Gort

Gort
Gort Inse Guaire / An Gort (Irish)
Town
Bridge Street, Gort in 2007.
Bridge Street, Gort in 2007.
Gort is located in Ireland
Gort
Gort
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°03′58″N 8°49′05″W / 53.066°N 8.818°W / 53.066; -8.818
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Galway
Elevation
43 m (141 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
2,870
Time zoneUTC±0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode routing key
H91
Telephone area code+353(0)91
Irish Grid ReferenceM451019

Gort (Irish: Gort Inse Guaire or An Gort)[2] is a town of around 2,800 inhabitants in County Galway in the west of Ireland. Located near the border with County Clare, the town lies between the Burren and the Slieve Aughty and is served by the R458 and R460 regional roads, which connect to the M18 motorway.

  1. ^ "Profile 1 - Population Distribution and Movement F1015 - Population: Gort, Co. Galway". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  2. ^ "An Gort / Gort". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 6 November 2022.