BROWSE
townland
Saileach
genitive: Shailí
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Sillagh
(English)

Glossary

sail, saileach
English willow-(tree)

Centrepoint

53.1658, -6.63304latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1570
Shillagh
F Leathanach: 1567
1573
Shillagh
F Leathanach: 2294
1584
Shillaughe
'Sardallestone and ... in the parish of Kill, Co. Kildare'
F Leathanach: 4411
1654
Silliagh
CS VIII Leathanach: 49
1659
Sillagh
Cen. Leathanach: 397
1659
Sillagh
Taylor (Cill Dara)
1660c
Sillagh
BSD (CD) Leathanach: 19
1667
Sillagh (Price)
ASE
1777
Sillough
Longfield: Baronies (CD) 21 F. 35 Leathanach: 21F35(39)
1783
Shelloge
Taylor (Cill Dara)
1791
Sillagh
Longfield: Baronies (CD) 21 F. 35 Leathanach: 21F35(56)
1815
Sillagh
Longfield: Baronies (CD) 21 F. 35 Leathanach: 21F35(49)
1834
Sillagh
TAB
1837
Sillagh
BS:AL Leathanach: 1,5
1837
Sillagh
Walsh, P.:AL Leathanach: 1,5
1837
Sillagh
Teacher (Divine):AL (CD) Leathanach: 1,5
1837
Sillagh
Sorrens, Rev. T. H.:AL Leathanach: 1,5
1837
Sillagh
Nowlan, T. Rev.:AL Leathanach: 1,5
1837
Saileach, 'salicetum'
OD:AL Leathanach: 1,5
1837
Sillagh
OD:AL Leathanach: 1,5
1837
[Sillagh]
"…in the N. E. corner of the townland on a great elevation are two embankments forming a segment of a circle resembling a fort partly defaced called by the inhabitants the Ring…"
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: 1,5
2009-2010
ˈsila
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