Orior Lower

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Orior Lower
Na hOirthir Íochtaracha[1](Irish)
Location of Orior Lower, County Armagh, Northern Ireland.
Location of Orior Lower, County Armagh, Northern Ireland.
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country Northern Ireland
County Armagh

Orior Lower (from Irish: Airthir, the name of an ancient Gaelic territory)[2][3] is a barony in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.[4] It lies in the east of the county and borders County Down with its eastern boundary. It is bordered by seven other baronies: Fews Upper to the south-west; Fews Lower to the west; Oneilland West to the north-west; Oneilland East to the north; Iveagh Lower, Lower Half to the north-east; Iveagh Upper, Upper Half to the east; and Orior Upper to the south. A small enclave of Orior Lower resides in the east of Orior Upper.[4]

List of main settlements

Below is a list of settlements within Orior Lower:[1]

Towns

Villages and population centres

  • Eleven Lane Ends
  • Forkhill
  • Jerrettspass
  • Laurelvale
  • Loughgilly (also part in the baronies of Fews Lower and Orior Upper)

List of civil parishes

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

  • Ballymore
  • Forkill
  • Killevy (split with barony of Orior Upper)
  • Kilmore (split with barony of Oneilland West, not be confused with separate civil parish of Kilmore in County Down)
  • Loughgilly (split with baronies of Fews Upper and Orior Upper)

References

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  2. Ireland's History in Maps - The Baronies of Ireland
  3. Baronies of Armagh
  4. 4.0 4.1 PRONI Baronies of Northern Ireland
  5. PRONI Civil Parishes of County Armagh
  6. Baronies and civil parishes of County Armagh