| Gortahurk | |
| Type: | townland |
| Translit Lang1: | Irish |
| Translit Lang1 Type: | Derivation: |
| Translit Lang1 Info: | Irish: Gort an Choirce |
| Translit Lang1 Type1: | Meaning: |
| Translit Lang1 Info1: | "Field of the oats" |
| Pushpin Map: | Northern Ireland#United Kingdom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Gortahurk shown within Northern Ireland |
| Coordinates: | 54.765°N -6.741°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Sovereign state |
| Subdivision Name: | United Kingdom |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Northern Ireland |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | County Londonderry |
| Subdivision Type3: | Barony |
| Subdivision Name3: | Loughinsholin |
| Subdivision Type4: | Civil parish |
| Subdivision Name4: | Kilcronaghan |
| Leader Title: | Council |
| Leader Name: | Mid Ulster District |
| Leader Title1: | Ward |
| Leader Name1: | Tobermore |
| Established Title: | Plantation grant |
| Established Date: | Drapers Company |
| Established Title1: | First recorded |
| Established Date1: | 1609 |
| Parts Type: | Settlements |
| Parts Style: | para |
| Area Total Ha: | 351.93 |
| Area Total Acre: | 869.63 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Irish grid ref |
Gortahurk (pronounced as /ˌɡɔrtəˈhɔrk/ and pronounced as /ˌɡɔrtneˈhərk/,) is a townland lying within the civil parish of Kilcronaghan, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies on the extreme south-west of the parish on the boundary with the parish of Ballynascreen. It is bounded by the townlands of Brackaghlislea, Coolsaragh, Drumard, Keenaght, Letteran, Straw Mountain, Tintagh, and Tullyroan. It was apportioned to the Drapers company.
The townland was part of Tobermore electoral ward of the former Magherafelt District Council, however in 1901 and 1926 it was part of Iniscarn district electoral division as part of the Draperstown dispensary (registrar's) district of Magherafelt Rural District. It was also part of the historic barony of Loughinsholin.
Gortahurk derives its name from the Irish Gort an Choirce meaning "field of the oats". Two of the earliest recordings of this townland however—GortyIchorchy (1609) and Gort Okorte (1613)—suggest that the scribe felt that the final element of the name Gortahurk was a surname. This is testified by the use of the capital I in GortyIchorchy and the capital O in Okorte, both of which represent the Irish surname prefix Ui. Despite this no suitable surname is attested to in any of the major works on Irish surnames.
| Year | Pop. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1841 | 186 | |
| 1851 | 129 | |
| 1861 | 98 | |
| 1871 | 95 | |
| 1881 | 99 | |
| 1891 | 69 | |
| 1901 | 66 | |
| 1911 | 79 | |
| 1926 | 62 |
| Year | a, r, p | |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 878, 2, 22 | |
| 1881 | 878, 2, 22 | |
| 1901 | 878, 2, 22 | |
| 1926 | 873, 0, 29 |
| Year | Form | |
|---|---|---|
| 1609 | GortyIchorchy (E.C.) | |
| 1613 | Gort Okorte | |
| 1613 | Gortiharky (Charter) | |
| 1622 | Gortocork | |
| 1654 | Gorkcorke | |
| 1657 | Gortihorky | |
| 1659c | Gortikorky | |
| 1663 | Gortkirk | |
| 1767 | Gortahurk | |
| 1813 | Gortahork | |
| (E.C.) - Escheated Counties Map 1609 (Charter) - Charter of Londonderry 1613 | ||