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Gort ( or ) is a town of around 2,800 inhabitants in County Galway in the west of Ireland. Located near the border with County Clare, the town lies between the Burren and the Slieve Aughty and is served by the R458 and R460 regional roads, which connect to the M18 motorway.

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Place details

Locality
Gort
Region
Connacht
Country
Éire / Ireland
Population
2,994
Timezone
Europe/Dublin

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Key facts

Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.name
Gort
Settlement.native_name_lang
ga
Settlement.image_skyline
Gort - Bridge Street.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Bridge Street, Gort in 2007.
Settlement.pushpin_map
Ireland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Ireland
Settlement.blank_name_sec1
Irish Grid Reference
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Ireland
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Connacht
Settlement.subdivision_type2
County
Settlement.subdivision_name2
County Galway
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.elevation_m
43
Settlement.population_as_of
2022

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Gort
Area
3.44
Elevation
43
Image
Gort - Bridge Street.jpg
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Commons category
Gort
Irish Grid Reference
M451019
postal code
H53
native label
An Gort
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21 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Geography
  • Population
  • Economy
  • Tourism
  • Culture
  • Places of interest
  • Sports
  • Transport
  • Motorway
  • Rail
  • Bus
  • Education
  • Notable people
  • In popular culture
  • Further reading
  • References
  • Notes
  • Sources
  • External links

Gort ( or ) is a town of around 2,800 inhabitants in County Galway in the west of Ireland. Located near the border with County Clare, the town lies between the Burren and the Slieve Aughty and is served by the R458 and R460 regional roads, which connect to the M18 motorway.

==Etymology== Gort is short for the complete Irish name, Gort Inse Guaire (gort: a meadow, field, inse: an island, and Guaire: a proper name) and translates to "field of Guaire's island".

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