Editing Gort (section)

== Geography ==
Gort is in County Galway and lies just north of the border with [[County Clare]]. This is on the old [[Galway]] to [[Limerick]] [[Roads in Ireland|road]] (now the [[R458 road (Ireland)|R458]]), and is about halfway between [[Ennis]] and [[Loughrea]]. It is around {{convert|35|km|mi|0}} by road from Galway City.

The town straddles the Gort River, a river that "disappears" underground several times between its source and Galway Bay.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Karst Features of Ireland: Gort River |url=https://www.showcaves.com/english/ie/karst/GortRiver.html |access-date=2022-11-03 |website=Show Caves of the World |language=en}}</ref> Gort is in a valley between the exposed limestone region of the Burren, and the peaty hills of the Slieve Aughty.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Cunningham |first=George |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/40251870 |title=Exploring the Burren |date=1998 |isbn=0-946172-59-5 |location=Dublin |oclc=40251870}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=aughty.org - history/heritage |url=http://aughty.org/heritage.htm |access-date=2022-11-03 |website=aughty.org |archive-date=28 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091028133016/http://www.aughty.org/heritage.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The town is in the historical territory of [[Uí Fiachrach Aidhne]] also known as Maigh Aidhne ("the plain of [[Aidhne]]"), which is within the diocese of [[Kilmacduagh]] (''Cill Mhic Dhuach''). Gort stands in 3 parishes and 3 townlands, namely Beagh, Kilmacduach and Kiltartan, each in the barony of [[Kiltartan]].<ref name=":0" />