BROWSE
townland
Gort Uí Ghadhra
genitive: Ghort Uí Ghadhra
(Irish)
Gortygara
(English)

Glossary

gort, gart
English field
Ó, Uí

Centrepoint

54.0079, -8.54694latitude, longitude
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Historical references

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1617
Cloonnehaggliss
CPR Leathanach: 322b
1633‒6
Lavallegortigara
Surv. Conn.:Wood-Martin I Leathanach: 402
1633‒6
Levallegortigara
Surv. Conn.:Wood-Martin I Leathanach: 404
1660c
Cloonkigles [leg. Cloonhigles] als. Gortigarra als. Ardcolman
BSD Leathanach: 131
1660c
Gurtivara als. Gurtigara
BSD Leathanach: 132
1667
Clonehalisse als. Gortnegory
ASE Leathanach: 131
1667
Gortmorra als. Gortegorra
ASE Leathanach: 131
1717
Gortmore als. Gortgana (leg. Gortgara)
CGn. Leathanach: 19.315.10257
1819
Gortegara
Larkin (Sl)
1830c
Gurtigara
TAB
1836
Gortegara
CM:AL Leathanach: Sl022,17
1836
Gortygara
OD:AL Leathanach: Sl022,17
1836
Gort Ui Ghara, 'O'Gara's field'
OD:AL Leathanach: Sl022,17
1836
Gort ui Ghara
"means O'Gara's gort' [pl];
pl:AL Leathanach: Sl022,17
1836
[Gortygara]
"3 old forts one of which is Lissosheenagh on which there is a trigonometrical station 262 feet above the level of the sea" [Desc. Rem.];
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Sl022,17
1836
Gurtygara
BS:AL Leathanach: Sl022,17

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