Gorteen
Gurteen
Irish: Goirtín | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Gurteen Cross and Coleman Music Centre | |
  Gurteen Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°59′34″N 8°30′39″W / 53.9928°N 8.5108°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Sligo |
| Elevation | 82 m (269 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 421 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | G665049 |
Gurteen or Gorteen (Irish: Goirtín, meaning 'little field')[2] is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. It is in the civil parish of Kilfree in the baronry of Coolavin.
Gurteen's population increased from 269 people, at the 2006 census, to 421 at the 2022 census.[1][3] It is at the intersection of the R293 road (Ballymote to Ballaghaderreen) and the R294 (Boyle to Tobercurry).
Places of interest
The Michael Coleman Irish Music Centre, named for the musician Michael Coleman, is located in Gorteen.[4] The Coleman Cottage, a traditional cottage, forge and archive, is located at Mount Irwin outside Gorteen.[5]
Transport
Bus Éireann routes 460 and 476 provide limited services through Gorteen on selected days of the week,[citation needed] while the TFI Local Link 977 route passes through Gorteen (8 times a day each way Monday to Saturday, 3 times each way on Sunday) between Castlerea and Sligo, via Ballaghaderreen.[6]
Gurteen was previously served by Kilfree Junction railway station between Boyle and Ballymote on the Dublin to Sligo line. This station opened in October 1874 and closed in February 1963.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Census 2022 – F1015 Population". Central Statistics Office Census 2022 Reports. Central Statistics Office Ireland. August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "Goirtín/Gorteen". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "Gurteen (Ireland) Census Town". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "The Centre - Coleman Irish Music Centre". colemanirishmusic.com. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ^ "Coleman Cottage - Coleman Irish Music Centre". colemanirishmusic.com. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ^ "TFI Local Link Route 977 Castlerea to Sligo (Via Ballaghaderreen) Timetable" (PDF). TFI Local Link. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "Kilfree" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
