Gortin, County Tyrone
Origin
An Goirtín ‘the small cultivated field’
Background
This townland name derives from Goirtín, a diminuitive of the word Gort 'field' which is a field in the sense of an arable, or tilled field, and especially a field producing cereals. The element appears in Gort, Co. Galway and in its diminuitive form is anglicized to several forms; Gortin both here and in Co. Tyrone; Gorteen, Co. Galway; Gurteen, Cos Galway and Sligo, while the plural Goirtíní 'little tilled fields' appears as Gorteeny, in Co. Galway. In total there are six townlands in Ireland appearing as Gortin (logainm.ie).
Not referred to before 1654 (Gortin).
References
KM (2010)Additional Information
Historical name form
| Old Form | Ref. Date | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Gortin | 1655c | Civ. Surv. iii 303 |
| Gortin td,flour mill | 1834 | OSM xx 140 |
| Gortin | 1834c | OSNB: gen. sources 20/D27 |
| Gortin | 1834c | OSNB: gen. sources no.20 |
| Gortine | 1834c | OSNB: gen. sources no.20 |
| Gortine | 1834c | OSNB: gen. sources 20/D27 |
| Guirtin/Small Field | 1835c | J O'D (OSNB) 20/D27 |
| Guirtin/Small Field | 1835c | J O'D (OSNB) no.20 |
| ~Gort-in ""a little field"" | 1936 | TNCT 40 |
- Barony
- Dungannon Middle
- Parish
- Tullyniskan
- Parish in 1851
- Tullyniskan
- Townland
- None
- Place name ID
- 9672
- Place name type
- T