Lecale Lower
Lecale Lower is a barony in County Down.[1] It lies to the east of the county with Strangford Lough to its north and the Irish Sea to its right. It is bordered by five other baronies: Lecale Upper to the south; Ards Upper to the north-east just across the mouth of Strangford Lough; Dufferin to the north; Castlereagh Upper to the north-west; and Kinelarty to the west.[1]
In mediæval times the Ó Coltair (Coulter) sept is noted in the Lecale Lower area, of which the townland of Ballyculter gets its name.[2][3]
The barony of Lecale Lower was created in 1851 when the barony of Lecale was split into two, the other part being Lecale Upper.[4]
List of settlements
Below is a list of the villages and population centres in Lecale Lower:[5][6]
Villages
Hamlets
List of parishes
Below is a list of parishes in Lecale Lower:[5][7][6]
- Ardglass
- Ballee (also partly in barony of Lecale Upper (one townland))
- Ballyculter
- Dunsfort
- Inch
- Kilclief (also partly in barony of Lecale Upper)
- Rathmullan (one townland, rest in barony of Lecale Upper)
- Saul
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 PRONI Baronies of Northern Ireland
- ↑ Ireland's History in Maps - The Baronies of Ireland
- ↑ Bell, Robert; The book of Ulster surnames, page 78-79. The Black Staff Press, 2003. ISBN 0-85640-602-3
- ↑ Database of Irish Historical Statistics - Literacy Notes
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Logainm - Lecale Lower
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Lecale Lower". http://www.thecore.com/seanruad/. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ↑ PRONI Civil Parishes of County Down
