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Place in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Orior Lower Na hOirthir Íochtaracha(Irish)
Location of Orior Lower, County Armagh, Northern Ireland.Location of Orior Lower, County Armagh, Northern Ireland.
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryNorthern Ireland
CountyArmagh

Orior Lower (from Irish: 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 baronies: Fews Upper to the south-west; Fews Lower to the west; Oneilland West to the north-west; Oneilland East to the north; Iveagh Lower, Lower Half to the north-east; Iveagh Upper, Upper Half to the east; and Orior Upper to the south. A small enclave of Orior Lower resides in the east of Orior Upper.

List of main settlements

Below is a list of settlements within Orior Lower:

Towns

Villages and population centres

List of civil parishes

Below is a list of civil parishes in Orior Lower:

  • Ballymore
  • Forkill
  • Killevy (split with barony of Orior Upper)
  • Kilmore (split with barony of Oneilland West, not be confused with separate civil parish of Kilmore in County Down)
  • Loughgilly (split with baronies of Fews Upper and Orior Upper)

References

  1. ^ "Orior Lower". 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. ^ 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.
Geography of County Armagh
List of places in County Armagh
Cities and towns Baronies of Armagh
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