List of civil parishes of County Armagh

In Ireland, the counties are divided into civil parishes and parishes are further divided into townlands. The following is a list of parishes in County Armagh.^[1]

Parish	Etymology or likely etymology	Townlands	Sources
Armagh	Irish: Ard Mhacha, meaning "Macha's height"	24	[2]
Ballymore	Irish: an Baile Mór, meaning "the large settlement"	47	[3]
Ballymyre	Irish: Baile an Mhaoir, meaning "Myre's settlement"	8	[4]
Clonfeacle		18	[5]
Creggan	Irish: an Creagán, meaning "the rocky place"	58	[6]
Derrynoose	Irish: Doire Núis	42	[7]
Drumcree	Irish: Droim Crí, meaning "ridge of/on the border"	65	[8]
Eglish	Irish: an Eaglais, meaning "the church"	60	[9][10]
Forkill	Irish: Foirceal	25	[11]
Grange		36	[12]
Jonesborough		3	[13]
Keady	Irish: an Céide, meaning "the flat-topped hill"	23	[14]
Kilclooney	Irish: Cill Chluaine, meaning "church of the meadow"	22	[15]
Kildarton		18	[16]
Killevy	Irish: Cill Shléibhe, meaning "church of the hill"	59	[17]
Killyman		11	[18]
Kilmore	Irish: an Chill Mhór, meaning "the big church"	51	[19]
Lisnadill	Irish: Lios na Daille, meaning "ringfort of the blindness"	24	[20][21]
Loughgall	Irish: Loch gCál, meaning "cabbage lake"	33	[22]
Loughgilly	Irish: Loch Goilí/Loch Gile, meaning "lake of brightness"	50	[23][24]
Magheralin	Irish: Machaire Lainne, meaning "plain of the pool"	4	[25]
Montiaghs	Irish: (Na) Móinteacha, meaning "(the) bogs"	10	[26][27]
Mullaghbrack	Irish: an Mullach Breac, meaning "the speckled hilltop"	44	[28][29]
Newry	Irish: an tIúr, meaning "the yew"	12	[30]
Newtownhamilton		23	[31]
Seagoe	Irish: Suidhe Gabha, meaning "sitting place of the smith"	47	[32][33]
Shankill	Irish: Seanchill/Seanchoill, meaning "old church/old wood"	24	[34][35]
Tartaraghan		30	[36]
Tynan	Irish: Tuíneán, meaning "watercourse"	69	[37][38]

See also

• List of townlands in County Armagh

References

1. "Parishes of Ulster". Ulster Ancestry. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
2. "Armagh". Placenames Database of Ireland.
3. "Ballymore". Placenames NI.
4. "Ballymyre". Placenames Database of Ireland.
5. "Clonfeacle". Placenames Database of Ireland.
6. "Creggan". Placenames Database of Ireland.
7. "Derrynoose". Placenames Database of Ireland.
8. "Drumcree". Placenames Database of Ireland.
9. "Eglish". Placenames NI.
10. "Eglish". Placenames Database of Ireland.
11. "Forkill". Placenames Database of Ireland.
12. "Grange". Placenames Database of Ireland.
13. "Jonesborough". Placenames Database of Ireland.
14. "Keady". Placenames Database of Ireland.
15. "Kilclooney". Placenames Database of Ireland.
16. "Kildarton". Placenames Database of Ireland.
17. "Killevy". Placenames Database of Ireland.
18. "Killyman". Placenames Database of Ireland.
19. "Kilmore". Placenames Database of Ireland.
20. "Lisnadill". Placenames Database of Ireland.
21. "Lisnadill". Placenames NI.
22. "Loughgall". Placenames Database of Ireland.
23. "Loughgilly". Placenames Database of Ireland.
24. "Loughgilly". Placenames NI.
25. "Magheralin". Placenames Database of Ireland.
26. "Montiaghs". Placenames NI.
27. "Montiaghs and Islands". Placenames Database of Ireland.
28. "Mullaghbrack". Placenames NI.
29. "Mullaghbrack". Placenames Database of Ireland.
30. "Newry". Placenames Database of Ireland.
31. "Newtownhamilton". Placenames Database of Ireland.
32. "Seagoe". Placenames NI.
33. "Seagoe". Placenames Database of Ireland.
34. "Shankill". Placenames NI.
35. "Shankill". Placenames Database of Ireland.
36. "Tartaraghan". Placenames Database of Ireland.
37. "Tynan". Placenames NI.
38. "Tynan". Placenames Database of Ireland.