Gort

Gort is a metropolis in south County Galway, in the west of Ireland. It lies just north of the border with County Clare on the old Galway Limerick Avenue, now the R458. Gort is located in the territory of Ui Fiachrach Aidhne also referred to as the apparent of Aidhne, that's coextensive with the diocese of Kilmacduagh Cill Mhic Dhuach. Gort takes its call, Gort Inse Guaire, from gort a meadow, island and Guaire Guaire Aidne mac Colmain, the 6th century King of Connacht and consumer of St. Colman Mac Duagh. During the Middle Ages the chiefs of Cenel Aeda na h Echtge, the O Shaughnessys had their main stronghold in Gort, on a website which later became a cavalry barracks.

At the give up of the 17th century the O'Shaughnessy lands have been confiscated and granted to Sir Thomas Prendergast, 1st Baronet, whose grandson changed into John Prendergast Smyth, 1st Viscount Gort. In 1831, the city had a populace of 3,627 and 563 houses. The Great Hunger of the mid-1840s devastated the population. A range of historical web sites around Gort are blanketed within the Sites and Monuments Record. Kilmacduagh monastery and round tower are located approximately 3 km west of Gort. Rahaly Castle lies approximately 4.Eight km east of Gort. Kiltartan Castle is 3 km to the north.