placenames1901 census
67People recorded
13Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Harkin 13
- Sweeney 13
- Mulhern 10
- Cannon 6
- McFadden 5
Gortahork
Gort an Choirce
Gortahork is a townland in Donegal. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationGortahork55.11975° N · 8.13521° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗
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
- Gort an Choirce · Irish · main form · validated name
- Gortahork · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Donegal
- Barony
- Kilmacrenan
- Civil parish
- Tullaghobegly
- Within
- Gortahork
- Coordinates
- 55.11975, -8.13521
- Mapped area
- 0.65 km²
- Logainm ID
- 14446 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
80People recorded
15Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Sweeney 12
- Harkin 8
- Mulhern 8
- Coll 7
- McFadden 7
1926 census
84People recorded
16Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
Explore the 1926 records ↗Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Gortahork. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- 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 2025-09-01. How this page was prepared.