BROWSE
townland
An Poll Salach
genitive: An Phoill Shalaigh
(Irish)
Pollsallagh
(English)

Glossary

English hole, pool, (tidal-)stream?

Centrepoint

52.2835, -6.48389latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1569
Pollsallaghe (Patrick Haye)
F Alt: 1310
1627
Poullsallaghes, le du’ P.
Inq. Lag. Alt: 21 CI
1654
Great Poolesallagh
CS (LG) Imleabhar: IX, Leathanach: 300
1654
Lottle Pooleseallagh (Wm. Esmond)
CS (LG) Imleabhar: IX, Leathanach: 300
1655
Little Paulesallagh, Greate Paulesallagh
DS
1659
Little Poulsallagh
Cen. Leathanach: 533
1659
Poulsallagh
Cen. Leathanach: 533
1660
Great Poolsallagh
BSD (LG) Leathanach: 73
1660
Little Poolesallagh (Wm. Esmond)
BSD (LG) Leathanach: 73
1668
Little Paulsallagh, Great Paulsallagh (Thom. Millar)
ASE Leathanach: 151
1668
Little Pullsallagh (Knox)
ASE Leathanach: 174
1685
Poulsalla
Hib. Del.
1690c
Little Polasallagh (Edw. Jones)
Quit Rent (LG) Leathanach: 31a
1816
Poolsollagh
Gill (Wexford)
1830c
Poulsallagh
TAB Leathanach: 3
1840
Poll salach, 'dirty hole'
OD:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach (AL): 20
1840
Pollsallagh
OD (corr.):AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach (AL): 20
1840
Poolsollagh [1808]
CM:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 20
1840
Poulsallagh
Cornwall, J.:AL Ráth Mhac nAodha
1840
Poulsallagh
GJReturn:AL (LG) Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 20
1840
Poulsallagh "Anciently so spelt according to H. Hore."[Nóta]
Hore, H.:AL (LG)
1840
Poulsallough
BS:AL Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 20
1840
Poulsallows[1802]
Byrnes Map:AL (LG) Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 20

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