Information about Gortacoosaun

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Gortacoosaun
Irish Form of Name:
Gort a Chusan
Translation:
The field path
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Gort a' chusain, field of the cavern
Gortacoussan
Gort a Chusan
Gortacoosaun
Gortacoussaun By. Sketch Map
Gortcussane Co. Alpha. List
Gortacousane Denis H. Kelly, Esq.
Gortacoussaun Frances Madden, Esq
Gortacoussaun Honble Martin Ffrench
Gortacoussaun Honble. Gonville Ffrench
Gortnecoussan Inq. Temp. Gul. III
Gortachovan Inq. Temp. Iac.
Gortacoussaun John Cheevers, Esq.
Cousaree Revd. Francis Irwin
Description:
Is the property of Honble. G. Ffrench who holds it under deed for ever. It contains A. R. P. 1/2 of which is bog and the remainder arable. The roads are in good repair. It pays 8. 12. 61/2.
Situation:
Lies in the S. East of the parish bounded by the townlands Cornanantybeg, Cornadrum, Ballanlass, Ballanvoher North and Ballanvoher South.

Information From Joyce's Place Names

Translation according to P. W. Joyce:
Gortacoosan in Roscommon, and Gortacoosaun in Galway; Gort-a'-chuasáin, enclosed tillage-field ofthe little cuas or cave. See Gortachoosh [reproduced below].
Gortachoosh in Leitrim; of the cave. See Cuas, vol. i. p. 437 [reproduced below]. Cuas is another term for a cave, which has also given names to a considerable number of places; Coos and Coose are the names of some townlands in Down, Monaghan, and Galway; there is a remarkable cavern near Cong called Cooslughoga, the cave of mice; and it is very likely that Cozies in the parish of Billy, Antrim, is merely the English plural of Cuas, meaning "caves." Clooncoose, Clooncose, Cloncose, and Cloncouse, are the names of fourteen townlands spread over the four provinces; the Irish form is Cluain-cuas (Four Masters), the meadow of the caves. Sometimes the c is changed to h by aspiration, as in Corrahoash in Cavan, the round-hill of the cave; and often we find it eclipsed by g (p. 22), as in Drumgoose and Drumgose, the names of some places in Armagh, Tyrone, and Monaghan, which represent the Irish Druim-gcuas, cave ridge. There are several places called Coosan, Coosane, Coosaun, and Coosheen, all signifying little cave. Round the coasts of Cork and Kerry, and perhaps in other counties, cuas or coos is applied to a small sea inlet or cove, and in these places the word must be interpreted accordingly.

Information From Griffith's Valution

Area in Acres, Roods and Perches:
A.R.P.
186 0 21
Land value at the time in pounds, shillings and pence:
£.s.d.
60 9 2
Building value at the time in pounds, shillings and pence:
£.s.d.
0 0 0
Total value at the time in pounds, shillings and pence:
£.s.d.
60 9 2
Heads of housholds living in the townland at this time:

Townland Information

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A townland is one of the smallest land divisions in Ireland. They range in size from a few acres to thousands of acres. Many are Gaelic in origin, but some came into existence after the Norman invasion of 1169
Townland:
Gortacoosaun is a townland.

Information From Maps

Original OS map of this area.
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Gortacoosaun
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Gortacoosaun
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Neighbouring Townlands

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Population and Census Information

People who lived here:
You can retrieve a list of people who lived in this townland from 1827 to 1911. This list is compiled from the following resources.
  • The Tithe Applotment Books
  • Griffith's Valuation
  • 1901 Census
  • 1911 Census
List of nineteenth century and early twentieth century inhabitants of this townland.
Church records of births, deaths and marriages:
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Gortacoosaun is in the civil parish of Killeroran.
Roman Catholic parishes:
This civil parish corresponds with the following Roman Catholic parish or parishes.
  • Killian and Killeroran (Kilronan) (Ballygar)
Church of Ireland parishes:
This civil parish corresponds with the following Church of Ireland parish.
  • Killeroran
In general, the civil parish and the Church of Ireland parish are the same, but, this is not always the case.

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