Orior Upper

Orior Upper

Orior Upper (from Irish: Airthir, the name of an ancient Gaelic territory)[1][2] is a barony in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.[3] 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.[3] It also borders two baronies in the Republic of Ireland: Dundalk Lower and Dundalk Upper to the south.

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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 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 (split with the Lordship of Newry)

References


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