Ballysallagh Minor, County Down

Background

The historical evidence indicates that Ballysallagh had been subdivided into major and minor portions as early as the beginning of the second half of the 17th century.  However, as it is attested without the suffix in earlier sources, we cannot be sure that the subdivision (i.e. *Baile Salach Mór and *Baile Salach Beag) also existed in Irish (although this remains a possibility). The name Baile Salach is not confined to County Down; there are two examples of it in Co. Waterford and two in Co. Limerick (L. Log. P. Láirge 11; L. Log. Luimní 16).

References

Hannan R. J. (1992): Place-Names of Northern Ireland vol. 2 p. 160; revised MOM

Additional Information

See also Ballysallagh Major

Historical name form

Old Form	Ref. Date	Reference
Ballesallogh	1604	CPR Jas I 38a
Ballesallagh	1605	CPR Jas I 72b
Ballisallagh	1605	Inq. Ult. (Down) $2 Jac. I
Ballysallogh	1623	Ham. Copy Inq. [1623] xxxi
Ba, Sallagh	1625c	Raven Map Clandeboye 6, 7
Ba: Sallagh	1625c	Raven Map Clandeboye 2
Ba: Sallagh	1625c	Raven Map Clandeboye 2, 6, 8
Ballesallagh	1630	Ham. Patent [1630] xi
Ballysallagh	1630	Ham. Patent [1630] xx
Ballesallagh	1662	Inq. Ult. (Down) $23 Car. II
Ballysalla	1823	Downshire Direct. 316
Ballysallogh	1830c	Treas. Warrant (OSNB) No. 54
Ballysallagh minor	1659c	Census 1659 94
Balleselloghnunor	1661	BSD 124

Barony

Castlereagh Lower

Parish

Bangor

Parish in 1851

Bangor

Townland

None

Place name ID

6669

Place name type

T