Dufferin (barony)

Dufferin (from Irish: [A]n Duibhthrian, meaning "the black third"^[1]) is a barony in County Down, Northern Ireland.^[2] 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.^[2]

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.^[3][4] The Ó Labhradha (Lowry, Lavery) sept are also noted in Dufferin.^[4][5]

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.

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Dufferin:^[6]

Towns

• Killyleagh

List of civil parishes

Below is a list of civil parishes in Ards Lower:^[6][7]

• Killaney (split with baronies of Castlereagh Lower and Upper)
• Killyleagh (split with barony of Castlereagh Upper)

References

1. ^ Ulster Place Names - Down Council Area, page 36.
2. ^ ^{a b} Public Records Office of Northern Ireland - Baronies of Northern Ireland
3. ^ Ireland's History in Maps - Ancient Uladh, Ulidia, the Kingdom of Ulster
4. ^ ^{a b} Bell, Robert; The book of Ulster surnames, page 60. The Black Staff Press, 2003. ISBN 0-85640-602-3
5. ^ Ireland's History in Maps - The Baronies of Ireland
6. ^ ^{a b} "​Dufferin". Placenames Database of Ireland. Dublin: Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. http://www.logainm.ie/65427.aspx. Retrieved 18 March 2010. 
7. ^ PRONI Civil Parishes of County Down

Coordinates: 54°30′N 5°45′W / 54.5°N 5.75°W / 54.5; -5.75