Gorteen

Gurteen or Gorteen (Irish: Goirtín, meaning "little field")[2] is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. It is in the civil parish of Kilfree in the baronry of Coolavin. Gurteen's population increased from 269 people as of the 2006 census, to 393 as of the 2016 census.[1][3]

Gurteen Goirtín
Village
Gurteen Cross and Coleman Music Centre
Gurteen Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°59′34″N 8°30′39″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Connacht
County	County Sligo
Elevation	82 m (269 ft)
Population  (2016)[1]	393
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid Reference	G665049

It lies on the intersection of the R293 road between Ballymote and Ballaghaderreen, and the R294 road between Boyle and Tobercurry.

Places of interest

• The Michael Coleman Irish Music Centre[4]
• Coleman Cottage, a traditional Cottage, forge and archive[5]

Transport

Bus Éireann routes 460 and 476 provide limited services through Gorteen on selected days of the week.

Gurteen was previously served by Kilfree Junction railway station between Boyle and Ballymote on the Dublin to Sligo line. This station opened in October 1874 and closed in February 1963.[6]

See also

• List of towns in the Republic of Ireland
• Ballaghaderreen railway station

References

1. "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Gurteen". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Retrieved 9 May 2018.
2. "Goirtín/Gorteen". Placenames Database of Ireland. Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
3. "Gurteen (Ireland) Census Town". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
4. "Coleman Irish Music". Retrieved 17 April 2017.
5. "Traditional Cottage - Forge - Archive". Retrieved 17 April 2017.
6. "Kilfree" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 12 May 2008.

External links

• History of Churches in Gorteen Parish