Massereene Upper
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 Location of Massereene Upper, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| County | Antrim |
Massereene Upper is a barony in southwest County Antrim, Northern Ireland.[2] It roughly matches the former district of Killultagh (Irish: Coill Ultaigh, meaning 'the woods of the Ulsterfolk').[3] It includes settlements such as Crumlin, Glenavy, Lower Ballinderry, Maghaberry and Aghalee. To its east lies Belfast Lough, and it is bordered by four other baronies: Massereene Lower to the north; Belfast Upper to the east; Castlereagh Upper to the south-east; and Iveagh Lower, Lower Half to the south-west.[2]
List of settlements
Below is a list of settlements in Massereene Upper:[1]
Towns
Villages
Population centres
- Lower Ballinderry
- Upper Ballinderry
- Gawley's Gate
- Lane Ends
- Leathemstown
- Pond Park
- Stoneyford
List of civil parishes
Below is a list of civil parishes in Massereene Upper:[4][5]
- Aghagallon
- Aghalee
- Ballinderry
- Blaris (split with barony of Iveagh Lower, Lower Half)
- Camlin
- Derriaghy (also partly in barony of Belfast Upper)
- Glenavy
- Lambeg (split with barony of Castlereagh Upper)
- Magheragall
- Magheramesk
- Tullyrusk
References
- 1 2 "Massereene Upper". Placenames Database of Ireland. Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- 1 2 PRONI Baronies of Northern Ireland
- ↑ Killultagh. Place Names NI.
- ↑ "PRONI Civil Parishes of County Antrim". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
- ↑ "Baronies and parishes of County Antrim". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
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