Place in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Massereene Upper Mása Ríona Uachtarach (Irish) | |
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Location of Massereene Upper, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | Northern Ireland |
County | Antrim |
Massereene Upper is a barony in southwest County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It roughly matches the former district of Killultagh (Irish: Coill Ultaigh, meaning 'the woods of the Ulsterfolk'). It includes settlements such as Crumlin, Glenavy, Lower Ballinderry, Maghaberry and Aghalee. To its east lies Belfast Lough, and it is bordered by four other baronies: Massereene Lower to the north; Belfast Upper to the east; Castlereagh Upper to the south-east; and Iveagh Lower, Lower Half to the south-west.
List of settlements
Below is a list of settlements in Massereene Upper:
Towns
Villages
Population centres
List of civil parishes
Below is a list of civil parishes in Massereene Upper:
- Aghagallon
- Aghalee
- Ballinderry
- Blaris (split with barony of Iveagh Lower, Lower Half)
- Camlin
- Derriaghy (also partly in barony of Belfast Upper)
- Glenavy
- Lambeg (split with barony of Castlereagh Upper)
- Magheragall
- Magheramesk
- Tullyrusk
References
- ^ "Massereene Upper". Placenames Database of Ireland. Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ PRONI Baronies of Northern Ireland
- Killultagh. Place Names NI.
- "PRONI Civil Parishes of County Antrim". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
- "Baronies and parishes of County Antrim". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
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