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Gortnacrieve
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Explanatory note
- English
the field of the clay
Centrepoint
54.3635, -8.14333latitude, longitude
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Historical references
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"Pinkman: Gort-na-Craoibhe = Field of the branch or wide-spreading tree. That is, a wood with wide spreading branches. "
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1817 |
Cornacreive
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1835? |
Gortnacreeve
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TAB Leathanach: 1, 14, 104 (59:16/1ii)
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1836 |
Gortnacreough
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1836 |
Gortnacreev
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1836 |
Gort na criabh
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1836 |
Gort na criabh
'field of the clay'
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1836 |
Gortnacrieve
"not creeve" [dúch]
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2010 |
ˌgortnəˈkriːv
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bunfhoinse Áit.
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