuill
Excise QRL:AL Leathanach: ME133,12
1838
Gortafoil
CM:AL Leathanach: ME133,12
1838
Gurthaphull
Pasley, Rev. H.:AL Leathanach: ME133,12
1838
Gorthafoyle
BS:AL Leathanach: ME133,12
1838
Gortfoyle
Excise QRL:AL Leathanach: ME133,12
1838
Gortafoill
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: ME133,12
1838
Gortfoile, Gortphoile
Strafford:AL Leathanach: ME133,12
1838
Gort a phoill, 'field of the hole'
OD:AL Leathanach: ME133,12
1838
Gort a phoill
pl:AL Leathanach: ME133,12
1838
Gortafull
OC:AL Leathanach: ME133,12
1838
Gortaphuill
OD:AL Leathanach: ME133,12
1838
[Gortaphuill]
"…2 old forts."
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: ME133,12

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