BROWSE
townland
An Gort Rua
genitive: an Ghoirt Rua
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Gortroe
(English)

Glossary

gort, gart
English field
rua, ruadh
English red; red place

Centrepoint

51.5992, -9.09682latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1615
Gortroe
CPR
1615
Gortruo
CPR
1636
Gortruoe
Inq.(Co) Leathanach: V,
1636
Gortroo
Inq.(Co) Leathanach: V,
1655
Gortroe
DS
1659
Gortruo
Cen.
1660c
Gortroe
BSD (Co)
1669
Gortroe
ASE
1811
Bath
1841-2
Gurthroe
BS:AL
1841-2
Gortroe
Carhugarriff Map:AL
1841-2
Gurtrow
Townsend, Rev. C.C.:AL
1841-2
Gurthroe
Sheahan, Rev. J.:AL
1841-2
Gurthroe
Beamish, F.A.:AL
1841-2
Gurthroe
McCarthy, F.:AL
1841-2
Gurthroe
Co. Treas. Warrant:AL
1841-2
Gortruoe
Inq. C II:AL
1841-2
Gortroe
Inq. C II:AL
1841-2
gort ruadh
EC:AL
1841-2y
red garden or cultivated field
OD:AL

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