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Gortroe
Irish: An Gort Rua | |
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Civil Parish | |
Country | Ireland |
County | County Cork |
Barony | Barrymore |
Gortroe (Irish: An Gort Rua)[1] is a civil parish in the historical barony of Barrymore in County Cork, Ireland.[1][2] In 1834, during the Tithe War, the Gortroe massacre took place in the area.[3] The village of Bartlemy is within Gortroe civil parish.[4]
References
- ^ a b "An Gort Rua / Gortroe (paróiste dlí)". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ "Gortroe civil parish, Cork" – via johngrenham.com.
- ^ "The day 12 men were killed in a cold-blooded Cork massacre". echolive.ie. The Echo. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
on December 18, 1834 [..] a very famous and history-changing event happened in the townland of Ballinakilla, in the parish of Gortroe [..] known as The Battle of Gortroe, or The Gortroe Massacre
- ^ "Sub-units of: An Gort Rua/Gortroe". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
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