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| Bunsallagh when changed to Irish is Bun Saileach
and that means Sally Bottoms.It could have got it's name from the boggy
land in the area. In the 1850's the Earl of Charleville owned most of
the land there.Some people who lived there at that time were, Matthew
Flynn,Matthew Rigney,Edward Connors,John Flynn, Daniel Quinn,Francis Broge,Christopher
Braddy and James Lynch.The surnames Flynn, Rigney, and Lynch are still
in the area. The area of Bunsallagh is 946 acres. In 1841
there were 10 houses there and the population was 71.By 1851 the population
was 54 and there were 8 houses.At present there are 20 houses in Bunsallagh
and the total population is 62 By; Mike Hannon and Christopher Maguire |
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