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Armagh | |
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 Location of Armagh, County Armagh, Northern Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 54°18′57.92″N 6°43′1.24″W / 54.3160889°N 6.7170111°W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| County | Armagh |
Armagh (named after the city of Armagh) is a barony in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.[2] It lies in the west of the county, bordering County Tyrone with its north-western boundary, and bordering the Republic of Ireland with its southern boundary. It is bordered by five other baronies in Northern Ireland: Tiranny to the west, Dungannon Middle to the north-west, Oneilland West to the north-east, Fews Lower to the east, and Fews Upper to the south-east.[2] It also borders to the south the barony of Cremorne in the Republic of Ireland.
Geographical features
[edit]Some of the geographical features of Armagh barony include:[1]
- Loughnashade
- Kinnegoe Bog
- Creaghan Stream
- Yellow Ford, where the Battle of the Yellow Ford took place in 1598
List of settlements
[edit]Below is a list of settlements in Armagh:[1]
Towns
[edit]- Armagh (also part in barony of Oneilland West)
Villages and population centres
[edit]- Charlemont
- Killevy
- Milford
List of civil parishes
[edit]Below is a list of civil parishes in Armagh:[3][4]
- Armagh (split with barony of Oneilland West)
- Clonfeacle (also partly in baronies of Dungannon Lower [one townland], Dungannon Middle and Oneilland West)
- Eglish (split with barony of Tiranny)
- Grange (split with barony of Oneilland West)
- Keady (also partly in barony of Tiranny)
- Lisnadill (split with baronies of Fews Lower and Fews Upper)
- Loughgall (also partly in barony of Oneilland West)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Armagh". Placenames Database of Ireland. Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- ^ a b PRONI Baronies of Northern Ireland
- ^ "PRONI Civil Parishes of County Armagh". Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
- ^ "Baronies and civil parishes of County Armagh". Archived from the original on 17 February 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
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