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'''Fews Lower''' is a barony in [[County Armagh]].<ref name="PRONI"/> Its lies in the centre of the county, with an enclave lying just to the south-east. The main portion is bordered by four other baronies: [[Barony of Armagh|Armagh]] to the west; [[Oneilland West]] to the north; [[Orior Lower]] to the east; and [[Fews Upper]] to the south. Fews Upper and Orior Lower also border the enclave to its north and west, with [[Orior Upper]] to its south-west.<ref name="PRONI"/> The Fews Mountains run through both Fews Lower and Upper, the highest peak of which in Fews Lower is, Deadman's Hill, which stands at 1,178 ft.<ref name="LibraryIreland"/> The name is from the Irish ''Feá/Feadha'', meaning "the woods".<ref name="PDI">[http://www.logainm.ie/291.aspx Placenames Database of Ireland]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=w_B0Ouj5VC0C&pg=PT66&lpg=PT66&dq=aird+ulad&source=bl&ots=rVZeaNt69e&sig=8sA4p4TGJjWv6ilFWZ4a6bp1Frg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=bvsOUPj_DMmxhAfPmoC4Dg&ved=0CFQQ6AEwAg#v=snippet&q=fews&f=false |accessdate=24 July 2012 |title=A Dictionary of British Place-names |publisher=Oxford University Press |author=Anthony David | '''Fews Lower''' is a barony in [[County Armagh]].<ref name="PRONI"/> Its lies in the centre of the county, with an enclave lying just to the south-east. The main portion is bordered by four other baronies: [[Barony of Armagh|Armagh]] to the west; [[Oneilland West]] to the north; [[Orior Lower]] to the east; and [[Fews Upper]] to the south. Fews Upper and Orior Lower also border the enclave to its north and west, with [[Orior Upper]] to its south-west.<ref name="PRONI"/> The Fews Mountains run through both Fews Lower and Upper, the highest peak of which in Fews Lower is, Deadman's Hill, which stands at 1,178 ft.<ref name="LibraryIreland"/> The name is from the Irish ''Feá/Feadha'', meaning "the woods".<ref name="PDI">[http://www.logainm.ie/291.aspx Placenames Database of Ireland]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=w_B0Ouj5VC0C&pg=PT66&lpg=PT66&dq=aird+ulad&source=bl&ots=rVZeaNt69e&sig=8sA4p4TGJjWv6ilFWZ4a6bp1Frg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=bvsOUPj_DMmxhAfPmoC4Dg&ved=0CFQQ6AEwAg#v=snippet&q=fews&f=false |accessdate=24 July 2012 |title=A Dictionary of British Place-names |publisher=Oxford University Press |author=Anthony David Mills}}</ref><ref>''A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology''. Oxford Reference.</ref> | ||
==List of settlements== | ==List of settlements== | ||
Latest revision as of 19:23, 9 November 2015
Fews Lower is a barony in County Armagh.[1] Its lies in the centre of the county, with an enclave lying just to the south-east. The main portion is bordered by four other baronies: Armagh to the west; Oneilland West to the north; Orior Lower to the east; and Fews Upper to the south. Fews Upper and Orior Lower also border the enclave to its north and west, with Orior Upper to its south-west.[1] The Fews Mountains run through both Fews Lower and Upper, the highest peak of which in Fews Lower is, Deadman's Hill, which stands at 1,178 ft.[2] The name is from the Irish Feá/Feadha, meaning "the woods".[3][4][5]
List of settlements
Below is a list of settlements in Fews Lower:[6]
Towns
Villages and population centres
- Cladymore
- Glenanne
- Hamiltonsbawn
- Loughgilly (also part in the baronies of Orior Lower and Upper)
- Mowhan
List of parishes
Below is a list of parishes in Fews Lower:[7][8]
- Kilclooney (split with barony Orior Lower)
- Kildarton (split with Oneilland West)
- Lisnadill (split with the baronies of Armagh and Fews Upper)
- Loughgilly (split with barony of Orior Lower and Orior Upper, it also contains the enclave)
- Mullaghbrack (split with barony of Oneilland West)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 PRONI Baronies of Northern Ireland
- ↑ "Atlas and Cyclopedia of Ireland (1900)". Library Ireland. http://www.libraryireland.com/Atlas/Armagh.php. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- ↑ Placenames Database of Ireland
- ↑ Anthony David Mills. "A Dictionary of British Place-names". Oxford University Press. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=w_B0Ouj5VC0C&pg=PT66&lpg=PT66&dq=aird+ulad&source=bl&ots=rVZeaNt69e&sig=8sA4p4TGJjWv6ilFWZ4a6bp1Frg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=bvsOUPj_DMmxhAfPmoC4Dg&ved=0CFQQ6AEwAg#v=snippet&q=fews&f=false. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
- ↑ A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. Oxford Reference.
- ↑ "Fews Lower". Placenames Database of Ireland. Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. http://www.logainm.ie/291.aspx. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- ↑ PRONI Civil Parishes of County Armagh
- ↑ Baronies and civil parishes of County Armagh
