Iveagh Upper, Upper Half is the name of a

barony Barony may refer to: * Barony, the peerage, office of, or territory held by a baron * Barony, the title and land held in fealty by a feudal baron * Barony (county division), a type of administrative or geographical division in parts of the British ...

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 the ...

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. Nort ...

. It was created by 1851 with the division of the barony of Iveagh Upper into two. It lies to the west and south of the county, split in half by the

Lordship of Newry Lordship of Newry is a historic barony in County Down, Northern Ireland. List of settlements Below is a list of settlements in Lordship of Newry: City *Newry List of civil parishes Below is a list of civil parishes in Lordship of Newry: *Newry ...

. It is bordered by six other baronies: Mourne to the south;

Iveagh Upper, Lower Half Iveagh Upper, Lower Half is the name of a Barony (Ireland), barony in County Down, Northern Ireland. It was created by 1851 with the division of the barony of Iveagh Upper into two. It lies in the centre of the county, and is bordered by six othe ...

to the east;

Iveagh Lower, Lower Half Iveagh Lower, Lower Half is the name of a barony in County Down, Northern Ireland. It was created by 1851 with the division of the barony of Iveagh Lower into two. It is bordered by six other baronies: Massereene Upper to the north; Castlere ...

and

Iveagh Lower, Upper Half Iveagh Lower, Upper Half is the name of a barony in County Down, Northern Ireland. It was created by 1851 with the division of the barony of Iveagh Lower into two. It is bordered by five other baronies: Iveagh Upper, Lower Half to the south; ...

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 baron ...

and

Orior Upper Orior Upper (from ga, Airthir, the name of an ancient Gaelic territory) is a barony in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies in the south-east of the county and borders the Republic of Ireland with its southern boundary. It is bordered by ...

to the west.

List of settlements

Below is a list of the villages and population centres in Iveagh Upper, Upper Half:

Towns

Banbridge Banbridge ( , ) is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on the River Bann and the A1 road (Northern Ireland), A1 road and is named after a bridge built over the River Bann in 1712. It is situated in the Civil parishes in Ireland, c ...

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

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 Lou ...

Poyntzpass Poyntzpass (Irish Language, 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 parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Ballymor ...

(split with

) *

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

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 ...

* Ballinaskeagh * Burren * Donaghmore *

Drumgath Drumgath is a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland, southwest of Rathfriland. It is situated in the historic barony of Iveagh Upper, Upper Half. It is also a townland of 375 acres. Settlements The civil parish contains the following se ...

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 lie ...

Scarva Scarva ( meaning "shallow place, rough ford") is a small village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is at the boundary with County Armagh, which is marked by the Newry Canal. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 320. Scarva i ...

List of civil parishes

Below is a list of civil parishes in Iveagh Upper, Upper Half: *

Aghaderg Aghaderg is a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in mainly in the historic barony of Iveagh Upper, Upper Half, with some areas in the baronies of Iveagh Lower, Lower Half (2 townlands) and Iveagh Upper, Lower Half (1 t ...

(also partly in barony of Iveagh Lower, Lower Half (two townlands) and Iveagh Upper, Lower Half (one townland)) *

Clonallan Clonallan is a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Iveagh Upper, Upper Half. The parish has an area of 11,464 acres. Etymology The name of the parish derives from the townland of Clonallan Glebe ...

* Clonduff (one townland, rest in barony of Iveagh Upper, Lower Half) * Donaghmore (also partly in barony of Iveagh Lower, Upper Half (two townlands)) *

* 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 Seapatrick () is a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies partly across the three historic baronies of Iveagh Upper, Upper Half, Iveagh Lower, Lower Half and Iveagh Lower, Upper Half. Civil parish of Seapatrick The civil parish c ...

(also partly in baronies of Iveagh Lower, Lower Half and Iveagh Lower, Upper Half) *

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