Orior Lower (from ga, Airthir, the name of an ancient Gaelic territory) is a barony in

County Armagh County Armagh (, named after its county town, Armagh) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland and one of the traditional thirty-two counties of Ireland. Adjoined to the southern shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of an ...

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. 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 Fews Upper () is a barony in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies in the south of the county bordering the Republic of Ireland with its southern and south-western borders. It is bordered by four other baronies in Northern Ireland: Armagh to t ...

to the south-west;

Fews Lower Fews Lower ()''A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology''. Oxford Reference. is a barony in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. 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 ba ...

to the west; Oneilland West to the north-west;

Oneilland East Oneilland East (, the name of an ancient Gaelic district) is a barony in the north-east of County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is also called Clanbrasil (from ''Clann Bhreasail'', "offspring of Breasal"). It lies in the north-east corner of t ...

to the north;

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 ...

to the north-east;

Iveagh Upper, Upper Half Iveagh Upper, 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 Upper into two. It lies to the west and south of the county, split in half by the Lordship of ...

to the east; 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 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

Bessbrook Bessbrook is a village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies about three miles (5 km) northwest of Newry and near the Newry bypass on the main A1 Belfast-Dublin road and Belfast-Dublin railway line. Today the village of Bessbrook str ...

Tandragee Tandragee () is a village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is built on a hillside overlooking the Cusher River, in the civil parish of Ballymore and the historic barony of Orior Lower. It had a population of 3,486 people in the 2011 Cen ...

Villages and population centres

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Forkhill Forkhill or Forkill ( , ; ) is a small village and civil parish in south County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is within the Ring of Gullion and in the 2011 Census it had a recorded population of 498. It lies within the former barony of Orior Upp ...

Poyntzpass Poyntzpass ( 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 parish of Ballymore and the historic barony of Orior Low ...

(split with

) *Jerrettspass *Laurelvale *

Loughgilly Loughgilly ( ; or ''Loch Goilí'') is a small village, townland and civil parish in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is on the main Armagh to Newry road, about halfway between the two. It is within the Armagh City and District Council area. It ...

(also part in the baronies of Fews Lower and Orior Upper)

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

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