Armagh (barony)

For other uses, see Armagh (disambiguation).

Armagh Ard Mhacha[1](Irish)
Location of Armagh, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Coordinates: 54°18′57.92″N 6°43′1.24″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

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

Below is a list of settlements in Armagh:[1]

Towns

• Armagh (also part in barony of Oneilland West)

Villages and population centres

• Charlemont
• Killevy
• Milford

List of civil parishes

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

1. "Armagh". Placenames Database of Ireland. Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
2. PRONI Baronies of Northern Ireland
3. "PRONI Civil Parishes of County Armagh". Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
4. "Baronies and civil parishes of County Armagh". Archived from the original on 17 February 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2011.