Salt North
# Salt North

Salt North (Irish: An Léim Thuaidh) is a barony in County Kildare, Ireland.

## Etymology

Salt North derives its name from the Latin name of Leixlip: Saltus salmonis (literally "salmon leap"; the English name is derived from Old Norse Lax-hlaup). This makes Salt one of very few Irish placenames derived directly from Latin.

## Location

Salt North barony is located in the north-eastern corner of County Kildare, north of the River Liffey and east of the Lyreen River. It borders County Meath to the north and Fingal to the east.

## History

The Uí Gabla sept of the Dál Chormaic is noted early in Salt North. Ó Gelbroin is found as a chief of Mag Life on the plains of the river Liffey here. There was originally a single Salt barony, divided into north and south baronies before 1807.

## List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in North Salt:

* Celbridge
* Leixlip
* Maynooth
* Straffan

Below is a list of civil parishes in North Salt:

* Leixlip (civil parish)
* Confey
* Donaghcumper
* Laraghbryan
