Iveagh Upper, Lower Half

Iveagh Upper, Lower Half is the name of a barony in County Down, Northern Ireland.[2] It was created by 1851 with the division of the barony of Iveagh Upper into two.[3] It lies in the centre of the county, and is bordered by six other baronies: Iveagh Upper, Upper Half and Lordship of Newry to the west; Mourne to the south; Kinelarty and Lecale Upper to the east; and Iveagh Lower, Upper Half to the north.[2]

Iveagh Upper, Lower Half
Uíbh Eachach Uachtarach,
An Leath Íochtair[1](Irish)
Location of Iveagh Upper, Lower Half, County Down, Northern Ireland.
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryNorthern Ireland
CountyDown

List of settlements

Below is a list of the villages and population centres in Iveagh Upper, Lower Half:[1][4]

Towns

Villages

Population centres

List of civil parishes

Below is a list of civil parishes in Iveagh Upper, Lower Half:[1][5][4]

  • Aghaderg (one townland, rest in baronies of Iveagh Lower, Lower Half and Iveagh Upper, Upper Half)
  • Clonduff (also partly in barony of Iveagh Upper, Upper Half (one townland))
  • Dromara (also partly in baronies of Iveagh Lower, Lower Half and Kinelarty)
  • Drumballyroney
  • Drumgooland (also partly in barony of Iveagh Lower, Lower Half (one townland))
  • Garvaghy (also partly in barony of Iveagh Lower, Lower Half)
  • Kilbroney (one townland, rest in barony of Iveagh Upper, Upper Half)
  • Kilcoo (also partly in barony of Iveagh Upper, Upper Half (one townland))
  • Kilmegan (also partly in baronies of Kinelarty and Lecale Upper)
  • Maghera
  • Newry (one townland, rest in baronies of Lordship of Newry, Oneilland West and Orior Upper)

References
  1. "Uíbh Eachach Uachtarach, An Leath Íochtair/Iveagh Upper, Lower Half". logainm.ie. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  2. PRONI Baronies of Northern Ireland
  3. Database of Irish Historical Statistics - Literacy Notes
  4. "Iveagh Upper, Lower Half". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  5. "PRONI Civil Parishes of County Down". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  6. Ulster Place Names Archived 2011-05-22 at the Wayback Machine - Down Council Area, page 44.

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