BROWSE
townland
Goirtín Darach
genitive: Ghoirtín Darach
(Irish)
Gorteendarragh
(English)

Glossary

dair, darú
English oak
English little field

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54.4274, -8.24486latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
Cf. MÉ
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Goirtín-Darach = Little field of the oak wood"
Nóta
"Arch. Inventory: Wedge tomb. ‘Giants’ Graves.’ Towards the top of a NE-facing slope in pasture (7). Megalithic structure (possible). Towards the top of a NE-facing slope (7). Prehistoric enclosure. In a fold at the centre of a field system with walls from the fields attached to it (29). Hut sites. Within an archaeoligcal complex (29). Field system. Within an archaeological complex (32). Archaeological complex. On a stony E-W ridge with rock outcrop and rough pasture at the top of a severe slope down to N, and overlooking Lough Melvin (39). "
Nóta
1655
Gurtedaragh
DS
1659
Guirteenedairagh
Cen. Leathanach: 568
1660c
Gorteenedarragh
BSD Leathanach: 38
1667
Gortinedarragh alias Gurtinedarragh
ASE Leathanach: 142:11
1685
Gurtendara
Hib. Del.
1718
Gortendarragh als Gortindarragh
CGn. Leathanach: 21.549.12465
1817
Gorteendarragh
Larkin
1836
Gurteendarragh
CM:AL
1836
Gorteendarragh
Buck, H.:AL
1836
Goirtín darach,
'oak'
pl:AL
1836
Goirtín darach
'little field of the oak'
OD:AL
1836
Gurteendaragh
DS:AL
1836
Gorteendarragh
OD:AL
1836
Gorteendarragh
Plan:AL

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