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Is Gortinurty a typo or a real place?
« on: Monday 29 July 13 10:32 BST (UK) »
Does anyone have any idea where Gortinurty, is?  I suspect it's around Malin, since it came from a marriage record that was registered, in the Malin Civil District.

I don't know it if a typo, or if the name was changed to something else, over the years.

Thanks,

Colleen

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Re: Is Gortinurty a typo or a real place?
« Reply #1 on: Monday 29 July 13 11:32 BST (UK) »
I would suspect it is a spelling error, thought it may be a townland of similar spelling but nothing seems obvious
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~donegal/
Leicestershire:Chamberlain, Dakin, Wilkinson, Moss, Cook, Welland, Dobson, Roper,Palfreman, Squires, Hames, Goddard, Topliss, Twells,Bacon.
Northamps:Sykes, Harris, Rice,Knowles.
Rutland:Clements, Dalby, Osbourne, Durance, Smith,Christian, Royce, Richardson,Oakham, Dewey,Newbold,Cox,Chamberlaine,Brow, Cooper, Bloodworth,Clarke
Durham/Yorks:Woodend, Watson,Parker, Dowser
Suffolk/Norfolk:Groom, Coleman, Kemp, Barnard, Alden,Blomfield,Smith,Howes,Knight,Kett,Fryston
Lincolnshire:Clements, Woodend

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Re: Is Gortinurty a typo or a real place?
« Reply #2 on: Monday 29 July 13 16:27 BST (UK) »
Hi. there are a couple of very small townlands called Gort, 1 and 4 acres  within Clonca Parish and another in nearby Culdaff again 1 acre, Gort translates from the Irish as field, it could be a way of distinguishing one of these 'Gorts' ,Gort in Urty, but I can't find a match for Urty so unsure if this explanation is correct

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Re: Is Gortinurty a typo or a real place?
« Reply #3 on: Monday 05 August 13 23:20 BST (UK) »
Could it be Gortany, Carndonagh?

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Re: Is Gortinurty a typo or a real place?
« Reply #4 on: Friday 09 August 13 09:32 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Bald Eagle on Monday 05 August 13 23:20 BST (UK)
Could it be Gortany, Carndonagh?


It could be. They sound similar. Thanks, I'll check it out.

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Re: Is Gortinurty a typo or a real place?
« Reply #5 on: Friday 09 August 13 12:10 BST (UK) »
Sorry this is an error on my part, Gortany is in Upper Moville I will try again and see if I can come up with anything

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Re: Is Gortinurty a typo or a real place?
« Reply #6 on: Friday 09 August 13 15:10 BST (UK) »
Leicestershire:Chamberlain, Dakin, Wilkinson, Moss, Cook, Welland, Dobson, Roper,Palfreman, Squires, Hames, Goddard, Topliss, Twells,Bacon.
Northamps:Sykes, Harris, Rice,Knowles.
Rutland:Clements, Dalby, Osbourne, Durance, Smith,Christian, Royce, Richardson,Oakham, Dewey,Newbold,Cox,Chamberlaine,Brow, Cooper, Bloodworth,Clarke
Durham/Yorks:Woodend, Watson,Parker, Dowser
Suffolk/Norfolk:Groom, Coleman, Kemp, Barnard, Alden,Blomfield,Smith,Howes,Knight,Kett,Fryston
Lincolnshire:Clements, Woodend

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Re: Is Gortinurty a typo or a real place?
« Reply #7 on: Friday 09 August 13 15:46 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Cfdm on Monday 29 July 13 10:32 BST (UK)
Does anyone have any idea where Gortinurty, is?  I suspect it's around Malin, since it came from a marriage record that was registered, in the Malin Civil District.

I don't know it if a typo, or if the name was changed to something else, over the years.

Thanks,

Colleen

If an original record, could you post an extract for deciphering?

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Re: Is Gortinurty a typo or a real place?
« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 22 January 14 22:46 GMT (UK) »
Possibly a townland nearby called Gortinarin.
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