List of civil parishes of County Armagh

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]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Parishes of Ulster". Ulster Ancestry. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
  2. ↑ "Armagh". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  3. ↑ "Ballymore". Placenames NI.
  4. ↑ "Ballymyre". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  5. ↑ "Clonfeacle". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  6. ↑ "Creggan". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  7. ↑ "Derrynoose". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  8. ↑ "Drumcree". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  9. ↑ "Eglish". Placenames NI.
  10. ↑ "Eglish". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  11. ↑ "Forkill". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  12. ↑ "Grange". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  13. ↑ "Jonesborough". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  14. ↑ "Keady". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  15. ↑ "Kilclooney". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  16. ↑ "Kildarton". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  17. ↑ "Killevy". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  18. ↑ "Killyman". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  19. ↑ "Kilmore". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  20. ↑ "Lisnadill". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  21. ↑ "Lisnadill". Placenames NI.
  22. ↑ "Loughgall". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  23. ↑ "Loughgilly". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  24. ↑ "Loughgilly". Placenames NI.
  25. ↑ "Magheralin". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  26. ↑ "Montiaghs". Placenames NI.
  27. ↑ "Montiaghs and Islands". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  28. ↑ "Mullaghbrack". Placenames NI.
  29. ↑ "Mullaghbrack". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  30. ↑ "Newry". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  31. ↑ "Newtownhamilton". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  32. ↑ "Seagoe". Placenames NI.
  33. ↑ "Seagoe". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  34. ↑ "Shankill". Placenames NI.
  35. ↑ "Shankill". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  36. ↑ "Tartaraghan". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  37. ↑ "Tynan". Placenames NI.
  38. ↑ "Tynan". Placenames Database of Ireland.