Waterford Placenames

Placename : Kinsalebeg

Administrative Details:

• Barony : Decies-within-Drum

Description:
THIS Parish (Ceann tSáile Beag - “Head of the Tide (or ‘Salt Water’)� is so called from its position. Its qualification, Beag, distinguishes it from Kinsale, Co. Cork. The parish yields some interesting cliff names and a few ecclesiastical names of importance.

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Parish Location Map:

Townlands:
Ballyheeny, Ballysallagh, Clashmore, D'loughtane, Drumgullane East, Drumgullane West, Glebe, Glistenane, Kilgabriel, Kilmaloo East, Kilmaloo or Clashganny, Kilmaloo West, Kilmeedy East, Kilmeedy West, Knockbrack, Lackendarra, Monatray East, Monatray Middle, Monatray West, Moord, Mortgage, Newtown, Pilltown, Prospecthall, Rath, Springfield Lower, Springfield Upper, Toberagoole,

Related Resources

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Online Books and Journals
Full-text monographs, journals, and articles of Waterford Interest include useful resources for Affane:

• The Place-Names of Decies by Patrick Power. (Dublin; Cork University Press, 1952)
• Parish Files [Waterford County Library]
• The Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland 1843-44 [Waterford extracts]
• Ordnance Survey Letters [1841] by John O'Donovan
• Irish Tourist Authority Survey [1941-45]

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