BROWSE
townland
An Gort Garbh
genitive: an Ghoirt Ghairbh
(Irish)
Coarsefield
(English)

Glossary

English rough, rough one
gort, gart
English field

Centrepoint

53.7303, -9.10547latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1635
Gortgarron [sic], 1 qr of
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: 136
1635
⅓ qr of Gortvolloghbegg [sic] known by the names of: the gnive of Gortgarne; and the gnive of Gortrodane with a cornmill
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: 158V
1661
Gortgarrow ½ qr.
BSD (ME) Leathanach: 68
1661
Gortgarroe 1 qr.
BSD (ME) Leathanach: 68
1672c
Gortgard
Hib. Del.
1683
Gortgarive
ASE Leathanach: 275b
1683
Gortgarra ½ qr.
ASE Leathanach: 277a
1710c
Gortgarrine 1½ qr.
CRL Leathanach: 2A.3.16, 140a
1710c
Gorrgarruffe 1 qr.
CRL Leathanach: 2A.3.16, 143b
1710c
Gortgarrow 1 gneeve
CRL Leathanach: 2A.3.16, 146a
1710c
Gortgarra ½ qr.
CRL Leathanach: 2A.3.16, 148a
1787
Gortgarrine ½ qr.
QRL Leathanach: 2A.6.70, 523
1787
Gorgarruffe 1 qr.
QRL Leathanach: 2A.6.70, 539
1787
Gortgarrow 1 gnee
QRL Leathanach: 2A.6.70, 551
1824
Coarsefield
TAB Leathanach: 62
1830
Coarsefield
Bald
1838
[Coarsefield]
"There is a trigonometrical station in this townland called 'Coarsefield'."
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: ME135,20
1838
Coarsefield
Letter Info:AL Leathanach: ME135,20
1838
Coarsefield
BS:AL Leathanach: ME135,20
1838
Coarsefield
"'Gortarve' of which 'Coarsefield is a translation." [Nóta OC]
OC:AL Leathanach: ME135,20
1838
Coarsefield
dúch:AL Leathanach: ME135,20
1838
Gort gharbh, 'rough field'
OD:AL Leathanach: ME135,20
1838
Gort gharbh
pl:AL Leathanach: ME135,20

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