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Orior Upper
Place in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Orior Upper (from Irish: Airthir, the name of an ancient Gaelic territory)[2][3] is a barony in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.[4] It lies in the south-east of the county and borders the Republic of Ireland with its southern boundary. It is bordered by five other baronies in Northern Ireland: Fews Upper and an enclave of Fews Lower to the west; Orior Lower to the north; Iveagh Upper, Upper Half to its west, which is divided in two by the Lordship of Newry.[4] It also borders two baronies in the Republic of Ireland: Dundalk Lower and Dundalk Upper to the south.
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List of settlements
Below is a list of settlements in Orior Upper:[1]
Villages
Population centres
- Forkhill (also part in the barony of Orior Lower)
- Jerrettspass (also part in the barony of Orior Lower)
- Jonesborough
- Kingsmills
- Loughgilly (also part in the baronies of Fews Lower and Orior Lower)
List of civil parishes
Below is a list of civil parishes in Orior Upper:[5][6]
- Forkhill
- Jonesborough
- Killevy (split with the barony of Orior Lower)
- Loughgilly (split with the baronies of Fews Lower and Orior Lower)
- Newry (also partly in baronies of Lordship of Newry, Oneilland West and Iveagh Upper, Lower Half)
References
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