Fews Lower

Fews Lower (from Irish: na Feá/Feadha, meaning "the woods")[2][3][4] is a barony in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.[5] Its lies in the center 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.[5] 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.[6] Fews Lower and Upper formed the barony of The Fews until it was sub-divided.

Fews Lower

Na Feá Íochtaracha[1](Irish)
Location of Fews Lower, County Armagh, Northern Ireland.
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryNorthern Ireland
CountyArmagh

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Fews Lower:[1]

Towns

Villages and population centres

List of civil parishes

Below is a list of civil 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. "Fews Lower". Placenames Database of Ireland. Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  2. Placenames Database of Ireland
  3. Anthony David Mihttps://books.google.com/books?id=ngc0osGk8FsC&pg=PA139&lpg=PA139&dq=na+Feadha&source=bl&ots=MKE-TElls (9 October 2003). A Dictionary of British Place-names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780191578472. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  4. A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. Oxford Reference.
  5. PRONI Baronies of Northern Ireland
  6. "Atlas and Cyclopedia of Ireland (1900)". Library Ireland. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  7. "PRONI Civil Parishes of County Armagh". Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
  8. "Baronies and civil parishes of County Armagh". Archived from the original on 17 February 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2011.

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