Orior Upper
Orior Upper
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 Location of Orior Upper, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| County | Armagh |
Orior Upper (from
Airthir, the name of an ancient Gaelic territory)[2][3] is a barony in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.[4] It lies in the south-east of the county and borders the Republic of Ireland with its southern boundary. It is bordered by five other baronies in Northern Ireland: Fews Upper and an enclave of Fews Lower to the west; Orior Lower to the north; Iveagh Upper, Upper Half to its west, which is divided in two by the Lordship of Newry.[4]
It also borders two baronies in the Republic of Ireland: Dundalk Lower and Dundalk Upper to the south.
List of settlements
Below is a list of settlements in Orior Upper:[1]
Villages
- Belleek
- Camlough
Population centres
- Forkhill (also part in the barony of Orior Lower)
- Jerrettspass (also part in the barony of Orior Lower)
- Jonesborough
- Kingsmills
- Loughgilly (also part in the baronies of Fews Lower and Orior Lower)
List of civil parishes
Below is a list of civil parishes in Orior Upper:[5][6]
- Forkhill
- Jonesborough
- Killevy (split with the barony of Orior Lower)
- Loughgilly (split with the baronies of Fews Lower and Orior Lower)
- Newry (also partly in baronies of Lordship of Newry, Oneilland West and Iveagh Upper, Lower Half)
References
- ^ a b "Orior Upper". Placenames Database of Ireland. Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- ^ Ireland's History in Maps - The Baronies of Ireland
- ^ "Baronies of Armagh". Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
- ^ a b PRONI Baronies of Northern Ireland
- ^ "PRONI Civil Parishes of County Armagh". Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
- ^ "Baronies and civil parishes of County Armagh". Archived from the original on 17 February 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
