Ráth Salach

Rathsallagh derives its name from Ráth Salach, meaning 'dirty ring-fort'—a designation recorded by the renowned Irish scholar John O'Donovan in the 1840 Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. The townland's recorded history extends back to at least 1172, when it was established as a grange or farm attached to the powerful Abbey of Glendalough, placing it within the demesne of the Archbishops of Dubl...