Townland

Gortbrack South

An Gort Breac Theas

Gortbrack South is a townland in Mayo. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationGortbrack South54.03060° N · 9.81258° 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 Gort Breac Theas · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Gortbrack South · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Mayo
Barony
Erris
Civil parish
Kilcommon
Coordinates
54.03060, -9.81258
Mapped area
4.54 km²
Logainm ID
36927 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

105People recorded
20Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Conway 27
  • Henry 19
  • Cafferky 12
  • Keane 12
  • Gaughan 11
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1926 census

46People recorded
15Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Conway 16
  • Keane 8
  • McAndrew 5
  • Gaughan 4
  • Henry 3
Explore the 1926 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Gortbrack South. 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 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.