Gurteen (An Goirtín in Irish)[1] is a townland in the historical Barony of Ormond Lower, County Tipperary, Ireland. It is located west of the R438 road 2 km north of Ballygarry. It covers land in two civil parishes, Ballingarry and Loughkeen.
Met Éireann commissioned an automatic weather station in 2008 at Gurteen. It replaced an earlier station situated at Birr, County Offaly.[2]
Gurteen College
editGurteen College is an agricultural college providing training courses in agriculture and equine studies for farms and rural enterprises. It is a charity registered in Ireland.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Bunachar Logainmneacha na hÉireann - Placenames Database of Ireland". logainm.ie. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- ^ "Weather Observing Stations - Gurteen - Met Éireann - The Irish Meteorological Service Online". Met.ie. 12 April 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- ^ "Mission Statement". Gurteencollege.ie. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
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