Saltpans

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Hierarchy

townland

Saltpans

(English)

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Hierarchy

county

Dún na nGall/Donegal

barony

Cill Mhic Réanáin/Kilmacrenan

civil parish

Cill Gharbháin/Killygarvan

electoral division

Ráth Maoláin/Rathmullan

Centrepoint

55.1361, -7.52609latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1654	Belliallaghan one qrter	CS III Leathanach: 103 Civil Survey III. Counties of Donegal, Londonderry and Tyrone. (ed. Simington, 1937) Bliain: 1654
1834	Ballyalligan William McCollum	TAB Tithe Composition (Applotment) Book (imleabhair lámhscríofa ó c. 1830 atá ar coimeád sa Chartlann Náisiúnta) Bliain: 1824–40, Nóta: Go minic, tugtar ainm an pharóiste, nó eolas eile i gcolún na nótaí.
1834	Mullinlaghan William McCormuck and partners	TAB Tithe Composition (Applotment) Book (imleabhair lámhscríofa ó c. 1830 atá ar coimeád sa Chartlann Náisiúnta) Bliain: 1824–40, Nóta: Go minic, tugtar ainm an pharóiste, nó eolas eile i gcolún na nótaí.
1835c	Capt. Smith still calls this town Ballalligan	AL Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook. Le fáil sa Chartlann Náisiúnta / Available in the National Archives Bliain: 1830-42, Nóta: Féach réamhrá Logainmneacha na hÉireann I: Contae Luimnigh lch. xvi mar a dtugtar eolas faoin bhfoinse seo.
1835c	Salt Pans	BS:AL Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1835c	"The Ordnance ground & Martello tower of Macamish Ruins of Salt pans long lough are in this Tland . . ."	Desc. Rem.:AL Descriptive Remarks; as Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis/from the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain: 1830-40
1937	Muineal Leathain Seoladh.	BNS Imleabhar: 1089, Leathanach: 198 Bailúchan na Scol. LSS i gCnuasach Bhéaloideas Éireann. Cf www.duchas.ie
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].	Áit. Fianaise áitiúil, ar théip go hiondúil, ar coimeád i gcartlann an Bhrainse Logainmneacha. Bliain: 1952-
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.	Áit. Fianaise áitiúil, ar théip go hiondúil, ar coimeád i gcartlann an Bhrainse Logainmneacha. Bliain: 1952-

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