Gort an Locha/Gortalough

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Gort an Locha

genitive: Ghort an Locha

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(Irish)

Gortalough

(English)

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Glossary

gort, gart

English field

loch

English lake; inlet

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Sligeach/Sligo

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Tír Oirill/Tirerrill

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Eachanach/Aghanagh

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54.0277, -8.33264latitude, longitude

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Historical references

n/a	Gortalough, Gortalougha, Gortalough, Gortalougha, in Galway, Sligo, Tipperary, and Clare; field of the lake. In the first, the nom. Lough is incorrectly restored instead of the gen. Lougha: p. 12.	Joyce P.W. Joyce. The Origin and History of Irish Names of Places. I (1869), II (1875), III (1913). Áit foilsithe: Dublin and London, Bliain foilsithe: 1920
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1617	Gortelaghe	CPR Leathanach: 321b Calendar of Patent Rolls of James I Bliain: 1603–23, Pubref: BÁC, 1966, Teideal iomlán: Irish Patent Rolls of James I: Facsimile of the Irish Record Commission's Calendar prepared prior to 1830
1617	Ballimullany, Leaghvally-Imullany, called the cartrons of Cortelaghe	CPR Leathanach: 321b Calendar of Patent Rolls of James I Bliain: 1603–23, Pubref: BÁC, 1966, Teideal iomlán: Irish Patent Rolls of James I: Facsimile of the Irish Record Commission's Calendar prepared prior to 1830
1825	Gurtugough [leg. Gurtulough]	TAB Tithe Composition (Applotment) Book (imleabhair lámhscríofa ó c. 1830 atá ar coimeád sa Chartlann Náisiúnta) Bliain: 1824–40, Nóta: Go minic, tugtar ainm an pharóiste, nó eolas eile i gcolún na nótaí.
1836	Gortalough	BS:AL Leathanach: Sl003,21 Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1836	Gurtalough	Co. Cess Applot.:AL Co. Cess Applot., foinse in AL / source in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks.
1836	Gort a loch & Gort[ar] loch “field of the lake, or lake field”	OD:AL O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1836	Gortalough	OD:AL O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1836	Gort a loch ‘others’	pl:AL Nóta nó leagan Gaeilge scríofa i bpeann luaidhe in AL/ Note or Irish form written in pencil in AL Bliain: 1838
1836	Gort ar loch ‘near Lough Arrow’	pl:AL Nóta nó leagan Gaeilge scríofa i bpeann luaidhe in AL/ Note or Irish form written in pencil in AL Bliain: 1838
1938	Gort an Locha	Elphin PN The Placenames of Elphin Diocese by M.J.Connellan, P.P.., Kilglass, Roscommon Bliain: 1938, Nóta: Presented to the Place-Names Commission by Author - 21. 10. 1952, Cóip sa Bhrainse Logainmneacha
2010	[gurtə ˈlɔˣ]	Áit. Fianaise áitiúil, ar théip go hiondúil, ar coimeád i gcartlann an Bhrainse Logainmneacha. Bliain: 1952-
2010	[gurtə ˈlɔx] [gurtə ˈlɔː]	Áit. Fianaise áitiúil, ar théip go hiondúil, ar coimeád i gcartlann an Bhrainse Logainmneacha. Bliain: 1952-

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