Gort na Coigile/Gortaquigley

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Hierarchy

townland

Gort na Coigile

genitive: Ghort na Coigile

(Irish)

Gortaquigley

(English)

Capitalise

Hierarchy

county

Dún na nGall/Donegal

barony

Ráth Bhoth Thuaidh/Raphoe North

municipal district

Leifear–Srath an Urláir/Lifford–Stranorlar

civil parish

Ráth Bhoth/Raphoe

electoral division

Ráth Bhoth/Raphoe

Explanatory note

Gaeilge

the field of the distaff

Is cineál bata a úsáideadh chun líon a chasadh é coigeal. Is fiú a luath go raibh muilte lín in dhá cheann de na bailte fearainn atá teoranntach leis seo ar Léarscáileanna Sé Orlach na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis.
English

the field of the distaff

A coigeal “distaff” (FGB) is a kind of stick which was used to spin flax. It is worth noting that there are flax mills in two of the neighbouring townlands on the Ordnance Survey Six Inch Maps.

Centrepoint

54.8681, -7.58083latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1655-7	Gortiniquily	DS Contae (DG) The Down Survey - The County Donagall Ar fáil: https://downsurvey.tchpc.tcd.ie/down-survey-maps.php
1660c	Gortenequigly	BSD (DG) Books of Survey and Distribution (Co. Donegal)
1665	Gortequigley	HMR (DG) 70 Hearth Money Rolls, Co. Dhún na nGall Tá leagan digitithe ar fáil ar virtualtreasury.ie [https://virtualtreasury.ie/item/TCD-MS-6232]
1737	Gortnaquigley	CGn. 87.181.61181: Hamilton to Thornton Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1737	Gortquigly	CGn. 88.19.61401: Nesbitt to Nesbitt Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1740-1840	Gortaquigly	Longfield Maps MS 21 F. 33 / (001) [A map of Raphoe Demense in the Barony of Raphoe N & County of Donegal] Longfield Map Collection by John Longfield, John Brownrigg, Thomas Murray et al, Land Surveyors, ca 1770-1840. An Leabharlann Náisiúnta (NLI), féach http://catalogue.nli.ie/Collection/vtls000282687
1740-1840	Gortaquigley	Longfield Maps MS 21 F. 33 / (003) [Rough plan of Raphoe Demense in the Barony of Raphoe N & County of Donegal.] Longfield Map Collection by John Longfield, John Brownrigg, Thomas Murray et al, Land Surveyors, ca 1770-1840. An Leabharlann Náisiúnta (NLI), féach http://catalogue.nli.ie/Collection/vtls000282687
1773	Gortaquigly	PR COI (DG) PRONI MICI/95/143 Christenings Taifid Pharóiste de chuid Eaglais na hÉireann do Chontae Dhún na nGall. Church of Ireland Parish Records for County Donegal. Le fáil sa Public Records Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) agus Representative Church Body Library (RCBL)
1835	Gort Uí Choigle i.e. O'Quigley's field	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
1835	Gortaquigley	BS Sketch Map:AL Boundary Survey Sketch Map in AL
1835	Gortaquigly	CM:AL Grand Jury County Map ex Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain foilsithe: 1835C
1835	Gortaquigley	McCrea:AL McCrea, A Map of County Donegal, 1801, foinse in AL
1835	Gortenequigly	DS:AL Down Survey (1656-1658), foinse in Ainmleabhar na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Source in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks

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