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Condado de Derry

Localidad

Gortamney

161

Registros censales

30

Hogares

2

Años del censo

1901 Censo
Personas
66
Hogares
14
1911 Censo
Personas
95 +43.9%
Hogares
16 +14.3%

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Gortamney is a small townland located in County Derry in Northern Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of the county's rolling terrain. The area is characterized by the typical features of rural County Derry, with agricultural land, hedgerows, and scattered settlement patterns that define much of the countryside in this region. The townland lies in an area where the landscape transitions between lowland fields and the gently undulating terrain that is common throughout Derry, making it representative of the productive agricultural zones that have long sustained rural communities in the north of Ireland.

As with many Irish townlands, Gortamney has its roots in the historical settlement patterns of Ireland, though detailed historical records specific to this particular townland are limited. The name itself, like many in the region, likely derives from Irish language origins, reflecting the deep linguistic and cultural heritage of the area. The townland system itself, which divides the Irish countryside into small named units, was formalized during various administrative reorganizations, particularly during the plantation period and subsequent land surveys, making places like Gortamney part of Ireland's complex territorial history.

Gortamney remains primarily a rural agricultural community, as do most small townlands in County Derry. Its significance lies in its role as part of the wider social and economic fabric of the local area, contributing to the farming heritage and community identity of the region. Like many such townlands, it would have had local historical and cultural importance to families and communities rooted in the area, serving as a recognizable geographical reference point in the landscape of County Derry.

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Parroquia

Kilcronaghan

Condado

Derry

Baronía

Loughinsholin

Valuation Office Records

From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)

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2 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.

Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.

Ubicación de la localidad

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Detalles

Inglés
Gortamney
Parroquia
Kilcronaghan
Baronía
Loughinsholin
Condado
Derry