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Gorteen (from Irish: GortÃn meaning 'A small cultivated field or garden') is a townland in the civil parish of Templeport, County Cavan, Ireland. It lies in the Roman Catholic parish of Templeport and barony of Tullyhaw.
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Geography
Gorteen is bounded on the north by Camagh townland, on the west by Derryragh and Sruhagh townlands, on the southeast by Derrycassan townland. It is traversed by minor roads and rural lanes.
The townland covers 104 statute acres.
History
Until the Cromwellian Act for the Settlement of Ireland 1652, Gorteen formed part of the modern townland of Camagh as a subdivision. Therefore it is neither depicted on the 1609 Baronial nor 1665 Down Survey maps nor appears in the land grants before 1652.
The Tithe Applotment Books for 1827 list twelve tithepayers in the townland.
Griffith's Valuation of 1857 lists eight landholders in the townland.
The 1851 Census states there were 6 houses in the townland with a total population of 39 people.
The 1861 Census states there were 7 houses in the townland with a total population of 29 people.
The 1871 Census states there were 7 houses in the townland with a total population of 32 people.
The 1881 Census states there were 7 houses in the townland with a total population of 36 people.
The 1891 Census states there were 7 houses in the townland with a total population of 31 people, of whom 18 were males and 13 females.
In the 1901 census of Ireland, there are ten families listed in the townland, and in the 1911 census of Ireland, there are only eight families listed in the townland.
Antiquities
There are no known historic monuments in the townland.