placenames1901 census
112People recorded
24Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Doherty 53
- McLoughlin 22
- McCracken 9
- McDaid 7
- ODonnell 7
Gortyarrigan
Gort Uí Argáin
Gortyarrigan is a townland in Donegal. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationGortyarrigan55.17366° N · 7.46788° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- Gort Uí Argáin · Irish · main form
- Gortyarrigan · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Donegal
- Barony
- Inishowen West
- Civil parish
- Desertegny
- Within
- Desertegny
- Coordinates
- 55.17366, -7.46788
- Mapped area
- 2.56 km²
- Logainm ID
- 15171 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
103People recorded
24Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Doherty 55
- McLaughlin 14
- McDaid 8
- McCracken 7
- O Donnell 6
1926 census
70People recorded
19Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Doherty 27
- McLaughlin 17
- Carlin 6
- O'Donnell 6
- McDaid 4
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Gortyarrigan. 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 2024-07-22. How this page was prepared.