BROWSE
townland
Poll Saileach
genitive: Pholl Saileach
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Pollsillagh
(English)

Glossary

English hole, pool, (tidal-)stream?
sail, saileach
English willow-(tree)

Explanatory note

Centrepoint

53.4073, -8.79629latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1660C
Polsellagh
BSD (Ga) III Leathanach: 91
1678
Pollsillagh
ASE Leathanach: 247
1838
Pulsellagh and Balybuy
Bar. Cons.:AL
1838
Poulsella
CM:AL
1838
Poll Saileach
OD:AL

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