Iveagh Upper, Lower Half

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Iveagh Upper, Lower Half
Uíbh Eachach Uachtarach,
An Leath Íochtair
[1] (Irish)
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Location of Iveagh Upper, Lower Half, County Down, Northern Ireland.
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Country Northern Ireland
County Down

Iveagh Upper, Lower Half is the name of a barony in County Down, Northern Ireland. [2] It was created by 1851 with the division of the barony of Iveagh Upper into two. [3] It lies in the centre of the county, and is bordered by six other baronies: Iveagh Upper, Upper Half and Lordship of Newry to the west; Mourne to the south; Kinelarty and Lecale Upper to the east; and Iveagh Lower, Upper Half to the north. [2]

Contents

List of settlements

Below is a list of the villages and population centres in Iveagh Upper, Lower Half: [1] [4]

Towns

Villages

Population centres

List of civil parishes

Below is a list of civil parishes in Iveagh Upper, Lower Half: [1] [5] [4]

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Lordship of Newry is a historic barony in County Down, Northern Ireland.

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Kilmegan is a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic baronies of Iveagh Upper, Lower Half, Kinelarty and Lecale Upper.

Newry is a civil parish in County Armagh and County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic baronies of Iveagh Upper, Lower Half and Lordship of Newry in County Down and the baronies of Orior Upper and Oneilland West in County Armagh.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Uíbh Eachach Uachtarach, An Leath Íochtair/Iveagh Upper, Lower Half". logainm.ie. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 PRONI Baronies of Northern Ireland
  3. "Database of Irish Historical Statistics - Literacy Notes" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Iveagh Upper, Lower Half". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  5. "PRONI Civil Parishes of County Down". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  6. Ulster Place Names Archived 2011-05-22 at the Wayback Machine - Down Council Area, page 44.