Gorteen
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| Gorteen Goirtín |
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| Irish grid reference G665049 |
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| Province: | Connacht | |
| County: | County Sligo | |
| Elevation: | 82 m | |
| Population (2006) | 269 | |
Gorteen (Irish: Goirtín) (often spelled Gurteen) is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. Gurteen has experienced quite a rise in development in the last number of years and has become, to some degree, a commuter town for people working in Sligo.
[edit] Transport
- Gurteen was served by the Kilfree Junction railway station between Boyle and Ballymote on the Dublin to Sligo line. This railway station opened on 31 October 1874 and closed on 4 February 1963.[1]
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