An Goirtín Beag/Gortin North

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townland

An Goirtín Beag

genitive: an Ghoirtín Bhig

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(Irish)

Gortin North

(English)

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Glossary

goirtín

English little field

Hierarchy

county

Dún na nGall/Donegal

barony

Ráth Bhoth Thuaidh/Raphoe North

municipal district

Leifear–Srath an Urláir/Lifford–Stranorlar

civil parish

Cluain Lao/Clonleigh

electoral division

Cluain Lao Thuaidh/Clonleigh North

Explanatory note

Gaeilge

the little Goirtín
Goirtín – the little field

Is é is dóichí ná gur tugadh An Goirtín Beag air seo chun é a idirdhealú ó An Goirtín Mór ó dheas. Léiríonn tagairtí amhail Gurteen Begg (CGn. 145.364.98801) gurbh iad beag agus mór na hidirdhealaitheoirí a úsáideadh sa Ghaeilge seachas thuaidh/theas mar atá sa Bhéarla. (JÓG, 09 Meitheamh 2025)
English

the little Goirtín
Goirtín – the little field

It seems likely that this was called An Goirtín Beag to differentiate it from An Goirtín Mór further south. Historical references such as Gurteen Begg (CGn. 145.364.98801) show that beag and mór were the denominators used in Irish rather than North/South which are used in the English names. (JÓG, 09 June 2025)

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Historical references

1751	Gurteen Begg	CGn. 145.364.98801 Newcomen to Cuppaidge Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1781	Gurteenbegg	CGn. 342.344.230317: Minchin to Ld Erne Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1801	Gortin	McCrea DG William Mc Crea, A Map of County Donegal, 1801 Nóta: Cóip san Oifig Logainmneacha, Bliain foilsithe: 1801
1823	Gorten	PR P (DG) PRONI MIC1P/185 Ballindrait Presbetarian Taifid Pharóiste de chuid na bPreispitéireach do Chontae Dhún na nGall. Presbyterian Parish Records for County Donegal. Le fáil sa Public Records Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI)
1826	Gortin	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.
1835	Gortine	Bar Map 1782:AL (DG) Barony Map in the Grand Jury Rooms at Lifford taken in 1782 & 1783 (Ráth Bhoth Thuaidh), Co. Dhún na nGall / source in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks (Raphoe North), Co. Donegal.
1835	Gortin	BS:AL Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1835	Goirtín	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

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