BROWSE
towntownland
Gort na hUamha
genitive: Ghort na hUamha
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Gortnahoo
(English)

Other names

Gurtnahoe
local name (What is this?)
(English)

Glossary

gort, gart
English field
uaimh, óin, ón
English cave, souterrain

Centrepoint

52.673, -7.60441latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1758
Gortnahoe
Vis. Bk. Leathanach: XXXIV.9
1832
Gort-na-h-Uamha
Cinnlae Amhl. Leathanach: III.154
1840
Gurtnahoo
BS:AL
1840
Gort na huagh
pl:AL
1989
ˌgortnəˈhu:
Áit.
1989
Gort na huagh 'field of the cave'
OD:AL

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