Armagh (barony)
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Armagh
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 Location of Armagh, County Armagh, Northern Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 54°18′58″N 6°43′01″W / 54.31609°N 6.71701°W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| County | Armagh |
Armagh (named after the city of Armagh) is a barony in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.[2] It lies in the west of the county, bordering County Tyrone with its north-western boundary, and bordering the Republic of Ireland with its southern boundary. It is bordered by five other baronies in Northern Ireland: Tiranny to the west, Dungannon Middle to the north-west, Oneilland West to the north-east, Fews Lower to the east, and Fews Upper to the south-east.[2] It also borders to the south the barony of Cremorne in the Republic of Ireland.
Some of the geographical features of Armagh barony include:[1]
- Loughnashade
- Kinnegoe Bog
- Creaghan Stream
- Yellow Ford, where the Battle of the Yellow Ford took place in 1598
