Gortamney

Gortamney
Irish transcription(s)
 • Derivation: Gort an tSamhraidh
 • Meaning: "The summer field"
Gortamney

Gortamney shown within Northern Ireland

Coordinates: 54°48′04″N 6°40′41″W / 54.801°N 6.678°WCoordinates: 54°48′04″N 6°40′41″W / 54.801°N 6.678°W
Country Northern Ireland
County County Londonderry
Barony Loughinsholin
Civil parish Kilcronaghan
Plantation grant Drapers Company and Crown freeholds
First recorded 1609
Government
 • Council Magherafelt District Council
 • Ward Tobermore
Area[1]
 • Total 147.37 ha (364.16 acres)
Irish grid ref H8595

Gortamney (locally [ˌɡɔrˈtaːmni], from Irish Gort an tSamhraidh, meaning "the summer field"[2]) is a townland lying within the civil parish of Kilcronaghan, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies in the east of the parish alongside the boundary of the civil parish of Termoneeny, and is bounded by the townlands of Ballinderry, Ballynahone More, Clooney, Drumsamney, Killynumber, Killytoney, and Moyesset. It was apportioned to the Drapers company and Crown freeholds.[3]

The townland is currently part of Tobermore electoral ward of Magherafelt District Council, however in 1926 it was part of Tobermore district electoral division as part of the Maghera division of Magherafelt Rural District.[4] It was also part of the historic barony of Loughinsholin.[3]

History

Population
Year Pop.
1841 136 [5]
1851 112 [5]
1861 95 [5]
1871 98 [5]
1881 95 [5]
1911 91 [4]
1926 93 [4]
Size (acres, roods, poles)
Year a, r, p
1851 372, 1, 12[6]
1881 372, 2, 36 [5]
1926 372, 2, 28 [4]
Earlier recorded forms[2][7]
Year Form
1609 Gortytuary (E.C.)
1613 Gortitawry (Charter)
1613 Gourt Tawrey
1622 Gort Tawey
1654 Gortitaumpher
1657 Gortitanry
1661 Gortitamphree
1663 Gortanry
1686 Gortimy
1813 Gortamney
(E.C.) - Escheated Counties Map 1609
(Charter) - Charter of Londonderry 1613

See also

References

  1. ↑ Northern Ireland Environment Agency. "NIEA Map Viewer". Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Toner, Gregory: Place-Names of Northern Ireland, page 124-125. Queen's University of Belfast, 1996, ISBN 0-85389-613-5
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Notes on the Place Names of the Parishes and Townlands of the County of Londonderry, 1925, Alfred Moore Munn, Clerk of the Crown and Peace of the City and County of Londonderry
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 HistPop; County and County Borough of Londonderry, 1926, page 27
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 HistPop; Area, population and number of houses, Vol. III, Ireland, 1881, page 698
  6. ↑ HistPop; County of Londonderry, 1851, page 241
  7. ↑ Place Names NI - Gortamney