Oneilland West
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Oneilland West is a barony in County Armagh
County Armagh
-History:Ancient Armagh was the territory of the Ulaid before the fourth century AD. It was ruled by the Red Branch, whose capital was Emain Macha near Armagh. The site, and subsequently the city, were named after the goddess Macha...

, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

. It lies in the north of the county on the south-western shoreline of Lough Neagh
Lough Neagh
Lough Neagh, sometimes Loch Neagh, is a large freshwater lake in Northern Ireland. Its name comes .-Geography:With an area of , it is the largest lake in the British Isles and ranks among the forty largest lakes of Europe. Located twenty miles to the west of Belfast, it is approximately twenty...

 and borders County Tyrone
County Tyrone
Historically Tyrone stretched as far north as Lough Foyle, and comprised part of modern day County Londonderry east of the River Foyle. The majority of County Londonderry was carved out of Tyrone between 1610-1620 when that land went to the Guilds of London to set up profit making schemes based on...

 with its western boundary. It is bordered by five other baronies: Armagh
Armagh (barony)
Armagh is a barony in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies in the west of the county, bordering County Tyrone with its north-western boundary, and bordering the Republic of Ireland with its southern boundary...

 to the west; Dungannon Middle
Dungannon Middle
Dungannon Middle is a barony in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It was created in 1851 with the splitting of the barony of Dungannon...

 to the north-west; Oneilland East
Oneilland East
Oneilland East is a barony in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies to the far north-east of the county on the south-eastern shoreline of Lough Neagh and the north-western boundary of County Down...

 to the north-east; Orior Lower
Orior Lower
Orior Lower is a barony in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies in the east of the county and borders County Down with its eastern boundary...

 to the south-east; and Kinelarty to the south. Mount Roe house is located in this barony. The Battle of the Diamond
Battle of the Diamond
The Battle of the Diamond was a violent confrontation between the Catholic Defenders and a Protestant faction including Peep o' Day Boys, Orange Boys and local tenant farmers that took place on 21 September 1795 near Loughgall, County Armagh, Ireland. The Protestants were the victors, killing...

 on 21 September 1795, which led to the foundation of the Orange Order, occurred within this barony at The Diamond crossroads.

Towns

  • Armagh
    Armagh
    Armagh is a large settlement in Northern Ireland, and the county town of County Armagh. It is a site of historical importance for both Celtic paganism and Christianity and is the seat, for both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland, of the Archbishop of Armagh...

     (part in barony of Armagh)
  • Richhill
    Richhill, County Armagh
    Richhill is a large village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is in the townland of Legacorry , roughly halfway between Armagh and Portadown...

  • Portadown
    Portadown
    Portadown is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The town sits on the River Bann in the north of the county, about 23 miles south-west of Belfast...


Villages and population centres

  • Battlehill
  • Crabtree Lane
  • Drumannon
  • Scotch Street
    Scotch Street
    Scotch Street is a village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is within the townland of Timakeel and part of the Craigavon Borough Council area. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 120 people...

  • The Birches
    The Birches, County Armagh
    The Birches is a small village in northern County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is 6 miles northwest of Portadown, close to junction 12 on the M1 Motorway and to the southern shore of Lough Neagh. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 150...

  • The Diamond

List of civil parishes

Below is a list of civil parishes in Oneilland West:
  • Armagh (split with barony of Armagh)
  • Clonfeacle (split with baronies of Armagh and Dungannon Middle)
  • Drumcree
  • Grange (split with barony of Armagh)
  • Kildarton (split with barony of Fews Lower)
  • Killyman (split with barony of Dungannon Middle)
  • Kilmore (split with barony of Orior Lower)
  • Loughgall (split with barony of Armagh)
  • Mullaghbrack (split with barony of Fews Lower)
  • Tartaraghan
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