Fews Lower
Fews Lower Na Feá Íochtaracha[1](Irish) | |
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Location of Fews Lower, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | Northern Ireland |
County | Armagh |
Fews Lower (from Irish na Feá/Feadha, meaning 'the woods')[2][3][4] is a barony in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.[5] Its lies in the center of the county, with an enclave lying just to the south-east. The main portion is bordered by four other baronies: Armagh to the west; Oneilland West to the north; Orior Lower to the east; and Fews Upper to the south. Fews Upper and Orior Lower also border the enclave to its north and west, with Orior Upper to its south-west.[5] The Fews Mountains run through both Fews Lower and Upper, the highest peak of which in Fews Lower is, Deadman's Hill, which stands at 1,178 ft.[6] Fews Lower and Upper formed the barony of The Fews until it was sub-divided.
List of settlements
Below is a list of settlements in Fews Lower:[1]
Towns
- Markethill
Villages and population centres
- Cladymore
- Glenanne
- Hamiltonsbawn
- Loughgilly (also part in the baronies of Orior Lower and Upper)
- Mowhan
List of civil parishes
Below is a list of civil parishes in Fews Lower:[7][8]
- Kilclooney (split with barony Orior Lower)
- Kildarton (split with Oneilland West)
- Lisnadill (split with the baronies of Armagh and Fews Upper)
- Loughgilly (split with barony of Orior Lower and Orior Upper, it also contains the enclave)
- Mullaghbrack (split with barony of Oneilland West)
References
- ^ a b "Fews Lower". Placenames Database of Ireland. Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- ^ Placenames Database of Ireland
- ^ Anthony David Mi (9 October 2003). A Dictionary of British Place-names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780191578472. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
- ^ A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. Oxford Reference.
- ^ a b PRONI Baronies of Northern Ireland
- ^ "Atlas and Cyclopedia of Ireland (1900)". Library Ireland. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- ^ "PRONI Civil Parishes of County Armagh". Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
- ^ "Baronies and civil parishes of County Armagh". Archived from the original on 17 February 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
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