Armagh (barony)

Armagh Ard Mhacha[1](Irish)
Location of Armagh, County Armagh, Northern Ireland.
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Northern Ireland
County	Armagh

Armagh (named after the city of Armagh) is a barony in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.^[2] It lies in the west of the county, bordering County Tyrone with its north-western boundary, and bordering the Republic of Ireland with its southern boundary. It is bordered by five other baronies in Northern Ireland: Tiranny to the west; Dungannon Middle to the north-west; Oneilland West to the north-east; Fews Lower to the east; and Fews Upper to the south-east.^[2] It also borders to the south the barony of Cremorne in the Republic of Ireland.

Geographical features

Some of the geographical features of Armagh barony include:^[1]

• Clay Lake and Loughnashade
• Kinnegoe Bog
• Creaghan Stream
• Yellow Ford, where the Battle of the Yellow Ford took place in 1598

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Armagh:^[1]

Towns

• Armagh (also part in barony of Oneilland West)

Villages and population centres

• Charlemont
• Derrynoose
• Killevy
• Milford

List of civil parishes

Below is a list of civil parishes in Armagh:^[3][4]

• Armagh (split with barony of Oneilland West)
• Clonfeacle (also partly in baronies of Dungannon Lower (one townland), Dungannon Middle and Oneilland West)
• Derrynoose (also partly in barony of Tiranny)
• Eglish (split with barony of Tiranny)
• Grange (split with barony of Oneilland West)
• Keady (also partly in barony of Tiranny)
• Lisnadill (split with baronies of Fews Lower and Fews Upper)
• Loughgall (also partly in barony of Oneilland West)
• Tynan (also partly in barony of Tiranny)

References

1. "Armagh". Placenames Database of Ireland. Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
2. PRONI Baronies of Northern Ireland
3. PRONI Civil Parishes of County Armagh
4. Baronies and civil parishes of County Armagh