Gortahork
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| Gortahork Gort a' Choirce |
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| Irish grid reference 055 307 C 055 307 |
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| County: | County Donegal | |
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Gortahork (official name: Gort a' Choirce, meaning "Field of the Oats")[1] is a townland in the northwest of County Donegal, Ireland. It is a lively Gaeltacht region, where the Irish language predominates in daily interactions. Gortahork and Falcarragh form part of the district known as Cloughaneely.
The area is known as the Parish of Críost Rí (Christ the King) in the Catholic division, or Tullaghobegley East in the Protestant division.
[edit] History
It is claimed that a Charlie McGee, from Inishbofin, some four miles offshore from Gort a' Choirce, was the first person to have been killed in the 1916 Easter Rising.[2] McGee, who was a member of the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC), was shot on duty while in Castlebellingham, County Louth. He was brought home to be buried in Gortahork, where an RIC tombstone now lies over his grave.
In 2006 Coláiste Uladh (the Ulster College) celebrated its centenary. Among those who attended the College were Padraig Pearse, Joseph Mary Plunkett and Roger Casement – three members of the 1916 Rising.[2]
[edit] Film festival
Gort a' Choirce has been home to the Guth Gafa Documentary Film Festival since 2006.[3] The festival runs in May, and in its first year screened 30 films from 15 different countries.
[edit] References
- ^ Placenames (Ceantair Ghaeltachta) Order 2004
- ^ a b Colaiste Uladh 1906-2006 Coláiste Uladh by Seosamh Ó Ceallaigh.
- ^ Guth Gafa Documentary Film Festival website
