Gortroe

52.664°N 8.469°W / 52.664; -8.469

Gortroe
Irish: An Gort Rua
Civil Parish
CountryIreland
CountyCounty Cork
BaronyBarrymore

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
  1. "An Gort Rua / Gortroe (paróiste dlí)". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  2. "Gortroe civil parish, Cork" – via johngrenham.com.
  3. "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
  4. "Sub-units of: An Gort Rua/Gortroe". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
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