North East Liberties of Coleraine
North East Liberties of Coleraine Líbeartaí Thoir Thuaidh Chúil Raithin[1](Irish) | |
---|---|
Location of North East Liberties of Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | Northern Ireland |
County | Londonderry |
The North East Liberties of Coleraine (named after Coleraine town) is a barony in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.[2] It borders the north-Londonderry coastline, and is bordered by three other baronies: Coleraine to the west; Dunluce Lower to the north-east; Dunluce Upper to the south-east.[2] The North East Liberties of Coleraine formed the north-western part of the medieval territory known as the Route.
History
Main article: The Route
List of major settlements
- Coleraine (east of the River Bann)
- Portstewart
List of civil parishes
Below is a list of civil parishes in the North East Liberties of Coleraine:[3]
- Ballyaghran
- Ballymoney (also partly in baronies of Dunluce Upper and Kilconway in County Antrim)
- Ballywillan (split with barony of Dunluce Lower)
- Ballyrashane (also partly in barony of Dunluce Lower)
- Coleraine
- Kildollagh
References
- ↑ Logainm Irish Placenames Database - North East Liberties of Coleraine
- 1 2 PRONI Baronies of Northern Ireland
- ↑ Map of the baronies and civil parishes of County Londonderry
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, April 20, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.