Surname: Gore Branch: Gore Origins: Irish More Info:Ireland
Background: Several families of this English locative name (gor, a strip of land) were prominent among the Anglo-Irish landed gentry from the seventeenth century, especially in Counties Mayo, Sligo and Clare.
Motto: In hoc signo vinces, Under this sign thou shalt conquer.
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Name Variations: Gore, Gare.
References: One or more of the following publications has been referenced for this article. The General Armory; Sir Bernard Burke - 1842. A Handbook of Mottoes; C.N. Elvin - 1860. Irish Families, Their Names, Arms & Origins; Edward MacLysaght - 1957. The Surnames of Ireland; Edward MacLynsaght - 1957. The Book of Irish Families Great and Small.
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