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Leixlip
(English)
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county
barony
civil parish
Explanatory note
Centrepoint
53.3689, -6.50462latitude, longitude
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Properties
POThere is or was once a post office here
Historical references
1202/3/1 |
ad Saltum Salmonis [piscatura/villa]
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COD Leathanach: I, 29
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c.1210 |
de Saltu Salmonis [tenementum]
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Reg. St. Thos. Leathanach: 102, 103
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c.1210 |
de Hernie [ecclesia S. Marie ... (castellum?)]
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Reg. St. Thos. Leathanach: 142
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c.1210 |
de Hernie [garbis dominii] ... apud Hernie
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Reg. St. Thos. Leathanach: 142
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c.1210 |
de Saltu Salmonis [piscatio]
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Reg. St. Thos. Leathanach: 74
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c.1210 |
de Ernia [castellum]
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Reg. St. Thos. Leathanach: 143
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c.1210 |
de Saltu salmonum de Erni [decima salmonum]
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Reg. St. Thos. Leathanach: 144
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c.1210 |
apud Hernie
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1212x1228 |
de Saltu Salmonis [decanatus, ecclesia]
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Crede Mihi Leathanach: 148
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c.1214 |
de Saltu Salmonis [ecclesia]
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Reg. St. Thos. Leathanach: 183
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c.1214 |
de Saltu Salmonis [ecclesia ... decimatio salmonum et piscaria ... villa]
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Reg. St. Thos. Leathanach: 290
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1215 roimh |
Saltus Salmonis
= Reg. St. Thos.
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Alen's Reg. Leathanach: 36
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1216/5/18 |
de Saltu Salmonum [ecclesia]
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Crede Mihi Leathanach: 9
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c.1216 |
de Saltu Salmonum [decanus ... ecclesiam]
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Reg. St. Thos. Leathanach: 328
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1216 |
Ernye [house] ... called the Salmon Leap
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CDI Leathanach: I, 106.688
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c.1216 |
de Erny [capitulum]
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Reg. St. Thos. Leathanach: 328
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c.1216 |
in villa mea apud Saltum Salmonum
I §219 Sciant ... quod ego, Adam de Hereford, dedi et concessi ... Deo et Sancte Marie et Albis monachis ecclesie Sancte Marie, juxta Dublin ... unum burgagium, cum pertinentiis suis, et cum tribus acris terre arabilis in villa mea apud Saltum Salmonum, illu, scilicet, quod est proximum burgagio Sancti Thome preter unum versus molendinum.
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1228-42 |
Saltus Salmonum [deanery]
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Alen's Reg. Leathanach: 68
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1228 |
de Saltis Salmonum
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1267 |
de Saltu Salmonis [medietatis ecclesie]
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Reg. St. Thos. Leathanach: 100
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1268 |
Saltus Salmonum [S. Katherine's near]
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COD I §145
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1268 |
?Kerny
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COD I §145
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c.1270 |
Saltus Salmonum
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COD 67 §151
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1271/7/12 |
the Salmon Leap [S. Wlstan by]
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Alen's Reg. Leathanach: 144
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c.1294 |
the Salmon Leap [S. Catherine near]
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Cal. Christ Ch. lch. 61 §150
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c.1294 |
de Saltu
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1295 |
Lexlupe
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CDI IV 108 §259
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1297 |
Salmon Leap
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CJR Leathanach: 190
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1299 |
de Salmon Leap [chapel]
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CJR Leathanach: 288
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1300 |
Salmon Leap [chapel]
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CJR Leathanach: 302
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1300 |
Salmon Leap [town]
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CJR Leathanach: 321
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1300 |
Laxlippe (x3) [baile]
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CJR Leathanach: 327
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1300 |
Salmon Leap [S. Wlstan near]
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CJR Leathanach: 327
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1301 |
le Lexlepe
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1302/3 |
de Saltu Salmonis [villa]
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RPat. Cl. Leathanach: 4 1
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1302 |
de Saltu Salmonis [town]
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CJR Leathanach: 415
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1302 |
Saltus Salmonis [castrum]
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1306 |
Salmon Leap [land]
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CJR Leathanach: 257
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1306 |
Saltus Salmonum
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CJR II 197
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1306 |
de Saltu Salmonis
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1307/8 |
Saltus Salmonis
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c.1308 |
Saltus Salmonum [barony]
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RDK iml: 43 lch:35
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c.1308 |
Saltus Salmonis [barony]
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RDK iml: 43, lch: 17
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1309 |
Saltus Salmonum [castle]
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RDK iml.43 lch.39
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1309 |
de Saltu Salmonis [capella/castrum]
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1312 |
de Saltu Salmon’ [maner’]
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RDK iml: 43, lch: 64
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c.1312 |
Saltus Salmonis
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1315 |
Saltus Salmonum [castle, manor, borough]
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RDK iml: 43, lch: 40
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1316 |
versus saltus salmonum
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1326 |
Saltus Salmonum [castle, town, manor]
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1328/6/14 |
the Leap [church (moiety)]
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Alen's Reg. Leathanach: 199
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1335 |
de Saltu
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CPL II: 516
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1339 |
de Saltu
I 524 §284 Causa inter Reginaldum Taaffe et Michaelem Calf . . . Magistro Willelmo de Burgo, Thesaurario ecclesie Cathedralis Sancti Patricii, Dublin, et Magistro Hugoni de Saltu, Canonico ejusdem ecclesie . . .
