BROWSE
townland
Gort na nGiorriacha
genitive: Ghort na nGiorriacha
(Irish)
Harefield
(English)

Glossary

gort, gart
English field

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

53.7512, -9.06927latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1625
Gortnegorr & Gortnemollogh
Walt. oge mc Morris
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: 83
1625
Gortegary
belongs to...Athenry
Straff. Map RC Leathanach: 88
1629
Gortegarry
Dom. Brown
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: 104
1683
Gortgarra
ASE Leathanach: 277
1824
Harefield
TAB Leathanach: 60
1834
Harefield
CGn. Leathanach: 19.244.414
1835
Harefield
Bell
CGn. Leathanach: 17.179.395
1838
Harefield
BS:AL Leathanach: ME121,34
1838
[Harefield]
"close to its S. boundary is a fort" [Desc. Rem.]
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: ME121,34
1838
Gortnagirreeagh
"recte Gortnagirreeagh of which Harefield is a translation" [OC Nóta]; "Meaning obvious" [OD Nóta]
OC:AL Leathanach: ME121,34
1838
Gort na n-giorradhach
pl:AL Leathanach: ME121,34
1838
Gort na n-giorradhach, 'field of the hares'
OD:AL Leathanach: ME121,34
1838
Harefield
Lambert, J.:AL Leathanach: ME121,34
1838
Heathfield
CM:AL Leathanach: ME121,34
1838
Heathlawn
BS:AL Leathanach: ME121,34
1838
Harefield
Townshend, Rev. [.]:AL Leathanach: ME121,34
1838
Gortagiree
Bald:AL
1838
Gort na ngiorradhach, field of the hares
pl:AL
1838
Gortagiree, Heathfield
Bald

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