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Ballymoyer or Ballymyre (from Irish Baile an Mhaoir, meaning 'settlement of the steward') [1] is a civil parish in the historic barony of Fews Upper, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, [2] 3 miles north-east of Newtownhamilton.
Civil parish of Shankill, County Armagh (2 P) T. ... Pages in category "Civil parishes of County Armagh" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
Parish Etymology or likely etymology Townlands Sources Armagh: Irish: Ard Mhacha, meaning 'Macha's height' 24 [2] Ballymore: Irish: an Baile Mór, meaning 'the large settlement' 47 [3] Ballymyre: Irish: Baile an Mhaoir, meaning 'Myre's settlement' 8 [4] Clonfeacle: 18 [5] Creggan: Irish: an Creagán, meaning 'the rocky place' 58 [6] Derrynoose ...
Armagh is within the civil parish of Armagh. Like the rest of Ireland, this parish is divided into townlands , whose names mostly come from the Irish language. When these townlands were built upon, they lent their names to various streets, roads and housing estates.
Ballymore (from Irish An Baile Mór, meaning 'the large town, settlement') [1] is a civil parish and townland (of 676 acres) in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Orior Lower. [2]
Keady (from Irish An Céide, meaning 'the flat-topped hill' [1]) is a town and civil parish in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is south of Armagh and near the border with the Republic of Ireland. It is situated mainly in the historic barony of Armagh with six townlands in the barony of Tiranny. [2] It had a population of 3,051 people in the ...
Derrynoose (from Irish Doire Núis, meaning 'oakwood of new milk') [1] is a village and civil parish in south County Armagh, Northern Ireland, 4.5 km south-west of Keady.. The village lies partly in the townland of Mullyard (in the civil parish of Derrynoose) and partly in the townland of Crossnamoyle (in the civil parish of Keady). [1]
A brook known locally as the 'roaring stream' forms part of the boundary of both Aughanduff and Parish of Forkhill with its neighbors to the west and marks the border between the ancient territories of Orior and Fews. In addition, historically an important local feature was the 'lone bush' which stood on top the mountain.