Orior Upper

Place in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Orior Upper

Na hOirthir Uachtaracha[1](Irish)

Location of Orior Upper, County Armagh, Northern Ireland.

Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Country| Northern Ireland
County| Armagh

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.

## List of settlements

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Below is a list of settlements in Orior Upper:[1]

### Villages

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* Belleek
* Camlough

### Population centres

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* 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

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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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1. ^ a b "Orior Upper". Placenames Database of Ireland. Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
2. ^ Ireland's History in Maps - The Baronies of Ireland
3. ^ "Baronies of Armagh". Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
4. ^ a b PRONI Baronies of Northern Ireland
5. ^ "PRONI Civil Parishes of County Armagh". Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
6. ^ "Baronies and civil parishes of County Armagh". Archived from the original on 17 February 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2011.

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* Tynan
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Landforms|

* Coney Island
* Derrywarragh Island
* Eamhain Mhacha
* Lough Clea
* Slieve Gullion/Ring of Gullion

Baronies|

* Armagh
* Fews Lower
* Fews Upper
* Oneilland East
* Oneilland West
* Orior Lower
* Orior Upper
* Tiranny

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