Orior Upper

Orior Upper (from Irish: Airthir, the name of an ancient Gaelic territory)^[1][2] is a barony in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.^[3] It lies in the south-east of the county and borders the Republic of Ireland with its southern boundary. It is bordered by five other baronies in Northern Ireland: Fews Upper and an enclave of Fews Lower to the west; Orior Lower to the north; Iveagh Upper, Upper Half to its west, which is divided in two by the Lordship of Newry.^[3] It also borders two baronies in the Republic of Ireland: Dundalk Lower and Dundalk Upper to the south.

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Orior Upper:^[4]

Villages

• Belleek
• Camlough

Population centres

• Forkhill (also part in the barony of Orior Lower)
• Jerrettspass (also part in the barony of Orior Lower)
• Jonesborough
• Kingsmills
• Loughgilly (also part in the baronies of Fews Lower and Orior Lower)

List of civil parishes

Below is a list of civil parishes in Orior Upper:^[5][6]

• Forkhill
• Jonesborough
• Killevy (split with the barony of Orior Lower)
• Loughgilly (split with the baronies of Fews Lower and Orior Lower)
• Newry (split with the Lordship of Newry)

References

1. ^ Ireland's History in Maps - The Baronies of Ireland
2. ^ Baronies of Armagh
3. ^ ^{a b} PRONI Baronies of Northern Ireland
4. ^ "Orior Upper". Placenames Database of Ireland. Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. http://www.logainm.ie/296.aspx. Retrieved 08 June 2011. 
5. ^ PRONI Civil Parishes of County Armagh
6. ^ Baronies and civil parishes of County Armagh