Castlereagh Upper
An Caisleán Riabhach Uachtarach[1] (Irish)
Location of Castlereagh Upper, County Down, Northern Ireland.
Location of Castlereagh Upper, County Down, Northern Ireland.
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryNorthern Ireland
CountyDown

Castlereagh Upper (named after the former barony of Castlereagh) is a historic barony in County Down, Northern Ireland.[2] It was created by 1841 with the division of Castlereagh into two.[3] It is bordered by eight other baronies: Castlereagh Lower and Dufferin to the east; Lecale Lower and Kinelarty to the south; Iveagh Lower, Lower Half, Iveagh Lower, Upper Half, and Massereene Upper to the west; and Belfast Upper to the north.[2]

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Castlereagh Upper:[4]

Cities

Towns

Villages

Population centres

List of civil parishes

Below is a list of civil parishes in Castlereagh Upper:[4][5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Cary". Placenames Database of Ireland. Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b PRONI Baronies of Northern Ireland
  3. ^ "Database of Irish Historical Statistics - Literacy Notes" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Castlereagh Upper". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Baronies and parishes of County Down". Archived from the original on 17 February 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  6. ^ "PRONI Civil Parishes of County Down". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
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