Oneilland West

For other uses, see Oneilland (disambiguation).

Oneilland West (from Irish: Uí Nialláin, the name of an ancient Gaelic territory)^[1][2] is a barony in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.^[3] It lies in the north of the county on the south-western shoreline of Lough Neagh and borders County Tyrone with its western boundary. It is bordered by five other baronies: Armagh to the west; Dungannon Middle to the north-west; Oneilland East to the north-east; Orior Lower to the south-east; and Kinelarty to the south.^[3] Mount Roe house is located in this barony.^[4] The Battle of the Diamond on 21 September 1795, which led to the foundation of the Orange Order, occurred within this barony at The Diamond crossroads.

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Oneilland West:^[4]

Towns

• Armagh (part in barony of Armagh)
• Richhill
• Portadown

Villages and population centres

• Battlehill
• Crabtree Lane
• Drumannon
• Scotch Street
• The Birches
• The Diamond

List of civil parishes

Below is a list of civil parishes in Oneilland West:^[5][6]

• Armagh (split with barony of Armagh)
• Clonfeacle (split with baronies of Armagh and Dungannon Middle)
• Drumcree
• Grange (split with barony of Armagh)
• Kildarton (split with barony of Fews Lower)
• Killyman (split with barony of Dungannon Middle)
• Kilmore (split with barony of Orior Lower)
• Loughgall (split with barony of Armagh)
• Mullaghbrack (split with barony of Fews Lower)
• Tartaraghan

References

1. ^ Ireland's History in Maps - The Baronies of Ireland
2. ^ Ireland's History in Maps - Uí Nialláin
3. ^ ^{a b} PRONI Baronies of Northern Ireland
4. ^ ^{a b} "Oneilland West". Placenames Database of Ireland. Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. http://www.logainm.ie/294.aspx. Retrieved 8 June 2011. 
5. ^ PRONI Civil Parishes of County Armagh
6. ^ Baronies and civil parishes of County Armagh