Dunluce Upper

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Dunluce Upper
Dún Libhse Uachtarach[1] (Irish)
Location of Dunluce Upper, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country Northern Ireland
County Antrim

Dunluce Upper is a barony in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.[2] It is bordered by six other baronies: Dunluce Lower to the north; Cary to the north-east; North East Liberties of Coleraine to the north-west; Coleraine to the west; Kilconway to the south; and Glenarm Lower to the east.[2] Dunluce Upper also formed part of the medieval territory known as the Route.

History

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Dunluce Upper:[1]

Towns

Population centres

  • Corkey
  • Glenbush
  • Loughguile (part in barony of Kilconway)

List of civil parishes

Below is a list of civil parishes in Dunluce Upper:[3][4]

  • Armoy (split with barony of Cary)
  • Ballymoney (split with barony of Kilconway)
  • Killagan (split with barony of Kilconway)
  • Killraghts
  • Loughguile (split with barony of Kilconway)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Dunluce Upper". Placenames Database of Ireland. Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Retrieved 5 June 2011. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 PRONI Baronies of Northern Ireland
  3. PRONI Civil Parishes of County Antrim
  4. Baronies and parishes of County Antrim

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