Orior Upper

Orior Upper (from Irish: Airthir, the name of an ancient Gaelic territory)[2][3] is a barony in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.[4] 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.[4] It also borders two baronies in the Republic of Ireland: Dundalk Lower and Dundalk Upper to the south.

Orior Upper

Na hOirthir Uachtaracha[1](Irish)
Location of Orior Upper, County Armagh, Northern Ireland.
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryNorthern Ireland
CountyArmagh

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Orior Upper:[1]

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 (also partly in baronies of Lordship of Newry, Oneilland West and Iveagh Upper, Lower Half)

References
  1. "Orior Upper". Placenames Database of Ireland. Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  2. Ireland's History in Maps - The Baronies of Ireland
  3. "Baronies of Armagh". Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
  4. PRONI Baronies of Northern Ireland
  5. "PRONI Civil Parishes of County Armagh". Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
  6. "Baronies and civil parishes of County Armagh". Archived from the original on 17 February 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2011.

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