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Title: Is Gortinurty a typo or a real place?
Post by: 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

Title: Re: Is Gortinurty a typo or a real place?
Post by: iluleah 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/

Title: Re: Is Gortinurty a typo or a real place?
Post by: joemc 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

regards

Joe

Title: Re: Is Gortinurty a typo or a real place?
Post by: Bald Eagle on Monday 05 August 13 23:20 BST (UK)

Could it be Gortany, Carndonagh?

Title: Re: Is Gortinurty a typo or a real place?
Post by: Cfdm 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.

Title: Re: Is Gortinurty a typo or a real place?
Post by: Bald Eagle 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

Title: Re: Is Gortinurty a typo or a real place?
Post by: iluleah on Friday 09 August 13 15:10 BST (UK)

http://www.movilleinishowen.com/history/moville_heritage/moville_heritage_htm/moville_upper.htm
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~donegal/movilleupproj.htm

Title: Re: Is Gortinurty a typo or a real place?
Post by: gaffy 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?

Title: Re: Is Gortinurty a typo or a real place?
Post by: docrt on Wednesday 22 January 14 22:46 GMT (UK)

Possibly a townland nearby called Gortinarin.