BROWSE
townland
Gort na Péiste
genitive: Ghort na Péiste
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Gortnapeasty
(English)

Glossary

gort, gart
English field

Explanatory note

  • English

    “the field of the beast, worm”

Centrepoint

51.9338, -9.05269latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1619
Gortnypestey
Inq.(Co) Leathanach: 80, Imleabhar: II
1621
Gortnipesty
CPR Leathanach: 489
1751
Gortnapeasty
CGn. Leathanach: 145.405.99004
1811
Gortnapeat
Bath
1834
Gurthnapaista
TAB Leathanach: 22
1841
Gurtnapeasthy
BS:AL
1841
Gurtnapeasthy
Co. Cess Bk., 1841:AL
1841
Gurtnapeasthy
Inhabs.:AL
1841
gort na péiste, field of the worm or serpent
OD:AL
1841
gort na péiste
pl OC:AL

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