Gort
Gort ( Irish : Gort Inse Guaire or An Gort ) is a town in the south of County Galway in the Republic of Ireland , between Loughrea and Ennis . Although An Gort is the official Irish name of the place today, the traditional name Gort Inse Guaire has established itself in (Irish) usage . At the 2016 census, 2,994 people lived in Gort. The place is right on the National Road N18 to County Clare , which leads from Galway to Limerick . In an easterly direction, the regional road N353 / N352 connects it with Portumna on Lough Derg . Gort once belonged to the kingdom of Uí Fiachrach Aidhne , also known as Maigh Aidhne ( The Plains of Aidhne ), an area corresponding to that of the present-day Diocese of Kilmacduagh .
The Irish name of Gort ( Gort Inse Guaire ) goes back to Guaire Aidne mac Colmáin , a 6th-century king of Connacht . In the Middle Ages , Gort was the base of the Cenél Áeda na hEchtge clan ; towards the end of the 17th century, this area was expropriated as part of the Plantations and awarded to Sir Thomas Prendergast .
There are a number of historical sites around Gort: Kilmacduagh Abbey and its round tower are about three kilometers west of Gort. The tower house Thoor Ballylee ( Túr Bhaile Uí Laoigh ) by WB Yeats , which he acquired and renovated in 1916, is also located near the village . Yeats was a frequent guest at Lady Gregory's in nearby Coole Park , a large park north of Gort.
In 2008, about a third of Gort's population consisted of Brazilians who immigrated to Ireland in the wake of the Irish economic miracle .
sons and daughters of the town
- Patrick Glynn (1855–1931), Australian politician
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gort (Census Town) on citypopulation.de, accessed on July 8, 2019
- ↑ The Irish Times : “Brazilian thoughts turn to home” , April 26, 2008 (English; stub, subscription required)
Web links
- Thoor Ballylee by WB Yeats Description engl. + Pictures
- Thoor Ballylee by WB Yeats Description engl. + Pictures
Coordinates: 53 ° 4 ′ N , 8 ° 49 ′ W