BROWSE
Léim an Bhradáin
genitive: Léim an Bhradáin
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Leixlip
(English)

Glossary

English leap

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    Tuilleadh tagairtí stairiúla le fáil faoi #1205.

  • English

    For further references see #1205.

Centrepoint

53.3689, -6.50462latitude, longitude
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Properties

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Archival records

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Historical references

1202/3/1
ad Saltum Salmonis [piscatura/villa]
COD Leathanach: I, 29
c.1210
de Saltu Salmonis [tenementum]
Reg. St. Thos. Leathanach: 102, 103
c.1210
de Hernie [ecclesia S. Marie ... (castellum?)]
Reg. St. Thos. Leathanach: 142
c.1210
de Hernie [garbis dominii] ... apud Hernie
Reg. St. Thos. Leathanach: 142
c.1210
de Saltu Salmonis [piscatio]
Reg. St. Thos. Leathanach: 74
c.1210
de Ernia [castellum]
Reg. St. Thos. Leathanach: 143
c.1210
de Saltu salmonum de Erni [decima salmonum]
Reg. St. Thos. Leathanach: 144
c.1210
apud Hernie
Reg. St. Thos.
1212x1228
de Saltu Salmonis [decanatus, ecclesia]
Crede Mihi Leathanach: 148
c.1214
de Saltu Salmonis [ecclesia]
Reg. St. Thos. Leathanach: 183
c.1214
de Saltu Salmonis [ecclesia ... decimatio salmonum et piscaria ... villa]
Reg. St. Thos. Leathanach: 290
1215 roimh
Saltus Salmonis
= Reg. St. Thos.
Alen's Reg. Leathanach: 36
1216/5/18
de Saltu Salmonum [ecclesia]
Crede Mihi Leathanach: 9
c.1216
de Saltu Salmonum [decanus ... ecclesiam]
Reg. St. Thos. Leathanach: 328
1216
Ernye [house] ... called the Salmon Leap
CDI Leathanach: I, 106.688
c.1216
de Erny [capitulum]
Reg. St. Thos. Leathanach: 328
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.
Chart. Mary's
1228-42
Saltus Salmonum [deanery]
Alen's Reg. Leathanach: 68
1228
de Saltis Salmonum
Grace Ann.
1267
de Saltu Salmonis [medietatis ecclesie]
Reg. St. Thos. Leathanach: 100
1268
Saltus Salmonum [S. Katherine's near]
COD I §145
1268
?Kerny
COD I §145
c.1270
Saltus Salmonum
COD 67 §151
1271/7/12
the Salmon Leap [S. Wlstan by]
Alen's Reg. Leathanach: 144
c.1294
the Salmon Leap [S. Catherine near]
Cal. Christ Ch. lch. 61 §150
c.1294
de Saltu
Cal. Christ Ch.
1295
Lexlupe
CDI IV 108 §259
1297
Salmon Leap
CJR Leathanach: 190
1299
de Salmon Leap [chapel]
CJR Leathanach: 288
1300
Salmon Leap [chapel]
CJR Leathanach: 302
1300
Salmon Leap [town]
CJR Leathanach: 321
1300
Laxlippe (x3) [baile]
CJR Leathanach: 327
1300
Salmon Leap [S. Wlstan near]
CJR Leathanach: 327
1301
le Lexlepe
Eile
1302/3
de Saltu Salmonis [villa]
RPat. Cl. Leathanach: 4 1
1302
de Saltu Salmonis [town]
CJR Leathanach: 415
1302
Saltus Salmonis [castrum]
RPat. Cl.
1306
Salmon Leap [land]
CJR Leathanach: 257
1306
Saltus Salmonum
CJR II 197
1306
de Saltu Salmonis
Eile
1307/8
Saltus Salmonis
Eile
c.1308
Saltus Salmonum [barony]
RDK iml: 43 lch:35
c.1308
Saltus Salmonis [barony]
RDK iml: 43, lch: 17
1309
Saltus Salmonum [castle]
RDK iml.43 lch.39
1309
de Saltu Salmonis [capella/castrum]
RPat. Cl.
1312
de Saltu Salmon’ [maner’]
RDK iml: 43, lch: 64
c.1312
Saltus Salmonis
Eile
1315
Saltus Salmonum [castle, manor, borough]
RDK iml: 43, lch: 40
1316
versus saltus salmonum
Grace Ann.
1326
Saltus Salmonum [castle, town, manor]
RDK
1328/6/14
the Leap [church (moiety)]
Alen's Reg. Leathanach: 199
1335
de Saltu
CPL II: 516
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 . . .
Chart. Mary's
1358
Saltus salmonis [cell]
Alen's Reg. Leathanach: 211
1359
de Saltu Salmonis [manerium]
RPat. Cl. Leathanach: 79 b
1381
de Saltu Salmonis [manerium]
RPat. Cl.
1381
de Saltu Salmonum [manerium]
RPat. Cl.
1400
le Lexlep
RPat. Cl. Leathanach: 155 a
1406
de Saltu Salmonum [castrum & manerium]
RPat. Cl. Leathanach: 182 65
1406
Lexlep
Eile
1406
Saltu Salmon~ [town]
Eile
1407
Lexlype [castle/chapel royal]
CPL Leathanach: VI 125
1411
Lexlep (x2)
RPat. Cl. Leathanach: 197
1424
de Saltu Salmonū [castrum, manerium]
RPat. Cl. Leathanach: 208 148
1442
de Saltu Salmonū [castrum, manerium]
RPat. Cl. Leathanach: 263 25
1455
de Lexlep [manoir ... boises]
Eile
1463
Lexlep [B. Mary]
Alen's Reg. Leathanach: 243
1464
de lexlep [esglise de la benoit Marie]
Eile
1479
le Lexlep [baile]
Eile
1479
Lexlep [libera capella]
