Dunluce Upper is a
barony in
County Antrim
County Antrim (named after the town of Antrim, ) is one of six counties of Northern Ireland and one of the thirty-two counties of Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of and has a population o ...
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Northern Ireland
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It is bordered by six other baronies:
Dunluce Lower
Dunluce Lower is a barony in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. To its north runs the north-Antrim coast, and it is bordered by three other baronies: Dunluce Upper to the south, Cary to the east, and the North East Liberties of Coleraine to the ...
to the north;
Cary to the north-east;
North East Liberties of Coleraine to the north-west;
Coleraine
Coleraine ( ; from ga, Cúil Rathain , 'nook of the ferns'Flanaghan, Deirdre & Laurence; ''Irish Place Names'', page 194. Gill & Macmillan, 2002. ) is a town and civil parish near the mouth of the River Bann in County Londonderry, Northern I ...
to the west;
Kilconway to the south; and
Glenarm Lower to the east.
Dunluce Upper also formed part of the medieval territory known as the Route.
History
List of settlements
Below is a list of settlements in Dunluce Upper:
Towns
*
Ballymoney
Ballymoney ( ga, Baile Monaidh , meaning 'townland of the moor') is a small town and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is within the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council area. The civil parish of Ballymoney is situated i ...
Population centres
*Corkey
*Glenbush
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Loughguile (part in barony of Kilconway)
List of civil parishes
Below is a list of civil parishes in Dunluce Upper:
*Armoy (split with barony of Cary)
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Ballymoney
Ballymoney ( ga, Baile Monaidh , meaning 'townland of the moor') is a small town and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is within the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council area. The civil parish of Ballymoney is situate