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1358 |
Saltus salmonis [cell]
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Alen's Reg. Leathanach: 211
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1359 |
de Saltu Salmonis [manerium]
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RPat. Cl. Leathanach: 79 b
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1381 |
de Saltu Salmonis [manerium]
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1381 |
de Saltu Salmonum [manerium]
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1400 |
le Lexlep
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RPat. Cl. Leathanach: 155 a
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1406 |
de Saltu Salmonum [castrum & manerium]
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RPat. Cl. Leathanach: 182 65
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1406 |
Lexlep
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1406 |
Saltu Salmon~ [town]
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1407 |
Lexlype [castle/chapel royal]
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CPL Leathanach: VI 125
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1411 |
Lexlep (x2)
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RPat. Cl. Leathanach: 197
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1424 |
de Saltu Salmonū [castrum, manerium]
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RPat. Cl. Leathanach: 208 148
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1442 |
de Saltu Salmonū [castrum, manerium]
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RPat. Cl. Leathanach: 263 25
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1455 |
de Lexlep [manoir ... boises]
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1463 |
Lexlep [B. Mary]
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Alen's Reg. Leathanach: 243
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1464 |
de lexlep [esglise de la benoit Marie]
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1479 |
le Lexlep [baile]
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1479 |
Lexlep [libera capella]
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RPat. Cl. Leathanach: 269b
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1495 |
Leiselipe
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1518 |
Lexlep
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Kildare Rent. Leathanach: 234, 249, 283
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1531 |
Salt [deaneries of]
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Alen's Reg. Leathanach: 278
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1532 |
de Saltu [ecclesia]
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Rep. Vir. Leathanach: 214
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1532 |
de Lexlep
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Rep. Vir. Leathanach: 214
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1532 |
de Lexlēp
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Rep. Vir. Leathanach: 215
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c.1534 |
Lexlepe
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1537 |
Lexlippe
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1540-1541 |
de Lexslype [manerium]
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Crown Surv. Leathanach: 203
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1540-1541 |
Lexlippe
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Crown Surv. Leathanach: 223
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1540 |
Layslipp [vicarage]
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Ir. Mon. Poss. Leathanach: 22
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1540 |
Salmon Leap
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Ir. Mon. Poss. Leathanach: 28
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1540 |
Leslipe [rectory]
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Ir. Mon. Poss. Leathanach: 42
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1540 |
Lexelyppe
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1540 |
Lexslype
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1540 |
le Salmon Leppe
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1540-1541 |
Lexslype
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Crown Surv. Leathanach: 203
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1540-1541 |
Lexlippe
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Crown Surv. Leathanach: 223
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1540 |
de Layslipp [villata]
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1540 |
Leslipp [rectory]
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Ir. Mon. Poss. Leathanach: 42, 43
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1540 |
Salmon Leap [vicarage]
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Ir. Mon. Poss. Leathanach: 46
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1540 |
Lexslipe [curate]
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Ir. Mon. Poss. Leathanach: 46
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1540-1541 |
Lexslyppe [villata]
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Crown Surv. Leathanach: 204
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1540-1541 |
le salmon leppe [piscaria]
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Crown Surv. Leathanach: 204
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1541 |
Lexlyp
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F Leathanach: 256 Hen
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1546 |
Lexlip alias Salmon-leap [castle, manor]
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F Leathanach: 478 Hen
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1547 |
Lexlepe
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1552 |
Lexlip
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F Leathanach: 1095 Ed
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1552 |
Lexlipe
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F Éadbhard VI §1083
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1561 |
the Salmon leape [S. Katherins by]
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F Eilís §390
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1562 |
Leyslip
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F Eilís §427
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1562 |
Leixlip [manor]
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F Eilís §453
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1562 |
the salmon leape [two fishing places]
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F Eilís §453
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c. 1564 |
leixlipp
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1570 |
the Salmon leape [two fishing places]
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F Eilís §1558
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1570 |
