List of civil parishes of County Armagh

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In Ireland, the counties are divided into civil parishes and parishes are further divided into townlands. The following is a list of parishes in County Armagh. [1]

ParishEtymology or likely etymologyTownlandsSources
Armagh Irish : Ard Mhacha, meaning 'Macha's height'24 [2]
Ballymore Irish : an Baile Mór, meaning 'the large settlement'47 [3]
Ballymyre Irish : Baile an Mhaoir, meaning 'Myre's settlement'8 [4]
Clonfeacle 18 [5]
Creggan Irish : an Creagán, meaning 'the rocky place'58 [6]
Derrynoose Irish : Doire Núis42 [7]
Drumcree Irish : Droim Crí, meaning 'ridge of/on the border'65 [8]
Eglish Irish : an Eaglais, meaning 'the church'60 [9] [10]
Forkill Irish : Foirceal25 [11]
Grange 36 [12]
Jonesborough 3 [13]
Keady Irish : an Céide, meaning 'the flat-topped hill'23 [14]
Kilclooney Irish : Cill Chluaine, meaning 'church of the meadow'22 [15]
Kildarton 18 [16]
Killevy Irish : Cill Shléibhe, meaning 'church of the hill'59 [17]
Killyman 11 [18]
Kilmore Irish : an Chill Mhór, meaning 'the big church'51 [19]
Lisnadill Irish : Lios na Daille, meaning 'ringfort of the blindness'24 [20] [21]
Loughgall Irish : Loch gCál, meaning 'cabbage lake'33 [22]
Loughgilly Irish : Loch Goilí/Loch Gile, meaning 'lake of brightness'50 [23] [24]
Magheralin Irish : Machaire Lainne, meaning 'plain of the pool'4 [25]
Montiaghs Irish : (Na) Móinteacha, meaning '(the) bogs'10 [26] [27]
Mullaghbrack Irish : an Mullach Breac, meaning 'the speckled hilltop'44 [28] [29]
Newry Irish : an tIúr, meaning 'the yew'12 [30]
Newtownhamilton 23 [31]
Seagoe Irish : Suidhe Gabha, meaning 'sitting place of the smith'47 [32] [33]
Shankill Irish : Seanchill/Seanchoill, meaning 'old church/old wood'24 [34] [35]
Tartaraghan 30 [36]
Tynan Irish : Tuíneán, meaning 'watercourse'69 [37] [38]

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References

  1. ↑ "Parishes of Ulster". Ulster Ancestry. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
  2. ↑ "Armagh". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  3. ↑ "Ballymore". Placenames NI. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  4. ↑ "Ballymyre". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  5. ↑ "Clonfeacle". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  6. ↑ "Creggan". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  7. ↑ "Derrynoose". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  8. ↑ "Drumcree". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  9. ↑ "Eglish". Placenames NI. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  10. ↑ "Eglish". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  11. ↑ "Forkill". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  12. ↑ "Grange". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  13. ↑ "Jonesborough". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  14. ↑ "Keady". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  15. ↑ "Kilclooney". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  16. ↑ "Kildarton". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  17. ↑ "Killevy". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  18. ↑ "Killyman". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  19. ↑ "Kilmore". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  20. ↑ "Lisnadill". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  21. ↑ "Lisnadill". Placenames NI. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011.
  22. ↑ "Loughgall". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  23. ↑ "Loughgilly". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  24. ↑ "Loughgilly". Placenames NI. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011.
  25. ↑ "Magheralin". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  26. ↑ "Montiaghs". Placenames NI. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  27. ↑ "Montiaghs and Islands". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  28. ↑ "Mullaghbrack". Placenames NI. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011.
  29. ↑ "Mullaghbrack". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  30. ↑ "Newry". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  31. ↑ "Newtownhamilton". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  32. ↑ "Seagoe". Placenames NI. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  33. ↑ "Seagoe". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  34. ↑ "Shankill". Placenames NI. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  35. ↑ "Shankill". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  36. ↑ "Tartaraghan". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  37. ↑ "Tynan". Placenames NI. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011.
  38. ↑ "Tynan". Placenames Database of Ireland.
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