Salt North

Salt North (Irish: An Léim Thuaidh) is a barony in County Kildare, Ireland.^[1]

Etymology[]

Salt North derives its name from the Latin name of Leixlip: Saltus salmonis (literally "salmon leap"; the English name is derived from Old Norse Lax-hlaup). This makes Salt one of very few Irish placenames derived directly from Latin.

Location[]

Salt North barony is located in the north-eastern corner of County Kildare, north of the River Liffey and east of the Lyreen River. It borders County Meath to the north and Fingla to the east.

History[]

The Uí Gabla sept of the Dál Chormaic is noted early in Salt North. Ó Gelbroin is found as a chief of Mag Life on the plains of the river Liffey here.^[2] There was originally a single Salt barony, divided into north and south baronies before 1807.^{[citation needed]}

List of settlements[]

Below is a list of settlements in North Salt:

• Celbridge
• Leixlip
• Maynooth
• Straffan

Below is a list of civil parishes in North Salt:

• Leixlip (civil parish)
• Confey
• Donaghcumper
• Laraghbryan

References[]

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