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Massereene Upper

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Massereene Upper
Mása Ríona Uachtarach[1](Irish)
Location of Massereene Upper, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Location of Massereene Upper,County Antrim,Northern Ireland.
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryNorthern Ireland
CountyAntrim

Massereene Upperis abaronyin southwestCounty Antrim,Northern Ireland.[2]It roughly matches the former district ofKillultagh(Irish:Coill Ultaigh,meaning 'the woods of theUlsterfolk').[3]It includes settlements such asCrumlin,Glenavy,Lower Ballinderry,MaghaberryandAghalee.To its east liesBelfast Lough,and it is bordered by four other baronies:Massereene Lowerto the north;Belfast Upperto the east;Castlereagh Upperto the south-east; andIveagh Lower, Lower Halfto the south-west.[2]

List of settlements

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Below is a list of settlements in Massereene Upper:[1]

Towns

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Villages

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Population centres

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List of civil parishes

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Below is a list of civil parishes in Massereene Upper:[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ab"Massereene Upper".Placenames Database of Ireland.Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs.Retrieved5 June2011.
  2. ^abPRONI Baronies of Northern Ireland
  3. ^Killultagh.Place Names NI.
  4. ^"PRONI Civil Parishes of County Antrim".Archived fromthe originalon 27 July 2011.Retrieved27 June2010.
  5. ^"Baronies and parishes of County Antrim".Archived fromthe originalon 27 July 2011.Retrieved5 February2011.