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Goreyhill
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Centrepoint
52.6705, -6.312latitude, longitude
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Historical references
| 1654 |
Hill of Gorie (i gcur síos ar theorainn Kilmac)
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CS (LG) Leathanach: 16
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| 1654 |
the Hill of Gorie (Abel Ramme)
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CS (LG) Leathanach: 17
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| 1660 |
Tomredy & the Hill of Gorye
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BSD (LG) Leathanach: 4
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| 1736 |
The Hill of Gory (Ram-Donovan)
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CGn. Imleabhar: 94, Leathanach: 24, Uimhir: 65288
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| 1746 |
The Hill of Gory
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CGn. Imleabhar: 130, Leathanach: 90, Uimhir: 88088
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| 1757 |
The Hill of Gory
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CGn. Imleabhar: 187, Leathanach: 366, Uimhir: 12500
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| 1779 |
Goreyhill
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CGn. Imleabhar: 330, Leathanach: 123, Uimhir: 220774
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| 1830c |
Gorey Hill
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| 1840 |
Gorey Hill
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BS:AL Imleabhar: I , Leathanach: 38
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| 1840 |
Gorey Hill
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Common usage:AL Imleabhar: I , Leathanach: 38
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| 1840 |
Gorey Hill
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| 1840 |
Gorey Hill
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GJReturn:AL (LG) Imleabhar: I , Leathanach: 38
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| 1840 |
Gorey Hill
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| 1840 |
Gorey seems to be Irish, and to denote gabhraighe, a place abounding in goats, but no ancient Irish authority has been yet discovered for the old spelling of the name
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OD:AL Imleabhar: I , Leathanach (AL): 38
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