Orior Upper
Orior Upper is a barony in County Armagh.[1] 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.[1] It also borders two baronies in the Republic of Ireland: Dundalk Lower and Dundalk Upper to the south. The name is from the Irish Airthir, the name of an ancient Gaelic territory.[2][3]
List of settlements
Below is a list of settlements in Orior Upper:[4]
Villages
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 parishes
Below is a list of 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 the baronies of Lordship of Newry, Oneilland West and Iveagh Upper, Lower Half)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 PRONI Baronies of Northern Ireland
- ↑ Ireland's History in Maps - The Baronies of Ireland
- ↑ Baronies of Armagh
- ↑ "Orior Upper". Placenames Database of Ireland. Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. http://www.logainm.ie/296.aspx. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- ↑ PRONI Civil Parishes of County Armagh
- ↑ Baronies and civil parishes of County Armagh
