Fews Lower
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 Mihttp://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ngc0osGk8FsC&pg=PA139&lpg=PA139&dq=na+Feadha&source=bl&ots=MKE-TElls. "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
