BROWSE
townland
An Gort Bán
genitive: an Ghoirt Bháin
(Irish)
Gortbaun
(English)

Glossary

English white; lea-ground, grassy
gort, gart
English field

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

53.786, -9.37281latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1614
Gortbane
Ballintober Lands Leathanach: 271
1617
Gortbanemore 1 cart.
CPR Leathanach: 318
1617
Gortbanemore
Inq.(ME) Leathanach: II.189
1635
Gortbanebegge, cartron of
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: §289V
1635
Gortbanebegge in the qr of Killyndiryh
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: §296V
1635
Gortbanemore, the cartron of
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: §320
1683
Gortbanmore
Westport Est. Pap. Leathanach: 889/18(7-8)
1830
Gortbane
Bald Leathanach: 18
1838
[Gortbaun]
"soil light and rocky, the greater part of it is bog. Crops bad in general" [Desc. Rem.];
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: ME025,46
1838
Gortbaun
BS:AL Leathanach: ME025,46
1838
Garthane?
CM:AL Leathanach: ME025,46
1838
Gorthane
BM:AL Leathanach: ME025,46
1838
Gortbaun
OD:AL Leathanach: ME025,46
1838
Gortbaun
Tuohy, P.:AL Leathanach: ME025,46
1838
Gortballibane
"Gortballibane in connexion with other names in the Ph" [Inq. J. I];
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: ME025,46
1838
Gort bán, 'white garden'
OD:AL Leathanach: ME025,46
1838
Gort bán
pl:AL Leathanach: ME025,46

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