| 词条 | Gortahork | ||
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|official_name = Gort an Choirce |other_name = |settlement_type = Village |image_skyline = Gortahork - geograph.org.uk - 1424497.jpg |image_caption = |pushpin_map = Ireland |pushpin_label_position = right |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ireland |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Ireland |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = Ulster |subdivision_type3 = County |subdivision_name3 = County Donegal |established_title = |established_date = |leader_title1 = Dáil Éireann |leader_name1 = Donegal |unit_pref = Metric |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |population_as_of = 2002 |population_footnotes = |population_total = |population_rural = 500 |population_density_km2 = auto |coordinates = {{coord|55.1195|-8.1357|dim:100000_region:IE|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |area_code = +00353 07491 |blank_name = Irish Grid Reference |blank_info = {{iem4ibx|C055307}} |website = |footnotes = Gort an Choirce is the only official name. The anglicized spelling Gortahork has no official status. }} Gort an Choirce or Gort a' Choirce {{IPA-ga|ˌɡˠɔɾˠt̪ˠ ə ˈxɔɾʲcə}} or {{IPA-ga|ˌɡˠɔɾˠt̪ˠ ə ˈhɔɾʲcə|}} (anglicized as Gortahork, the name in Irish meaning The Field of Oats)[1] is a village and townland in the northwest of County Donegal, Ireland. It is a Gaeltacht community, where the Irish language is the main language of the area. Along with Falcarragh, it forms part of the district known as Cloughaneely. Irish languageThere are 1,599 people living in Gort an Choirce, in the Gortahork ED and 81% are native Irish speakers, making it one of the top two EDs in terms of proportion of Irish speakers.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}} It is the high percentage of Irish speakers in any locality in the Republic of Ireland according to CSO statistics.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}} NameThe official name of the townland is Gort an Choirce (anglicised to Gortahork), meaning 'the Field of Oats'. Early habitation is evident by the sourterrain and the various ring forts evident in the townland. It is known as the Parish of Críost Rí (Christ the King) in the Catholic division, or Tullaghobegley East in the Protestant division. HistoryGort an Choirce means 'the field of Corn (Oats)'. The field in question is believed to be where the church is now located.{{fact|date=October 2017}} The village has a history of enterprise local shops, forges, hotels, post office halls, and other meeting places for the communities in the surrounding areas.{{fact|date=October 2017}} It is claimed that a Charlie McGee, from Inishbofin, four miles offshore from Gort a' Choirce, was the first person to have been killed in the 1916 Easter Rising.[2] McGee, who was a member of the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC), was shot on duty while in Castlebellingham, County Louth. He was brought home to be buried in Gortahork, where an RIC tombstone now lies over his grave. In 2006 Coláiste Uladh (the Ulster College) celebrated its centenary. Among those who attended the College were Pádraig Pearse, Joseph Mary Plunkett and Roger Casement – three members of the 1916 Rising.[2] ArtsThe arts community in the area includes visual artists, poets, singers, and musicians from the area. With others attracted to the village.{{fact|date=October 2017}} Gort a' Choirce has been home to the Guth Gafa International Documentary Film Festival and in its first year screened 30 films from 15 different countries.{{fact|date=October 2017}} Gortahork is mentioned in the opening lines of the popular Christy Moore song Lisdoonvarna.[3] It is a base for wind surfers who come to Machaire Uí Rabhartaigh Beach.{{fact|date=October 2017}} GalleryNotable people
References1. ^Placenames (Ceantair Ghaeltachta) Order 2004 2. ^1 Colaiste Uladh 1906-2006 Coláiste Uladh by Seosamh Ó Ceallaigh. 3. ^http://www.triskelle.eu/lyrics/lisdoonvarna.php?index=080.010.040.060 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231153231/http://www.triskelle.eu/lyrics/lisdoonvarna.php?index=080.010.040.060 |date=December 31, 2010 }} 4. ^Sunday Independent Life, 15 June 2008 External links
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