Lexlipp [manor]
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F Eilís §1558
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1571 |
leyslyp
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1575 |
the Salmon leap [two fishings]
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F Eilís §2690
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1575 |
Lexlippe [manor, monastery, lands]
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F Eilís §2690
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1575 |
Lexlippe [manor]
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F Eilís §2690
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1599 |
Lexlypp
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Inq. Lag. Leathanach: (CD) 14
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1611 |
Lexlip
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Inq. Lag. Leathanach: (CD) 7
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1612 |
Leixlip
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CPR Leathanach: 229
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1618 |
Lexlip
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Inq. Lag. Leathanach: (CD) 20
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1621 |
Leixlipp
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Inq. Lag. Leathanach: (CD) 40
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1635 |
Leaxlipp
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Inq. Lag. Leathanach: (CD) 49
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1636 |
Leixlipp
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Inq. Lag. Leathanach: (CD) 53
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1638 |
Leixleap
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Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 74
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1639 |
Leislipe
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Inq. Lag. Leathanach: (CD) 79
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1640c |
Leislipp
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Inq. Lag. Leathanach: (CD) 89
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1645c |
Leixlipp
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Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 80
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1654 |
Leixlip, Leixlipp
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CS VIII Leathanach: 12, 13
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1654 |
Salmon Leape
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1655 |
Lexlipp, Lexslipp, Liexlip
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1659 |
Leixleipp
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Cen. Leathanach: 402
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1670 |
Leixlip
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ASE Leathanach: 221
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1685 |
Lexlip
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1685 |
Solmonleap
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1752 |
Salmon Leap
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1752 |
Leixlip
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1760 |
Leixlip
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1807 |
Leixlip
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Stat. Surv. (CD) Leathanach: 214
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1807 |
Leixlip
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Stat. Surv. (CD) Leathanach: 214
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1837 |
Leixlip
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Co. Map 1752:AL Leathanach: 1,2
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1837 |
Leixlip
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Stat. Survey (CD):AL Leathanach: 1,2
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1837 |
Leixlip
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Bar. Coll. List:AL Leathanach: 1,2
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1837 |
de maner' de Lexlip
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Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: 1,2
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1837 |
…de Lexlypp
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Inq. Eliz. I:AL Leathanach: 1,2
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1837 |
Leixleap; Leixlipe; Leaxlipp; Leislipe
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Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: 1,2
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1837 |
William Harolde of Leixlip
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Inq. H VIII (Archdall):AL Leathanach: 1,2
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1837 |
Leaspuic
"About the name Leixlip - I could get no explanatory information; I am informed the Irish of it is Leaspuic, whatever the signification..."
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LSO Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 2, Údar: Tomás Ó Conchúir
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1837 |
Leixlip
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DS:AL Leathanach: 1,1
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1837 |
Leixlip
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Co. Map 1752:AL Leathanach: 1,1
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1837 |
Leixlip
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Stat. Survey (CD):AL Leathanach: 1,1
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1837 |
Leixlip
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Bar. Coll. List:AL Leathanach: 1,1
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1837 |
Leixlip
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HCER 1826:AL Leathanach: 1,1
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1837 |
Leixlip
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Archdall:AL Leathanach: 1,1
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1837 |
Lax-leap, the leap of the salmon. Lax is a Saxon and Danish word for a salmon
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OD:AL Leathanach: 1,1
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1837 |
Leaspuic
-o- os cionn -a-
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pl:AL Leathanach: 1,1
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1837 |
Leixlip
"This is mentioned in the poem called 'Laoi na Leacht'." [Nóta OD] "Sir James Wares Annals of Ireland…Strongbow granted to Adam de Hereford, the tenement of the Salmon Leap, from whence the barony of Salt has its name." [Nóta]
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OD:AL Leathanach: 1,1
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1837 |
liospuic
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dúch (scriosta):AL Leathanach: 1,1
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