Gortroe

52.664°N 8.469°W / 52.664; -8.469

Gortroe Irish: An Gort Rua
Civil Parish
Country	Ireland
County	County Cork
Barony	Barrymore

Gortroe (Irish: An Gort Rua)^[1] is a civil parish in the historical barony of Barrymore in County Cork, Ireland.^[1][2] In 1834, during the Tithe War, the Gortroe massacre took place in the area.^[3] The village of Bartlemy is within Gortroe civil parish.^[4]

References

1. "An Gort Rua / Gortroe (paróiste dlí)". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
2. "Gortroe civil parish, Cork" – via johngrenham.com.
3. "The day 12 men were killed in a cold-blooded Cork massacre". echolive.ie. The Echo. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2021. on December 18, 1834 [..] a very famous and history-changing event happened in the townland of Ballinakilla, in the parish of Gortroe [..] known as The Battle of Gortroe, or The Gortroe Massacre
4. "Sub-units of: An Gort Rua/Gortroe". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 23 April 2023.