Lecale Lower

Lecale Lower (named after the former barony of Lecale) is a barony in County Down, Northern Ireland.^[2] It lies to the east of the county with Strangford Lough to its north and the Irish Sea to its right. It is bordered by five other baronies: Lecale Upper to the south; Ards Upper to the north-east just across the mouth of Strangford Lough; Dufferin to the north; Castlereagh Upper to the north-west; and Kinelarty to the west.^[2]

Lecale Lower Leath Cathail Íochtarachl[1](Irish)
Location of Lecale Lower, County Down, Northern Ireland.
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Northern Ireland
County	Down

In medieval times the Ó Coltair (Coulter) sept is noted in the Lecale Lower area, of which the townland of Ballyculter gets its name.^[3][4]

The barony of Lecale Lower was created in 1851 when the barony of Lecale was split into two, the other part being Lecale Upper.^[5]

List of settlements

Below is a list of the villages and population centres in Lecale Lower:^[1][6]

Villages

• Ardglass
• Strangford

Hamlets

• Annacloy
• Ballyhornan
• Coney Island
• Saul

List of civil parishes

Below is a list of civil parishes in Lecale Lower:^[1][7][6]

• Ardglass
• Ballee (also partly in barony of Lecale Upper (one townland))
• Ballyculter
• Dunsfort
• Inch
• Kilclief (also partly in barony of Lecale Upper)
• Rathmullan (one townland, rest in barony of Lecale Upper)
• Saul

References

1. Logainm - Lecale Lower
2. PRONI Baronies of Northern Ireland
3. Ireland's History in Maps - The Baronies of Ireland
4. Bell, Robert; The book of Ulster surnames, page 78-79. The Black Staff Press, 2003. ISBN 0-85640-602-3
5. Database of Irish Historical Statistics - Literacy Notes
6. "Lecale Lower". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
7. PRONI Civil Parishes of County Down