South Salt derives its name from the Latin name of Leixlip: Saltus salmonis (literally "salmon leap"; the English name is derived from Old NorseLax-hlaup). This makes Salt one of very few Irish placenames derived directly from Latin.
south, salt, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, december, 2021. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources South Salt news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message South Salt Irish An Leim Theas is a barony in County Kildare Ireland South Salt An Leim Theas Irish BaronySovereign stateIrelandCountyKildareArea Total67 4 km2 26 02 sq mi Contents 1 Etymology 2 Location 3 History 4 List of settlements 5 ReferencesEtymology EditSouth Salt 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 EditSouth Salt barony is located in northeast County Kildare south of the Liffey bordering on County Dublin History EditThere was originally a single Salt barony divided into south and north baronies before 1807 1 List of settlements EditBelow is a list of settlements in South Salt Ardclough Kill KilteelReferences Edit http www rootsweb ancestry com irlkik ihm baronie2 htm user generated source nbsp This article related to the geography of County Kildare Ireland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title South Salt amp oldid 1148010385, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
