Léim an Bhradáin

Leixlip is old Norse (lax hlaup) for salmon’s leaping place, the name given to the area by Vikings when they established a settlement said to be near the confluence of the rivers Liffey and Rye in the 9th century. This is a direct translation of the Irish, Léiman Bhradáin, meaning ‘Leap of the Salmon’ and is the basis for the name we use today. It is known that Viking invaders settled here in ...