An Baile Salach

Ballysalla is a townland of approximately 294 acres situated in the Ballyagran Electoral Division of Connello Upper barony in County Limerick. The place name derives from Irish An Baile Salach, literally 'the dirty townland,' a descriptive designation rooted in Old Irish. The area has deep historical roots in the Eóganachta system, specifically within the Uí Chonaill Gabra cantred (Hy Cnocnuil ...