Bosallagh

Bosallagh
Irish: Both Shalach
Irish grid reference	H466315
District	Fermanagh District Council
County	County Fermanagh
Constituent country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ENNISKILLEN
Postcode district	BT92
Dialling code	028 677
Police	Northern Ireland
Fire	Northern Ireland
Ambulance	Northern Ireland
European Parliament	Northern Ireland
UK Parliament	Fermanagh and South Tyrone
NI Assembly	Fermanagh and South Tyrone
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Bosallagh is a small townland in South-East County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, it lies between its bigger neighbours Dernawilt and Drumswords.

Area 51:0:36

Etymology

• 1609 - Bosallogh - Escheated Counties Map
• 1613 - Bosallagh - Cal. Patent Rolls Jas I p.257a
• 1641 - Bossallaghe - Ulster Inquisitions $55 Car.I
• 1823 - Bosallagh - Church of Ireland Census

Bosallagh (Irish: Both Shalach) meaning ‘dirty or muddy booth or hut’

1823 Church of Ireland Census

The following is an extract from a survey of the North-West Division of Clones Parish.

Name	Sons	Daughters
Bleakley, William & Elizabeth	0	0
Bleakley, Robert	0	0
Bleakley, James	0	0

1830's Map

1841-61 Population

Year	Persons
1841	23
1851	17
1861	20

Griffiths Valuation 1862

Occupier	Lessor	Tenement
William Bleakley	James Hare	House, Offices & Land
Robert Little	William Bleakley	House

1901 Census

Head of Family	Landholder (if different)
Hugh Carlin	George Turner
James Bleakley	George Turner

Surnames in 2005

• Mulholland
• Elliott

Former Residents:

• Johnston
• Howe

Neighbouring townlands

Aghadrumsee, Dernawilt, Drumswords, Killygorman, Killylifferbane Glebe, Mullavea Glebe