title: Salt North
text: # 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
  