An Gort

Gort derives its name from the Irish word 'gort' (field or meadow), with the full historical name Gort Inse Guaire translating to 'field of Guaire's island.' The place is named after King Guaire Aidne mac Colmáin (d. 663), the seventh-century King of Connacht renowned for his generosity and patronage of scholars and poets. Guaire maintained royal residences on an island in the Gort River and fo...