Gort an Choirce

Gort an Choirce, meaning 'field of the oats' (from Irish gort = field and choirce = oats), sits in the northwest of County Donegal within Kilmacrenan barony and Tullaghobegly civil parish. Archaeological evidence demonstrates substantial ancient occupation. Ringforts and souterrains scattered across the townland indicate settlement during the early medieval period, typical of Gaelic Ireland's d...