Iveagh Upper, Upper Half is the name of a
barony in
County Down
County Down () is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the traditional thirty-two counties of Ireland. It covers an area of and has a population of 531,665. It borders County Antrim to th ...
,
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label=Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. North ...
.
It was created by 1851 with the division of the barony of
Iveagh Upper
Iveagh ( ; ) is the name of several historical territorial divisions in what is now County Down, Northern Ireland. Originally it was a Gaelic Ireland, Gaelic Irish Túath, territory, ruled by the ''Uí Echach Cobo'' and part of the overkingdom o ...
into two.
It lies to the west and south of the county, split in half by the
Lordship of Newry. It is bordered by six other baronies:
Mourne to the south;
Iveagh Upper, Lower Half to the east;
Iveagh Lower, Lower Half and
Iveagh Lower, Upper Half to the north; and
Orior Lower
Orior Lower (from ga, Airthir, the name of an ancient Gaelic territory) is a barony in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies in the east of the county and borders County Down with its eastern boundary. It is bordered by seven other bar ...
and
Orior Upper to the west.
List of settlements
Below is a list of the villages and population centres in Iveagh Upper, Upper Half:
Towns
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Banbridge
Banbridge ( , ) is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on the River Bann and the A1 road and is named after a bridge built over the River Bann in 1712. It is situated in the civil parish of Seapatrick and the historic barony of ...
*
Warrenpoint
Warrenpoint ( ga, An Pointe) is a small port town and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It sits at the head of Carlingford Lough, south of Newry, and is separated from the Republic of Ireland by a narrow strait. The town is beside t ...
Villages
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Loughbrickland
Loughbrickland ( or ; ) is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland, south of Banbridge on the main Belfast to Dublin road. In the 2011 Census it had a population of 693. Loughbrickland is within the Banbridge District.
History
Lo ...
*
Poyntzpass
Poyntzpass ( Irish: ''Pas Phoyntz'' or ''Pas an Phointe'') is a small village on the border between southern County Armagh and County Down in Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Ballymore and the historic barony of Orior Lower ...
(split with
Orior Lower
Orior Lower (from ga, Airthir, the name of an ancient Gaelic territory) is a barony in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies in the east of the county and borders County Down with its eastern boundary. It is bordered by seven other bar ...
)
*
Rathfriland
Rathfriland () is a market town in County Down, Northern Ireland.
History
In older documents written in English, the town's name was usually spelt ''Rathfylan'' or ''Rathfrilan''.
*
Rostrevor
Rostrevor () is a village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies at the foot of Slieve Martin on the coast of Carlingford Lough, near Warrenpoint. The Kilbroney River flows through the village and Rostrevor Forest is nearby. ...
Hamlets and population centres
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Annaclone
Annaclone () is a village and civil parish between Rathfriland and Banbridge in south County Down, Northern Ireland, about 7 km south-east of Banbridge. The village is situated in the townlands of Ardbrin and Tullintanvally and both it and t ...
*
Ballinaskeagh
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Burren
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Donaghmore
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Drumgath
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Killowen
Killowen (, now spelt ''Cill Eoin''), alternatively spelt Cill Abhainn is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is near Rostrevor and on the shore of Carlingford Lough. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 159 people. It li ...
*
Scarva
List of civil parishes
Below is a list of civil parishes in Iveagh Upper, Upper Half:
[
* Aghaderg (also partly in barony of Iveagh Lower, Lower Half (two townlands) and Iveagh Upper, Lower Half (one townland))
*]Annaclone
Annaclone () is a village and civil parish between Rathfriland and Banbridge in south County Down, Northern Ireland, about 7 km south-east of Banbridge. The village is situated in the townlands of Ardbrin and Tullintanvally and both it and t ...
* Clonallan
* Clonduff (one townland, rest in barony of Iveagh Upper, Lower Half)
* Donaghmore (also partly in barony of Iveagh Lower, Upper Half (two townlands))
* Drumgath
* Kilbroney (also partly in barony of Iveagh Upper, Lower Half (one townland))
* Kilcoo (one townland, rest in barony of Iveagh Upper, Lower Half)
* Moira (one townland, rest in barony of Iveagh Lower, Upper Half)
* Seapatrick (also partly in baronies of Iveagh Lower, Lower Half and Iveagh Lower, Upper Half)
*Warrenpoint
Warrenpoint ( ga, An Pointe) is a small port town and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It sits at the head of Carlingford Lough, south of Newry, and is separated from the Republic of Ireland by a narrow strait. The town is beside t ...
References
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