Baile Ualstair

Baile Ualstair derives its name from 'baile' (town) combined with the personal name 'Ualstair,' a form possibly related to Wolstan, verified in the Ordnance Survey of Ireland (1837) as 'Baile Oulster, Oulster's town.' The townland's deep historical connection to Wolstan veneration is evidenced by nearby St. Wolstan's Priory, founded in 1202. The South Salt barony and civil parish of Donaghcump...