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Explanatory note
- Gaeilge
'An Scailp/The Scalp ar theorainn chontaetha Bhaile Átha Cliath agus Chill Mhantáin, agus is cur síos cruinn beacht ar an ngleann sin é an t-ainm sin' (féach Sráidainmneacha & Logainmneacha; Dr. Pádraig Ó Cearbhaill, foilsithe ag Comhairle Contae Dún Laoghaire-Ráth an Dúin, 2011)
- English
'The Scalp/An Scailp on the border of counties Wicklow & Dublin means '(the) rocky chasm', a name which accurately describes that valley.' (See Sráidainmneacha & Logainmneacha; Dr. Pádraig Ó Cearbhaill, published by Dún Laoghaire-Ráth an Dúin County Council, 2011)
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Historical references
1654 |
the Rockey valley
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1760 |
Scalp
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