Dufferin (barony)
| Dufferin An Duifrian[1] (Irish) | |
|---|---|
 Location of Dufferin, County Down, Northern Ireland. | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| County | Down |
Dufferin (from Irish: [A]n Duibhthrian, meaning "the black third"[2]) is a historic barony in County Down, Northern Ireland.[3] It is on the south-east shore of Strangford Lough, and is bordered by three other baronies: Castlereagh Lower to the north; Castlereagh Upper to the west; and Lecale Lower to the south.[3]
History
Dufferin, along with the barony of Kinelarty and part of Castlereagh was at one time part of the territory of the Cenél Foghartaigh (Kinelarty), ruled by the Mac Artáin (MacCartan) sept.[4][5] The Ó Labhradha (Lowry, Lavery) sept are also noted in Dufferin.[5][6]
Baron Dufferin and Claneboye, of Ballyleidy and Killyleagh in County Down, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland, created in 1800 for Dorcas Blackwood from Killyleagh.
Settlements
Below is a list of settlements in Dufferin:[1][7]
List of civil parishes
Below is a list of civil parishes in Dufferin:[1][8][7]
- Killinchy (also partly in baronies of Castlereagh Lower and Castlereagh Upper)
- Killyleagh (also partly in barony of Castlereagh Upper)
References
- 1 2 3 "Dufferin". Placenames Database of Ireland. Dublin: Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
- ↑ Ulster Place Names - Down Council Area, page 36.
- 1 2 Public Records Office of Northern Ireland - Baronies of Northern Ireland
- ↑ Ireland's History in Maps - Ancient Uladh, Ulidia, the Kingdom of Ulster
- 1 2 Bell, Robert; The book of Ulster surnames, page 60. The Black Staff Press, 2003. ISBN 0-85640-602-3
- ↑ Ireland's History in Maps - The Baronies of Ireland
- 1 2 "Dufferin". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ↑ PRONI Civil Parishes of County Down
Coordinates: 54°30′N 5°45′W / 54.500°N 5.750°W