BROWSE
townland
Gort na Sceiche
genitive: Ghort na Sceiche
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Gortnaskehy
(English)

Glossary

gort, gart
English field
sceach, sceich
English hawthorn, thorn-bush

Centrepoint

52.7983, -8.33984latitude, longitude
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Historical references

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1590
Gorteneskeghe
F Leathanach: 5461
1601
Gortnaskegh
F Leathanach: 6531
1607
Gortnaskeahie
CPR Leathanach: 105a
1607
Gortneskeaghie
CPR Leathanach: 104b
1654
Gortnaskehy
CS II Leathanach: 83, 93, 98, 103, etc.
c.1655
Gorneskeahy
DS
1659
Gortnyskehy
Cen. Leathanach: 302
c.1660
Gortneskeahy
BSD (TÁ) Leathanach: 179
1665-1666
Gorttnaskogh
HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 37
1666-1667
Gortneskea
HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 157
1669
Gortneskeaghy
ASE Leathanach: 191:32
c.1685
Gortnaskehy
Hib. Del.
1840
Gurtnaskehy na sgeit(h)e
BS:AL Leathanach: p1
1840
Gort na sgeithe,`field of he whitethorn bush'
OD:AL

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