BROWSE
lake or lakes
Loch as Allt
genitive: Loch as Allt
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Lough Salt
(English)

Glossary

English lake; inlet
allt, ailt, alt
English steep-sided glen, height, cliff

Centrepoint

55.0852, -7.80145latitude, longitude
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Properties

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Historical references

1654
Lough Salt, the hills of
CS III Leathanach: 88
1654
Loughsalt
CS III Leathanach: 95
1835
Loch Salt, 'lake of the jumping (of fishes?)'
dúch:AL
1835
Lough Salt from lough 'a lake' and alt 'a precipice'; 'the lake & precipice'
Brian Cullian, teacher of Irish
dúch (scriosta):AL
1937c
Loch a's - allt
Bailiúchán na Scol; 'Deirtear gur ghlac sé a ainm ó loch agus allt'.
BNS Imleabhar: 1081, Leathanach: 403
1937
Lough A Salt
Bailéad Béarla;
BNS Imleabhar: 1081, Leathanach: 78
1937c
Loch as Alt
scéal Gaeilge;
BNS Imleabhar: 1081, Imleabhar: 85

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