GORT’s history will be explored and celebrated at a book launch on Friday.
On Friday April 24th, the new publication ‘Gort inse Guaire: what’s in a name’ will be launched at Sullivan’s Hotel at 19:30.
Historian Rory O’Shaughnessy will lead the event which tracing the origins of the town’s name from King Guaire’s stronghold to the present day Barracks site.
The launch of the book is Heritage Keepers initiative with Gort Tidy Towns.
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