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Gortroe is a small townland located in County Cork in the province of Munster in southern Ireland. It is situated in the barony of Duhallow, an area characterized by rolling hills and mixed agricultural land typical of inland Cork. The landscape around Gortroe reflects the broader geography of the region, with fertile valleys interspersed among elevated terrain that has historically supported farming communities. The townland, like many in rural Cork, consists of scattered houses and farms rather than a nucleated village settlement, which is a common pattern across the Irish countryside.
The area has deep historical roots extending back centuries, as with much of Cork. The barony of Duhallow itself has a rich medieval history connected to the O'Keeffe and McCarthy families who held considerable power in Munster. Gortroe, as part of this broader region, would have been shaped by the various transitions that affected rural Cork over centuries, including the Norman influence, the Tudor period, and later the impact of the Great Famine in the nineteenth century. The townland's name and structure reflect Ireland's townland system, an administrative division that remains in use today for addressing and local identification.
Gortroe today serves as part of the fabric of rural Cork communities, with its residents typically engaged in agriculture or commuting to nearby towns for employment. The townland contributes to the preservation of the countryside character of the region and forms part of the broader cultural and geographic landscape of Duhallow. Like many rural Irish townlands, it represents the continuity of settlement patterns and community life that have persisted for generations, even as modern Ireland has undergone significant social and economic change.
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- Parroquia
- Condado
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Nombre en irlandés
An Gort Rua
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Baronía
Condons and Clangibbon
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Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
137 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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