Gort an Choirce
Also known as Gortahork
Gort an Choirce or '''''Gort a' Choirce (; meaning "oat field"), anglicised as Gortahork', is a village and townland in the northwest of County Donegal in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. It is a Gaeltacht community, where the Irish language is the main language spoken in the area. Along with Falcarragh, it forms part of the district known as Cloughaneely. The nearest town is Falcarragh, 3 km to the north-east.
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Gort an Choirce or '''''Gort a' Choirce (; meaning "oat field"), anglicised as Gortahork', is a village and townland in the northwest of County Donegal in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. It is a Gaeltacht community, where the Irish language is the main language spoken in the area. Along with Falcarragh, it forms part of the district known as Cloughaneely. The nearest town is Falcarragh, 3 km to the north-east.
==Irish language== According to the 2016 census the population of Gort an Choirce was 185, with 41.6% of people speaking Irish on a daily basis outside the education system. This puts the town in 8th place for highest percentage of daily Irish speakers in Ireland.
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