placenamesGorteen
An Goirtín
Gorteen is a townland in Kildare. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationGorteen53.10386° N · 7.04133° 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
- An Goirtín · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Gorteen · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Kildare
- Barony
- Offaly West
- Civil parish
- Ballybrackan
- Within
- Ballybrackan
- Coordinates
- 53.10386, -7.04133
- Mapped area
- 0.35 km²
- Logainm ID
- 24928 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Gorteen. 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 2025-07-28. How this page was prepared.