Gortahork
Coordinates: 55 ° 3 ′ N , 8 ° 14 ′ W
Gortahork ( Irish and official name: Gort an Choirce ; German about: "Haferfeld") is a townland in County Donegal in the far north-west of the Republic of Ireland .
The place
Gortahork is located in the north-west of County Donegal between the places Gweedore and Dunfanaghy on the national road N56 , which opens up the west and north of the county as a circular route, and belongs to the district and old Parish Cloughaneely , whose central place is about 5 km northeast of Gortahork Falcarragh is located on the N56 .
Since Gortahork is located in a Gaeltacht region, the Irish name Gort an Choirce is the official name of the place. The population for the place was determined in the 2016 Census with 185 people. In parliamentary terms, Gortahork is part of Donegal South West .
Regardless of the relatively high population in the urban area, there are only a few shopping opportunities in Gortahork apart from the daily necessities or social meeting places; For shopping, visits to the doctor, etc. it is common to go to Falcarragh, which looks almost sophisticated compared to Gortahork.
Culture
Gortahork became known beyond Ireland through the Guth Gafa documentary film festival, which has been held here every year in early summer since 2006 .
Gortahork is also quoted in the opening lines of the song Lisdoonvarna by Christy Moore .
Personalities
Sons and daughters
- Cathal Ó Searcaigh (* 1956), Irish writer, poet and playwright
Residents
- Gerry Adams (* 1948), Northern Irish politician
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Map of Ireland (can be enlarged greatly)
- ^ Gortahork on citypopulation.de, accessed on July 15, 2017
- ↑ Guth Gafa's website ( Memento of the original from June 8, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (engl.)
- ↑ Song "Lisdoonvarna" on www.triskelle.eu (Engl.)
