BROWSE
townland
Gort an Éadain
genitive: Ghort an Éadain
(Irish)
Facefield
(English)

Glossary

English brow
gort, gart
English field

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

53.7779, -9.05154latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1590
Gortnedin, McMories of
F Leathanach: 5451
1617
Gortenneneadane
Inq. Leathanach: Inq.JI II.247
1617
Gortnadane
Inq.(ME) Leathanach: II.235
1617
Gortenneneadane
Inq.(ME) Leathanach: II.247
1618
Gortanneddan
CPR Leathanach: 393b
1618
Gortanneaddan
CPR Leathanach: 393
1625
Cortin nnedan & Carrantaggill
Walt. oge mc Morris
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: 83
1625
Gortinennedane
Walter [oge mc Morris], Marcus Joyce
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: 84
1635
Gortin nnedan and Carrantaggill, 2 gnives in
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: 118
1635
Gortinennedane
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: 118V
1660
Gorteneaden
(Walt. Oge McMorris)
BSD Leathanach: 76
1661
Gorteneaden ½ qr.
BSD (ME) Leathanach: 76
1672c
Gurtineadin
Hib. Del.
1683
Athena als. Gortenedan
ASE Leathanach: 275
1683
Gortenedan ½ qr., Athena alias
ASE Leathanach: 275b
1685c
Gurtineadin
Hib. Del.
1710c
Gortineadan ½ qr.
CRL Leathanach: 2A.3.16, 142b
1710c
Gortineadine ½ qr
CRL Leathanach: 2A.3.16, 150b
1721c
Gortanedin als Cortegill
O’Moore Maps Leathanach: 10
1724
Gortineden and Corrintegile 2 qrs
CGn. Imleabhar: 43.77.27432
1750c
Gortenedin and Correteggill 2 qrs
L. Blosse Papers Leathanach: 209 §103
1787
Gortineadan ½ qr.
QRL Leathanach: 2A.6.70, 534
1787
Gortineadine ½ qr
QRL Leathanach: 2A.6.69, 573
1824
Facefield
TAB Leathanach: 60
1830
Gortaneadin
Bald
1831
Facefield
Blosse
CGn. Leathanach: 867.365.577265
1834
Facefield
CGn. Leathanach: 19.244.414
1835
Facefield
Bell
CGn. Leathanach: 17.179.395
1838
Facefield
BS:AL Leathanach: ME121,27
1838
Facefield
Lambert, J.:AL Leathanach: ME121,27
1838
Facefield
Townshend, Rev. [.]:AL Leathanach: ME121,27
1838
Gort an éadain, 'field of the front or brow of a hill'
OD:AL Leathanach: ME121,27
1838
Gort an eadan
pl:AL Leathanach: ME121,27
1838
Gortaneden
"Gortaneden of which Facefield is a translation" [OC Nóta]; "Meaning obvious" [OD Nóta];
OC:AL Leathanach: ME121,27

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