Gort Leice/Gortleck

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Hierarchy

townland

Gort Leice

genitive: Ghort Leice

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(Irish)

Gortleck

(English)

Capitalise

Hierarchy

county

Dún na nGall/Donegal

barony

Inis Eoghain Thiar/Inishowen West

civil parish

Díseart Éignigh/Desertegny

electoral division

Díseart Éignigh/Desertegny

Centrepoint

55.2023, -7.48768latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1608	Carrowligg	Survey Ulst. Leathanach: 169 ? "A booke of the Kings lands founde upon the last generall survey within the province of Ulster anno le:1608" MS. Rawlinson A.237 Anal.Hib. 3.151-218 Bliain foilsithe: 1608
1654	Gorttleeke	CS III 17 Civil Survey III. Counties of Donegal, Londonderry and Tyrone. (ed. Simington, 1937) Bliain: 1654
1740	Gortlack	Protestant Householders 41 Names of 14,400 Protestant householders for parts of the counties of Londonderry, Donegal, Antrim, Armagh and Tyrone taken from the returns to the Irish House of Commons concerning religion. 1740. (P.R.O., Dublin bundle 75 of Parliamentary religious returns). 147 pages of typescript. Ar fáil: https://virtualtreasury.ie/item/PRONI-T808-15258
1766	Gortleck	GJP (DG) GJ/1/1: 267, 4 [virtualtreasury.ie] Grand Jury Presentments, Donegal Donegal Grand Jury assizes/presentments, 1753-1769. DonegalCA GJ/1/1. Cartlann Chontae Dhún na nGall, leagan digitithe ar fáil ag https://www.virtualtreasury.ie/
1776	the bridge of Gorleck	GJP (DG) GJ/1/3: 119 Grand Jury Presentments, Donegal Donegal Grand Jury assizes/presentments, 1753-1769. DonegalCA GJ/1/1. Cartlann Chontae Dhún na nGall, leagan digitithe ar fáil ag https://www.virtualtreasury.ie/
1801	Gortlick	McCrea DG William Mc Crea, A Map of County Donegal, 1801 Nóta: Cóip san Oifig Logainmneacha, Bliain foilsithe: 1801
1830	Gortlack	BS:AL Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1830	Gortleice	OD:AL 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
1833	Gortleck; Irish Gortleck	TAB Tithe Composition (Applotment) Book (imleabhair lámhscríofa ó c. 1830 atá ar coimeád sa Chartlann Náisiúnta) Bliain: 1824–40, Nóta: Go minic, tugtar ainm an pharóiste, nó eolas eile i gcolún na nótaí.

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