placenamesGortboy
An Gort Buí
Gortboy is a townland in Roscommon. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationGortboy53.71292° N · 8.37089° 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 Buí · Irish · main form
- Gortboy · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Roscommon
- Barony
- Castlereagh
- Civil parish
- Ballintober
- Coordinates
- 53.71292, -8.37089
- Mapped area
- 0.17 km²
- Logainm ID
- 43531 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Gortboy. 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 2011-08-18. How this page was prepared.