BROWSE
townland
Goirtín Óráin
genitive: Ghoirtín Óráin
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Georgia or Gorteenoran
(English)

Glossary

English little field

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Explanatory note

  • English

    small field of (the) spring

Centrepoint

53.8311, -7.91244latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
p: Cloone b: Mohill
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Goirtín-Uaráin = Little field of the spring well. Colgan defines uarán or fuarán as a “living fountain of fresh or cold water springing from the earth.” *(Georgia): This townland is known as Georgia, or Gorteenoran which is the real name. Georgia is modern comparatively. Uarán, or fuarán, a cold fountain, a spring well."
Nóta
c1800
Georgia
CGn. Leathanach: 560.130.374185
1802
Georgia
Stat. Survey (Li) Leathanach: 62
1834
Georgia
TAB Leathanach: 58, Nóta: (61:16/16) recap
1836
Georgia
Rec. Name:AL
1836
Georgia
BS:AL
1836
Georgia
'the old name is "Gortinreehanan"'
HCons PR:AL 
1836
Gortinoran
S&V:AL
1836
Georgia
HCER 1820:AL
1836
Goirtin oram
pl:AL
1836
Goirtín, Guirtín oráin,
'little garden of the cold spring'
OD:AL
1836
Georgia 'or' Gorteenoran
"Anciently" [scriosta]
OD:AL
2010
Georgia
ˈʤɑrʤiː.ə

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