RPat. Cl. Leathanach: 269b
1495
Leiselipe
Eile
1518
Lexlep
Kildare Rent. Leathanach: 234, 249, 283
1531
Salt [deaneries of]
Alen's Reg. Leathanach: 278
1532
de Saltu [ecclesia]
Rep. Vir. Leathanach: 214
1532
de Lexlep
Rep. Vir. Leathanach: 214
1532
de Lexlēp
Rep. Vir. Leathanach: 215
c.1534
Lexlepe
Alen's Reg.
1537
Lexlippe
Forf. (N. L.)
1540-1541
de Lexslype [manerium]
Crown Surv. Leathanach: 203
1540-1541
Lexlippe
Crown Surv. Leathanach: 223
1540
Layslipp [vicarage]
Ir. Mon. Poss. Leathanach: 22
1540
Salmon Leap
Ir. Mon. Poss. Leathanach: 28
1540
Leslipe [rectory]
Ir. Mon. Poss. Leathanach: 42
1540
Lexelyppe
Forf. (N. L.)
1540
Lexslype
Forf. (N. L.)
1540
le Salmon Leppe
Forf. (N. L.)
1540-1541
Lexslype
Crown Surv. Leathanach: 203
1540-1541
Lexlippe
Crown Surv. Leathanach: 223
1540
de Layslipp [villata]
Chart. Mary's
1540
Leslipp [rectory]
Ir. Mon. Poss. Leathanach: 42, 43
1540
Salmon Leap [vicarage]
Ir. Mon. Poss. Leathanach: 46
1540
Lexslipe [curate]
Ir. Mon. Poss. Leathanach: 46
1540-1541
Lexslyppe [villata]
Crown Surv. Leathanach: 204
1540-1541
le salmon leppe [piscaria]
Crown Surv. Leathanach: 204
1541
Lexlyp
F Leathanach: 256 Hen
1546
Lexlip alias Salmon-leap [castle, manor]
F Leathanach: 478 Hen
1547
Lexlepe
CPlR
1552
Lexlip
F Leathanach: 1095 Ed
1552
Lexlipe
F Éadbhard VI §1083
1561
the Salmon leape [S. Katherins by]
F Eilís §390
1562
Leyslip
F Eilís §427
1562
Leixlip [manor]
F Eilís §453
1562
the salmon leape [two fishing places]
F Eilís §453
c. 1564
leixlipp
Survey
1570
the Salmon leape [two fishing places]
F Eilís §1558
1570
Lexlipp [manor]
F Eilís §1558
1571
leyslyp
Lythe map
1575
the Salmon leap [two fishings]
F Eilís §2690
1575
Lexlippe [manor, monastery, lands]
F Eilís §2690
1575
Lexlippe [manor]
F Eilís §2690
1599
Lexlypp
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: (CD) 14
1611
Lexlip
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: (CD) 7
1612
Leixlip
CPR Leathanach: 229
1618
Lexlip
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: (CD) 20
1621
Leixlipp
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: (CD) 40
1635
Leaxlipp
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: (CD) 49
1636
Leixlipp
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: (CD) 53
1638
Leixleap
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 74
1639
Leislipe
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: (CD) 79
1640c
Leislipp
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: (CD) 89
1645c
Leixlipp
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 80
1654
Leixlip, Leixlipp
CS VIII Leathanach: 12, 13
1654
Salmon Leape
CS VIII
1655
Lexlipp, Lexslipp, Liexlip
DS
1659
Leixleipp
Cen. Leathanach: 402
1670
Leixlip
ASE Leathanach: 221
1685
Lexlip
Hib. Del.
1685
Solmonleap
Hib. Del.
1752
Salmon Leap
Noble & Keenan Co. Map
1752
Leixlip
Noble & Keenan Co. Map
1760
Leixlip
Rocque
1807
Leixlip
Stat. Surv. (CD) Leathanach: 214
1807
Leixlip
Stat. Surv. (CD) Leathanach: 214
1837
Leixlip
Co. Map 1752:AL Leathanach: 1,2
1837
Leixlip
Stat. Survey (CD):AL Leathanach: 1,2
1837
Leixlip
Bar. Coll. List:AL Leathanach: 1,2
1837
de maner' de Lexlip
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: 1,2
1837
…de Lexlypp
Inq. Eliz. I:AL Leathanach: 1,2
1837
Leixleap; Leixlipe; Leaxlipp; Leislipe
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: 1,2
1837
William Harolde of Leixlip
Inq. H VIII (Archdall):AL Leathanach: 1,2
1837
Leaspuic
"About the name Leixlip - I could get no explanatory information; I am informed the Irish of it is Leaspuic, whatever the signification..."
LSO Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 2, Údar: Tomás Ó Conchúir
1837
Leixlip
DS:AL Leathanach: 1,1
1837
Leixlip
Co. Map 1752:AL Leathanach: 1,1
1837
Leixlip
Stat. Survey (CD):AL Leathanach: 1,1
1837
Leixlip
Bar. Coll. List:AL Leathanach: 1,1
1837
Leixlip
HCER 1826:AL Leathanach: 1,1
1837
Leixlip
Archdall:AL Leathanach: 1,1
1837
Lax-leap, the leap of the salmon. Lax is a Saxon and Danish word for a salmon
OD:AL Leathanach: 1,1
1837
Leaspuic
-o- os cionn -a-
pl:AL Leathanach: 1,1
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]
OD:AL Leathanach: 1,1
1837
liospuic
dúch (scriosta):AL Leathanach: 1,1

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