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| ⚫ | '''Orior Lower''' (from {{lang-ga|[[Ind Airthir|Airthir]]}}, the name of an ancient [[Gaelic Ireland|Gaelic]] territory)<ref name="Roots"/><ref name="Generations"/> is a [[Barony (country subdivision)|barony]] in [[County Armagh]], [[Northern Ireland]].<ref name="PRONI"/> It lies in the east of the county and borders [[County Down]] with its eastern boundary. It is bordered by seven other baronies: [[Fews Upper]] to the south-west; [[Fews Lower]] to the west; [[Oneilland West]] to the north-west; [[Oneilland East]] to the north; [[Iveagh Lower, Lower Half]] to the north-east; [[Iveagh Upper, Upper Half]] to the east; and [[Orior Upper]] to the south. A small enclave of Orior Lower resides in the east of Orior Upper.<ref name="PRONI"/> |
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A small enclave of Orior Lower, consisting of the [[townland]]s of [[Corrinshego]] and Carnagat resides in the east of Orior Upper near [[Newry]].<ref name="PRONI"/> |
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[[File:Baronies of Armagh.jpg|thumbnail|Map of the Baronies of County Armagh]] |
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==List of main settlements== |
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Below is a list of settlements within Orior Lower:<ref name="Logainm"/> |
Below is a list of settlements within Orior Lower:<ref name="Logainm"/> |
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===Towns=== |
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*[[Bessbrook]] |
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*[[Tandragee]] |
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===Villages and population centres=== |
===Villages and population centres=== |
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*Eleven Lane Ends |
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*[[Mountnorris]] |
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*[[Forkhill]] |
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*Jerrettspass |
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*[[Tanderagee]] |
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*Laurelvale |
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*[[Loughgilly]] (also part in the baronies of Fews Lower and Orior Upper) |
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==List of civil parishes== |
==List of civil parishes== |
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Revision as of 14:42, 20 August 2015
Orior Lower
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 Location of Orior Lower, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| County | Armagh |
Orior Lower (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 east of the county and borders County Down with its eastern boundary. It is bordered by seven other baronies: Fews Upper to the south-west; Fews Lower to the west; Oneilland West to the north-west; Oneilland East to the north; Iveagh Lower, Lower Half to the north-east; Iveagh Upper, Upper Half to the east; and Orior Upper to the south. A small enclave of Orior Lower resides in the east of Orior Upper.[4]
List of main settlements
Below is a list of settlements within Orior Lower:[1]
Towns
Villages and population centres
- Eleven Lane Ends
- Forkhill
- Jerrettspass
- Laurelvale
- Loughgilly (also part in the baronies of Fews Lower and Orior Upper)
List of civil parishes
Below is a list of civil parishes in Orior Lower:[5][6]
- Ballymore
- Forkill
- Killevy (split with barony of Orior Upper)
- Kilmore (split with barony of Oneilland West, not be confused with separate civil parish of Kilmore in County Down)
- Loughgilly (split with baronies of Fews Upper and Orior Upper)
References
- ^ a b "Orior Lower". Placenames Database of Ireland. Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- ^ Ireland's History in Maps - The Baronies of Ireland
- ^ Baronies of Armagh
- ^ a b PRONI Baronies of Northern Ireland
- ^ PRONI Civil Parishes of County Armagh
- ^ Baronies and civil parishes of County Armagh
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