86
Registros censales
17
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 44
- Hogares
- 9
- Personas
- 42 -4.5%
- Hogares
- 8 -11.1%
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Gortmore is a townland located in County Clare in the west of Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of the Midlands region of the county. Like many Irish townlands, it represents a small administrative division of land with its own distinct identity within the wider parish structure. The area is characterized by the rolling terrain typical of much of County Clare, with agricultural land forming the primary feature of the landscape. The townland's name, derived from Irish "Gort Mór," translates to "big field" or "great field," a designation that reflects the historical importance of arable and pastoral land in this region.
The history of Gortmore, like that of many rural Irish townlands, is deeply connected to patterns of settlement, land tenure, and agricultural practice that evolved over centuries. The townland system itself became formally established during the medieval period and was refined through successive land surveys and administrative reorganizations, particularly during the colonial period. The landscape would have supported a population engaged in mixed farming and pastoral activities, with the land divided among various households and families over generations. Local history would have been shaped by broader events affecting County Clare and Ireland, including the various transitions in land ownership and religious composition that characterized Irish history.
As a rural townland in the modern era, Gortmore remains primarily agricultural in character, with the landscape dominated by fields, hedgerows, and scattered houses typical of the Irish countryside. The townland would form part of the wider community network of the parish, with local people maintaining connections to nearby villages and towns for services, employment, and social life. Like many rural Irish townlands, it represents continuity with Ireland's past while being subject to contemporary changes in agricultural practice and rural demographics. The townland's significance lies in its role as a unit of local geographic and social organization, contributing to the distinctive settlement pattern and cultural geography that characterizes County Clare.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
An Gort Mór
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Baronía
Islands
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
1 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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