Lecale Upper

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Lecale Upper (named after the former barony of Lecale) is a barony in County Down, Northern Ireland. To its south lies the Irish Sea, and it is bordered by three other baronies; Lecale Lower and Kinelarty to the north; and Iveagh Upper, Lower Half to the west.

History

The Mac Duinnshéibhe (MacDunleavy, Dunleavy) sept where a royal dynasty of Dál Fiatach in Ulaid and are noted in this area. John de Courcy in the 12th century would drive them out of Ulaid from where they fled to County Donegal, Republic of Ireland.

The Russells of Downpatrick can trace their Norman heritage back to the 12th century having been recorded in the area since Osberto Russell accompanied John de Courcy in 1177 into Ulster.

The barony of Lecale Upper was created in 1851 when the barony of Lecale was split into two, the other part being Lecale Lower.

List of settlements

Below is a list of the towns and villages in Lecale Upper:{{cite web|title=Lecale Upper|url=http://www.thecore.com/seanruad/|website=IreAtlas Townlands Database|access-date=15 May 2015}}

=Towns=

Downpatrick

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List of civil parishes

Below is a list of civil parishes in Lecale Upper:

Ballee (one townland, rest in barony of Lecale Lower)
Ballykinler
Bright
Down
Kilclief (also partly in barony of Lecale Lower)
Kilmegan (also partly in baronies of Iveagh Upper, Lower Half and Kinelarty)
Rathmullan (also partly in barony of Lecale Lower (one townland))
Tyrella

References

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[http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/local_history/geographical_index/baronies_.htm PRONI Baronies of Northern Ireland]

[http://applications.proni.gov.uk/geogindx/down.htm PRONI Civil Parishes of County Down]

[http://www.esds.ac.uk/doc/3582%5Cmrdoc%5Cpdf%5Cfields.pdf Database of Irish Historical Statistics - Literacy Notes]

[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlkik/ihm/baronies.htm Ireland's History in Maps - The Baronies of Ireland]

[http://www.logainm.ie/65434.aspx Logainm - Lecale Upper]

Bell, Robert; The book of Ulster surnames, page 60. The Black Staff Press, 2003. {{ISBN|0-85640-602-3}}

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