51
Census Records
7
Households
2
Census Years
- People
- 30
- Households
- 4
- People
- 21 -30%
- Households
- 3 -25%
About
Gortlee is a small townland located in County Donegal in the northwest of Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of the county's diverse terrain. The townland is positioned in a region characterized by rolling hills, moorland, and agricultural land typical of inland Donegal. Like many Irish townlands, Gortlee represents one of thousands of small territorial divisions that have structured the Irish countryside for centuries, each with its own distinct identity within the wider parish and baronial systems. The landscape around Gortlee reflects the natural features of Donegal, with the terrain shaped by glacial activity and weathering that defines much of the northwestern Irish countryside.
The history of Gortlee, as with many Donegal townlands, is intertwined with the broader historical patterns of County Donegal and Ulster. The townland would have been part of the extensive lands historically associated with various Gaelic and Anglo-Norman families who held territory in the region. Like many townlands in Donegal, Gortlee's development was influenced by patterns of settlement, land division, and the various political and social upheavals that shaped Ireland from medieval times through the modern period, including the Plantation era and subsequent changes in land ownership and usage.
Gortlee, though small, forms part of the intricate patchwork of communities that make up rural Donegal. The townland represents the kind of local place-identity that remains significant to those with family connections to the area, serving as a marker of heritage and belonging within the broader Irish landscape. Like many rural townlands, it embodies the agricultural and community traditions that have sustained life in inland Donegal, connecting residents to a specific place with its own local history and character within the county's rich tapestry of communities.
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- Parish
- County
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Irish Name
Gort Lao
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Barony
Kilmacrenan
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
2 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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