Gort an Mhaí/Scotchtown or Gortawee

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Hierarchy

townland

Gort an Mhaí

genitive: Ghort an Mhaí

(Irish)

Scotchtown or Gortawee

(English)

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Glossary

gort, gart

English field

Hierarchy

county

An Cabhán/Cavan

barony

Teallach Eathach/Tullyhaw

civil parish

Tuaim Dhreagain/Tomregan

Explanatory note

Gaeilge

the field of the plain
an mhaí — foirm an ghinidigh de magh (firinscneach sa cheantar seo). Cf. bbf darb ainm An Magh (g. an Mhaí) i gcontaetha Liatroma, Lú, Mhuineacháin, srl.
English

the field of the plain
an mhaí — genitive form of magh, 'plain' (masc.). Cf. townlands named An Magh (g. an Mhaí) in counties Leitrim, Louth, Monaghan, etc.

Centrepoint

54.1291, -7.57461latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1585-86	Gortmoy Cormack glas Magawran	F Calendar to Fiants of reign of Henry VIII. 1510-47...of Queen Elizabeth. 1558-1603'. In RDK (1875-90) Nóta eolais: Tagraítear d'uimhir ailt (ó am go chéile, nuair a théann an t-alt thar bhreis agus leathanach amháin, tagraítear d'alt agus do leathanach) / Reference to article number (occasionally, when the article extends over more than one page, the article and page number are given)., Áit foilsithe: London, Bliain foilsithe: 1875-90
1609	gortmoy	MEC Maps of the Escheated Counties in Ireland, 1609–10 Bliain foilsithe: 1861, Foilsitheoir: An tSuirbhéireacht Ordanáis, Áit foilsithe: Southampton
1709	gortewee	Carvaghs A List of the several Baronies and Parishes in the County of Cavan, with…Carvaghs contained in each Bliain: 1790, Nóta: Ní fios an dáta cruinn ach tá cuma i bhfad níos luaithe ar na foirmeacha ann ná 1790, Pubref: Henry Ireland, Teideal iomlán: A List of the several Baronies and Parishes in the County of Cavan, with all the Denominations of Land in each or Parish, Alphabetically arranged, Together, with Carvaghs contained in each Denomination; Carefully extracted from an Original Manuscript. MDCCIXO
1836	Gortewey	Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: Ca061,36 Inquisition de chuid aimsir Charles I in AL Bliain: 1830/1840idí
1836	Gortawee	BS:AL Leathanach: Ca061,36 Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1836	Gortawee	Cochran, T.:AL Leathanach: Ca061,36 Cochran, T.:AL
1836	Scotchtown alias Gorteville alias Rathkylan	Patent (James II):AL Leathanach: Ca061,36 Patent (James II), foinse in AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks.
1836	Scotchtown	BM:AL Leathanach: Ca061,36 Barony Map ex Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain foilsithe: 1830-40
1836	Scotchtown	CM:AL Leathanach: Ca061,36 Grand Jury County Map ex Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain foilsithe: 1835C
1836	?Gortaree	HCER 1826:AL Leathanach: Ca061,36 House of Commons Education Report 1826 as AL Bliain: 1835
1836	Gortewee	Printed List 1790:AL Leathanach: Ca061,36 Printed List 1790, foinse in AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks.
1836	Gort Aodha Bhuídhe, 'Hugh Boy's field'	OD:AL Leathanach: Ca061,36 O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1836	Gortawee or Scotchtown	OD:AL Leathanach: Ca061,36 O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838

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