Viscount Gort
| Viscountcy of Gort | |
|---|---|
Quarterly: 1st and 4th, Azure on a Chevron Or a Chaplet Vert (Vereker); 2nd and 3rd, Gules a Saltire Vairy Or and Azure (Prendergast) | |
| Creation date | 16 January 1816 |
| Creation | First |
| Created by | George III |
| Peerage | Peerage of Ireland |
| First holder | John Prendergast-Smyth, 1st Baron Kiltarton |
| Present holder | Foley Robert Standish Prendergast Vereker, 9th Viscount Gort |
| Heir apparent | The Hon. Robert Foley Prendergast Vereker |
| Subsidiary titles | Baron Kiltarton |
| Status | Extant |
| Seat(s) | The Coach House |
Viscount Gort is the title of two peerages in British and Irish history. Gort is a small town in County Galway in the West of Ireland. The original title was in the Peerage of Ireland and is extant. A viscountcy with the same title as the Irish peerage was then conferred in the Peerage of the United Kingdom to a later Lord Gort. This gave the distinguished descendant a subtle personal change of status, whilst preserving the heritage of the older title. The United Kingdom title, however, became extinct on the death of the original recipient, who remains perhaps the most illustrious bearer of the older title to date. A post-World War II unqualified reference to "Lord Gort" will almost always be to the sixth viscount.