List of civil parishes of County Armagh
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In Ireland, the counties are divided into civil parishes and parishes are further divided into townlands. The following is a list of parishes in County Armagh.[1]
| 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 | Irish: Doire Núis | 42 | [7] |
| Drumcree | Irish: Droim Crí, meaning 'ridge of/on the border' | 65 | [8] |
| Eglish | Irish: an Eaglais, meaning 'the church' | 60 | [9][10] |
| Forkill | Irish: Foirceal | 25 | [11] |
| Grange | 36 | [12] | |
| Jonesborough | 3 | [13] | |
| Keady | Irish: an Céide, meaning 'the flat-topped hill' | 23 | [14] |
| Kilclooney | Irish: Cill Chluaine, meaning 'church of the meadow' | 22 | [15] |
| Kildarton | 18 | [16] | |
| Killevy | Irish: Cill Shléibhe, meaning 'church of the hill' | 59 | [17] |
| Killyman | 11 | [18] | |
| Kilmore | Irish: an Chill Mhór, meaning 'the big church' | 51 | [19] |
| Lisnadill | Irish: Lios na Daille, meaning 'ringfort of the blindness' | 24 | [20][21] |
| Loughgall | Irish: Loch gCál, meaning 'cabbage lake' | 33 | [22] |
| Loughgilly | Irish: Loch Goilí/Loch Gile, meaning 'lake of brightness' | 50 | [23][24] |
| Magheralin | Irish: Machaire Lainne, meaning 'plain of the pool' | 4 | [25] |
| Montiaghs | Irish: (Na) Móinteacha, meaning '(the) bogs' | 10 | [26][27] |
| Mullaghbrack | Irish: an Mullach Breac, meaning 'the speckled hilltop' | 44 | [28][29] |
| Newry | Irish: an tIúr, meaning 'the yew' | 12 | [30] |
| Newtownhamilton | 23 | [31] | |
| Seagoe | Irish: Suidhe Gabha, meaning 'sitting place of the smith' | 47 | [32][33] |
| Shankill | Irish: Seanchill/Seanchoill, meaning 'old church/old wood' | 24 | [34][35] |
| Tartaraghan | 30 | [36] | |
| Tynan | Irish: Tuíneán, meaning 'watercourse' | 69 | [37][38] |