BROWSE
townland
An Sailte Beag
genitive: an tSailte Bhig
(Irish)
Saltee Island Little
(English)

Glossary

beag, big
English small

Centrepoint

52.1366, -6.58623latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1412
(Trium Insularum Terre de Salteys)
VI 387-397
CPL
1539
the islands called the Salteys (Wm. Seyntloo)
F Alt: 73
1540
the Two Salties (Walt. Browne)
Ir. Mon. Poss. Leathanach: 362
1543
Saltish
Hore Imleabhar: II, Leathanach: 87
1543
Saltushe, and Island within the sea
Hore Imleabhar: II, Leathanach: 87
1548
island of th Saltes (Issam: Chronicles of Tintern)
Hore Imleabhar: II, Leathanach: 89
1552
the Shalts
F Alt: 1059
1554
Saltees
Hore Imleabhar: II, Leathanach: 93
1566
Saltes (Chronicles of Tintern)
Hore Imleabhar: II, Leathanach: 100
1574
Great Saltes, and Little Saltes
F Alt: 2646
1624
the Saltesses (Ric. Whitty)
Inq. Lag. Alt: 47 J I
1630
the Saltees
Forth Bar. Leathanach: 100
1637
de Saltes (Adam. Colclogh)
Inq. Lag. Alt: 119 C I

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