BROWSE
townland
Gort na Cloiche
genitive: Ghort na Cloiche
(Irish)
Rockfield
(English)

Glossary

cloch, cloich
English stone, stone building
gort, gart
English field

Centrepoint

53.7958, -9.43187latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1661
Gortneclay als Gortneclohie ½ Qr.
BSD (ME) Leathanach: 102
1710c
Gortneclay als Gortheclogh ½ qr
CRL Leathanach: 2A.3.16, 83
1792
Gortheclay als Gorthecross als Gortheclogh
QRL Leathanach: 2A.6.73, 349
1830
Gortnacloigha
Bald Uimhir: 18
1833
Gortnaclog
Knox Hist. Tuam Leathanach: 187
1838
Talamh.n.coríge
Giblin, P.:AL Leathanach: ME009,48
1838
Rockfield
["Rent Office, Westport"];
Rent Office:AL (ME) Leathanach: ME009,48
1838
Gort na cloiche, 'field of the stone'
OD:AL Leathanach: ME009,48
1838
Gort na cloiche
pl:AL Leathanach: ME009,48
1838
Rockfield or Gortnacloy
OD:AL Leathanach: ME009,48
1838
Rockfield
OD (corr.):AL Leathanach: ME009,48
1838
Rockfield
BS:AL Leathanach: ME009,48
1838
Rockfield
Vestry Cess 1833:AL Leathanach: ME009,48

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