BROWSE
townland
An Gort Fada
genitive: an Ghoirt Fhada
(Irish)
Longfield
(English)

Centrepoint

52.162, -9.61891latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1613
Gortfadine
Inq.(Ci) Leathanach: 111, Imleabhar: I
1618
Gortfadde
Inq.(Ci) Leathanach: 136, Imleabhar: I
1620
Gortfadda
Kenmare MSS Leathanach: 355; 364
1620
Gortfadda
CPR Leathanach: 480a
1640
Gortfadde
Inq.(Ci) Leathanach: 94, Imleabhar: II
1655c
Gortfadda
DS
1659
Gortfadda
Cen. Leathanach: 256
1660c
Gortfaddagh
BSD (Ci) Leathanach: 68, Uimhir: 5
1685
Gortfadda
Hib. Del.
1705-6
Gortfadda
Kenmare MSS Leathanach: 147
1708
Gortafadda
Excheq. Bill
Ó Rathaille Leathanach: 315
1709
Gortfadet
Kenmare MSS Leathanach: 156
1718
Gortfadda
Kenmare MSS Leathanach: 158
1721
Longfield
Kenmare MSS Leathanach: 166
1725
Longfield
Kenmare MSS Leathanach: 275
1727c.
Gortfadda or Longfield
Kenmare MSS Leathanach: 272
1741
Longfield
Kenmare MSS Leathanach: 58
1755c.
Longfield alias Gortfadda
Kenmare MSS Leathanach: 191
1824
Longfield
TAB Leathanach: 7
1841
Longfield
Larkin (Ci):AL Leathanach: Ci105,8
1841
Gort fada, 'long field or garden'
OD:AL Leathanach: Ci105,8
1841
Gort fada
[glanta]
pl:AL Leathanach: Ci105,8
1841
Longfield
OD:AL Leathanach: Ci105,8
1841
[Longfield]
"It is separated from Firees by 'Owengurtafanda Stream'…an orchard…a quarry on the western boundary."
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Ci105,8
1841
Longfield
BS:AL Leathanach: Ci105,8
1841
Longfield
BM:AL Leathanach: Ci105,8
2017
ˈloŋ ˌfiːld
Áit. Cainteoir: 006, Imleabhar: 170714

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