Castlereagh
An Caisleán Riabhach (
Irish) | |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | Northern Ireland |
County | Down |
Castlereagh (from Irish An Caisleán Riabhach, meaning "the grey castle") [1] is the name of a former barony in County Down, present-day Northern Ireland. [2] It spanned the north-eastern area of the county bordering the baronies of: Ards to the east; Belfast to the north; Iveagh to the west south; and Dufferin, Kinelarty, and Lecale to the south. By 1841 the barony was divided into Castlereagh Lower and Castlereagh Upper. [3]
Castlereagh
An Caisleán Riabhach (
Irish) | |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | Northern Ireland |
County | Down |
Castlereagh (from Irish An Caisleán Riabhach, meaning "the grey castle") [1] is the name of a former barony in County Down, present-day Northern Ireland. [2] It spanned the north-eastern area of the county bordering the baronies of: Ards to the east; Belfast to the north; Iveagh to the west south; and Dufferin, Kinelarty, and Lecale to the south. By 1841 the barony was divided into Castlereagh Lower and Castlereagh Upper. [3]