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
Irish: Goirtín | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Gurteen Cross and Coleman Music Centre | |
  Gurteen Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°59′34″N 8°30′39″W / 53.9928°N 8.5108°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Sligo |
| Elevation | 82 m (269 ft) |
| Population | 393 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | G665049 |
Gurteen's population increased from 269 people, at the 2006 census, to 393 at the 2016 census.[1][3] It is at the intersection of the R293 road (Ballymote to Ballaghaderreen) and the R294 (Boyle to Tobercurry).
Places of interest edit
- The Michael Coleman Irish Music Centre[4]
- Coleman Cottage, a traditional Cottage, forge and archive[5]
Transport edit
Bus Éireann routes 460 and 476 provide limited services through Gorteen on selected days of the week.[citation needed]
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 edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Gurteen". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "Goirtín/Gorteen". Placenames Database of Ireland. Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "Gurteen (Ireland) Census Town". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "Coleman Irish Music". Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Traditional Cottage - Forge - Archive". Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Kilfree" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 12 May 2008.