Townland

Gortin

An Goirtín

Gortin is a townland in Tyrone. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationGortin54.71164° N · 7.23188° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

  • An Goirtín · Irish · main form
  • Gortin · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Tyrone
Civil parish
Bodoney Lower
Coordinates
54.71164, -7.23188
Mapped area
2.83 km²
Logainm ID
1166209 ↗

People & family history

Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.

1901 census

333People recorded
76Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Mossey 19
  • Hamilton 13
  • McCullagh 12
  • Mahon 11
  • Mc Cullagh 10
Explore the 1901 records ↗

1911 census

30People recorded
7Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Mossey 9
  • Hempton 6
  • Knox 6
  • Whyte 3
  • Conway 2
Explore the 1911 records ↗

1926 census

This year is outside the available dataset’s coverage. This does not indicate a population of zero.

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Gortin. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2019-06-27. How this page was prepared.