The townland was part of Tobermore electoral ward of the former Magherafelt District Council, however in 1926 it was part of Tobermore district electoral division as part of the Maghera division of Magherafelt Rural District.[4] It was also part of the historic barony of Loughinsholin.[3]
^Northern Ireland Environment Agency. . Archived from the original on 24 November 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
^ abToner, Gregory: Place-Names of Northern Ireland, page 124-125. Queen's University of Belfast, 1996, ISBN0-85389-613-5
^ abNotes on the Place Names of the Parishes and Townlands of the County of Londonderry, 1925, Alfred Moore Munn, Clerk of the Crown and Peace of the City and County of Londonderry
^ abcdHistPop; County and County Borough of Londonderry, 1926, page 27
^ abcdefHistPop; Area, population and number of houses, Vol. III, Ireland, 1881, page 698
^ abcHistPop; Area, houses, and population, Vol. III [Part 2], Ireland, 1901 Page 35
gortamney, locally, ˌɡɔrˈtaːmni, from, irish, gort, tsamhraidh, summer, field, townland, lying, within, civil, parish, kilcronaghan, county, londonderry, northern, ireland, lies, east, parish, alongside, boundary, civil, parish, termoneeny, bounded, townlands,. Gortamney locally ˌɡɔrˈtaːmni from Irish Gort an tSamhraidh the summer field 2 is a townland lying within the civil parish of Kilcronaghan County Londonderry Northern Ireland It lies in the east of the parish alongside the boundary of the civil parish of Termoneeny and is bounded by the townlands of Ballinderry Ballynahone More Clooney Drumsamney Killynumber Killytoney and Moyesset It was apportioned to the Drapers company and Crown freeholds 3 GortamneytownlandIrish transcription s Derivation Gort an tSamhraidh Meaning The summer field GortamneyGortamney shown within Northern IrelandShow map of Northern IrelandGortamneyGortamney the United Kingdom Show map of the United KingdomCoordinates 54 48 04 N 6 40 41 W 54 801 N 6 678 W 54 801 6 678Sovereign stateUnited KingdomCountryNorthern IrelandCountyCounty LondonderryBaronyLoughinsholinCivil parishKilcronaghanPlantation grantDrapers Company and Crown freeholdsFirst recorded1609Government CouncilMid Ulster District WardTobermoreArea 1 Total364 16 acres 147 37 ha Irish grid refH8595 The townland was part of Tobermore electoral ward of the former Magherafelt District Council however in 1926 it was part of Tobermore district electoral division as part of the Maghera division of Magherafelt Rural District 4 It was also part of the historic barony of Loughinsholin 3 History editPopulation Year Pop 1841 136 5 1851 112 5 1861 95 5 1871 98 5 1881 95 5 1891 85 6 1901 65 6 1911 91 4 1926 93 4 Size acres roods poles Year a r p 1851 372 1 12 7 1881 372 2 36 5 1901 372 2 36 6 1926 372 2 28 4 Earlier recorded forms 2 8 Year Form 1609 Gortytuary E C 1613 Gortitawry Charter 1613 Gourt Tawrey 1622 Gort Tawey 1654 Gortitaumpher 1657 Gortitanry 1661 Gortitamphree 1663 Gortanry 1686 Gortimy 1813 Gortamney E C Escheated Counties Map 1609 Charter Charter of Londonderry 1613See also editKilcronaghan List of townlands in Tobermore TobermoreReferences edit Northern Ireland Environment Agency NIEA Map Viewer Archived from the original on 24 November 2011 Retrieved 27 January 2012 a b Toner Gregory Place Names of Northern Ireland page 124 125 Queen s University of Belfast 1996 ISBN 0 85389 613 5 a b Notes on the Place Names of the Parishes and Townlands of the County of Londonderry 1925 Alfred Moore Munn Clerk of the Crown and Peace of the City and County of Londonderry a b c d HistPop County and County Borough of Londonderry 1926 page 27 a b c d e f HistPop Area population and number of houses Vol III Ireland 1881 page 698 a b c HistPop Area houses and population Vol III Part 2 Ireland 1901 Page 35 HistPop County of Londonderry 1851 page 241 Place Names NI Gortamney nbsp This article related to the geography of County Londonderry Northern Ireland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gortamney amp oldid 943627151, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
