Ballysallagh Minor, County Down
Origin
Ir. An Baile Salach ‘dirty townland’ + Eng. minor 'smaller'
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 MOMAdditional 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, 6, 8 |
Ba: Sallagh | 1625c | Raven Map Clandeboye 2 |
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