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Saltpans
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Hierarchy
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Centrepoint
55.1361, -7.52609latitude, longitude
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Historical references
| 1654 |
Belliallaghan one qrter
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CS III Leathanach: 103
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| 1834 |
Ballyalligan
William McCollum
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| 1834 |
Mullinlaghan
William McCormuck and partners
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| 1834 |
Salt Pans
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| 1835c |
Capt. Smith still calls this town Ballalligan
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| 1835c |
Salt Pans
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| 1835c |
"The Ordnance ground & Martello tower of Macamish Ruins of Salt pans long lough are in this Tland . . ."
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| 1835 |
Old Salt Pans
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| 1937 |
Muineal Leathain
Seoladh.
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BNS Imleabhar: 1089, Leathanach: 198
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| 1969 |
mulanˈL′ahən
Faisnéiseoir: Paidí Mac Bhloscaidh, Gleann Bhairr, Ráth Maoláin. '[Sin an t-ainm] a bhí ag seandaoine a raibh Gaeilge mhaith acu' [ar Saltpans].
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| 1969 |
/po̤nəˈtʌlən´ə/ /panəˈtalən´/
'eh ba ghnách linne, bhuel /po̤nəˈtʌlən´ə/ ar an tseanmhuintir ar ach tá, ba ghnách leo i gcónaí /mulanˈL′ahən/, /mulanˈL′ahən/ ba ghnách le rása beithigh a bheith ann [?] ar an chúigiú lá déag de, de mhí seo. Bhí lá saoire, ba ghnách leofa rása.. AÓM: 'Cá háit a mbeadh na rásaí ar an trá ab ea?' PMB: 'Haigh?' AÓM: 'ar an trá a churidís...' AÓM: 'Chan é, ina, ina gcuibhreann mór ach tá an t-uisce thíos aige thaobh. /mulanˈL′ahən/ a bhí ag an tseanmhuintir i gcónaí air. AÓM: Agus deir sibhse anois Pann an tSalainn ab ea? PMB: '/panəˈtalən´/ bhuel chuala mé seandaoine a bhfuil fhios agat a raibh Gaeilic mhaith acu, agus sin an t-ainm, Saltpans, dtuigeann tú.' AÓM: 'Ach bhí an dá ainm ann mar sin?' PMB: ' bhí, /mulanˈL′ahən/ ba ghnách, i gcónaí chuala mise'
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| 2018 |
Mullinlaghan
'Mullinlaghan is still the local name for a coastal strip in mid-Saltpans. ......There is no local memory now of Ballialligan' Áine Ní Dhuibhne, Ráth Maoláin.
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