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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.
Gort was a Colonel in the Limerick Militia and sat as a Member of the Irish House of Commons for Carlow from 1776 to 1783 and for Limerick City between 1785 and 1798. In 1810 he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Kiltarton , of Gort in the County of Galway , and in 1816 he was further honoured when he was made Viscount Gort , also in ...
Viscount Gort is the title of two peerages in British and Irish history. Gort is a small town in County Galway in the West of Ireland. The original title was in the Peerage of Ireland and is extant. A viscountcy with the same title as the Irish peerage was then conferred in the Peerage of the United Kingdom to a later Lord Gort. This gave the ...
Vereker was born in 1849, the son of Standish Vereker, 4th Viscount Gort (1819–1900) by his wife Caroline Harriet Gage, daughter of the 4th Viscount Gage. He was educated at Harrow, and joined the Royal Artillery, where he advanced to captain in the 4th Brigade, South Irish Division. He acted as British Consul at Cherbourg in 1879.
The Prendergast Baronetcy, of Gort in the County of Galway was a title in the Baronetage of Ireland. It was created on 15 July 1699 for the Irish soldier and politician Thomas Prendergast. Sir Thomas was killed at the Battle of Malplaquet in 1709 and was succeeded by his son, the second baronet. He was a member of both the Irish and British ...
Elizabeth Prendergast, who married Sir John Dickson Haman, 1st Baronet, [5] and, secondly, Charles Smyth, parents of John Prendergast-Smyth, 1st Viscount Gort. [ 6 ] Anne Prendergast, who married Samuel Hobson, Esq. of Muckridge House, Youghal .
Ireland portal Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. ... Gort hurlers (14 P) Pages in category "People from Gort" The following 14 pages ...
Gort was the son of Thomas Vereker by Juliana, daughter of Charles Smyth and sister of John Prendergast-Smyth, 1st Viscount Gort [1] and was born in Ireland in 1768. He served a short time in the navy, and was afterwards appointed lieutenant-colonel of the Limerick militia.
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