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The History and Topography of the County of Clare by James Frost

Appendix VII - County of Clare: Irish local names explained

Name Index: Gs

Name	Ainm	Miniú
Gallowshill	Cnocán an Bhraidé	It means the hillock on the mountain top.
Garracloon	Garaidh Chluain	The cultivated land beside the open field.
Garraun	Garán	Land covered with bushes, and brushwood.
Garraunatooha		The northern garraun; Tuath, the north.
Garraunboy	Garán Buidh	Gorse covered land.
Garruragh	Garadh Ughra	A moist flat.
Garrynagry	Garáidh na Gróigh	The horses' field.
Garrynamona	Garáidh na Móna	Cultivated land beside a bog or marsh.
Garryncallaha	Garaidh an Caladh	The garden by the embankment or landing place.
Garryncurra	Garáidh an Coradh	The land near the weir.
Garvillaun	Garbh Oileánn	A stony river side meadow.
Garvoghil	Garbh eo Choill	The rough yew wood.
Gawrus	Gabhar Ros	The horse's meadow.
Ggrtygeeheen query	Gort Gáothín	The windy field.
Gilloge	Giolchóg	A place abounding in reeds.
Glascloon	Glas Cluain	The green plain.
Glasha	Glaise	A streamlet.
Glen	Gleann ui Concobhair	The site of O'Connor's Castle, near Ennistymon.
Glenbonniv	Gleann Bonnan	This last word signifies blasts of wind.
Glencolumkill	Gleann Colum Cille	St. Columkill's valley.
Glenconaun	Gleann Conáin	Conan's valley.
Glendine	Gleann Domhain	The deep valley.
Glendree	Gleann Daireach	A wooded valley.
Gleninagh	Gleann Áighneach	The ivy producing valley, from Aighneán, ivy.
Gleninsheen	Gleann Insín	The valley of the little meadow.
Glenletternafinny	Gleann Leiter na Fine	The valley situate in the tribal waste land.
Glenlon	Gleann Lón	The last word means a marsh.
Glenmore	Gleann Mór	The great glen.
Glennageer	Gleann na Gabhar	The valley of the horses.
Glennagross	Gleann na Cros	The valley of the crosses, so called from the crosses erected there to mark the boundary of the Diocese of Limerick.
Glenquin	Gleann Chúinn	O'Quin's valley.
Glensleade	Gleann Sláid	This word means robbery, or sometimes slaughter.
Goleen	Gabhalín	The fork made by the little stream near Kilkee as it falls into the sea.
Gortaclare	Gort an Clár	The place of the board.
Gortaclob	Gort an Chlob	A place where water is swallowed into the ground. Clab, an open mouth.
Gortacullin	Gort an Chuilleann	The holly field.
Gortacúrka	Gort an Coirce	Oatfield.
Gortaderry	Gort an Daire	The wood field.
Gortadroma	Gort an Droma	The tilled land on the hill side.
Gortafika	Gort an Fic query	The field of the spear.
Gortaganniv	Gort an Gaineamh	The sand field.
Gortalassa	Gort an Leasa	The genitive of lios, an earthen fort.
Gortalougha	Gort an Locha	The field by the pond.
Gortaniska	Gort an Uisge	The water field.
Gortataggart	Gort an Sagairt	The priest's land.
Gortatogher	Gort an Tóchuir	The field beside the causeway.
Gortatrassa	Gort an Treasa	Treas means a skirmish.
Gortaveha	Gort an Bheithach	The birch field.
Gortavrulla	Gort an Bhrollach	Of the breast; otherwise meaning the front field.
Gortbofarna	Gort Bó Feárna	The cattle pasture of the alder bushes.
Gortboyheen	Gort Búidhe	The little gorse covered field.
Gortcallyroe	Gort Caladh Ruadh	A field near the red landing place on the Shannon.
Gortcooldurrin	Gort Cúl Dorn	Literally the back of the fist.
Gorteen	Gortín	The little field under cultivation.
Gorteenanaelig	Gortín an Áoileach	Genitive Aoilíg, dung.
Gorteenmacnamara		This place name requires no explanation.
Gorteennaguppoge	Gortín na Capóg	The field of docks.
Gorteenreagh	Gortín Riabhach	So called from the plant dwarf red rattle.
Gortgarraun	Gort Garán	Bushy land.
Gortkeel	Gort Cáol	The narrow field.
Gortlecka	Gort Leaca	The field of flag stones.
Gortlurkaun	Gort Lurgán	A field so called from its resemblence to the leg.
Gortmagy	Gort Mágach	The latter word signifying a hare.
Gortmore	Gort Mór	The large piece of cultivated ground.
Gortnaboul	Gort na Póll	The field of hollows.
Gortnaclohy	Gort na Cloiche	The stony field.
Gortnacorra	Gort na Coradha	The field by the weir.
Gortnacorragh	Gort na Corrach	The field near the marshes.
Gortnafaha	Gort na Átha	The field near the ford.
Gortnaglearagh	Gort na Cléireach	The priests' field.
Gortnaglogh	Gor na Cloch	The stony field.
Gortnagonnilla	Gort na Congbhaila	This last word means houses.
Gortnamearacan	Gort na Méaracán	The field of the fox glove.
Gortnamuck	Gort na Muc	The pig's field.
Gortnamuinga	Gort na Muínge	Of the morass.
Gortnanool	Gort na N'ábhal	The orchard.
Gortnaskagh	Gort na Sgeach	Producing white thorns.
Gortnavreaghaun	Gort na Fraochán	The field of the whortleberries.
Gower		It is difficult to tell the meaning of this place name. In Irish the word Gabár means a goat or a horse, but why a district should be so named it is not easy to say.
Gowerhass		Hass here means south, Deas Gabhar.
Gowlaun	Gabhal	This is the junction of the two streams at the sulphur spring of Lisdoonvarna.
Gragan	Graig	Means a village.
Granaghan	Greanach	Gravelly land.

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