BROWSE
townland
Gort Luachra
genitive: Ghort Luachra
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Gortloughra
(English)

Glossary

gort, gart
English field
English rushes, rushy place

Centrepoint

51.7823, -9.27891latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1811
Gortlughra
Bath
1829
Gurtloghra
TAB Leathanach: 131
1841
[Gortloughra]
"…a Danish fort in the N. W. end of this townland. The E. end is a high mountain called 'S[.]ehy Mountain'." [h / k]䤀汬湡ࡥ
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Co249,16
1841
Gurthloughera
BS:AL Leathanach: Co249,16
1841
Gurthloughera
Inhabs.:AL Leathanach: Co249,16
1841
Gorthloghra
TAB Leathanach: Co249,16
1841y
Gort luachra, 'rushy field'
OD:AL Leathanach: Co249,16
1841
Gortloughra
OD:AL Leathanach: Co249,16

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