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Gort an tSléibhe
Gortatleva
Field of the mountain
Gort an tSléibhe, meaning 'field of the mountain,' derives from the Irish words gort (field) and sliabh (mountain or moor), a topographical designation reflecting the landscape character of this townland in County Galway. The name was formally recorded by the Ordnance Survey in the 1830s, confirming its long-established status in the Gaelic place-name tradition.
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