Dungannon Upper

Dungannon Upper
Dún Geanainn Uachtarach[1] (Irish)

Location of Dungannon Upper, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country Northern Ireland
County Tyrone

Dungannon Upper (named after Dungannon town) is a barony in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.[2] It was created in 1851 with the splitting of the barony of Dungannon.[3] Lough Neagh runs along its eastern boundary, and it is bordered by four other baronies: Dungannon Middle to the south; Loughinsholin to the north; Strabane Upper to the north-west; and Omagh East to the south-west.[2]

List of main settlements

List of civil parishes

Below is a list of civil parishes in Dungannon Upper:[4]

References

  1. "Dungannon Upper". Placenames Database of Ireland. Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  2. 1 2 PRONI Baronies of Northern Ireland
  3. Notes on Baronies of Ireland 1821-1891, page 14
  4. PRONI Parishes of County Tyrone

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