BROWSE
townland
Gort na Leamh
genitive: Ghort na Leamh
(Irish)
Gortnalamph
(English)

Glossary

gort, gart
English field
leamhán, leamhach
English elm-tree

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

53.8978, -7.89863latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Gort-na-leamh = Field of the elms. The Down Survey writes the name ‘Gortnaleave.’ Compare Drumplamph, Druim-leamh in Co. Derry (Joyce). …. It is usually known as Gort."
Nóta
"Arch. Survey Rath. On the E-facing slope of a drumlin (94)."
Nóta
"Príomhshruth Éireann: “go Gort na Leamh is go bord Chluain Fionnáin.” (23:76) Gart na Leamh Ó Tuathail, Éigse VI"
Nóta
1592
?Gortnelowre
F Leathanach: 5740
1655
Gortnaleave
DS
c1660
Gortneleane
BSD Leathanach: 21
1667
Gortnelaw
ASE Leathanach: 136
1685
Gortnalean
Hib. Del.
1794
Gart na Leamh
'The River Shannon': Ó Tuathail Leathanach: 203
1834
Gortnalamph
TAB Leathanach: 57, Nóta: (61:16/16) recap.
1836
Gortnalamph
Rec. Name:AL
1836
Gortnalamph
BS:AL
1836
Gortnalamph
Faris. A.:AL
1836
Gortnalamph
HCons PR:AL 
1836
Gortnaleane
DS Ref.:AL
1836
Gortnaleane
DS Map:AL
1836
Gort na leamh
'garden of the elms'
OD:AL
1836
Gortnalamph
OD:AL

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