Massereene Upper Explained

Massereene Upper
Native Name:	Mása Ríona Uachtarach (Irish)
Subdivision Type:	Sovereign state
Subdivision Name:	United Kingdom
Subdivision Type1:	Country
Subdivision Name1:	Northern Ireland
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Antrim

Massereene Upper is a barony in southwest County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It roughly matches the former district of Killultagh .^[1] It includes settlements such as Crumlin, Glenavy, Lower Ballinderry, Maghaberry and Aghalee. To its east lies Belfast Lough, and it is bordered by four other baronies: Massereene Lower to the north; Belfast Upper to the east; Castlereagh Upper to the south-east; and Iveagh Lower, Lower Half to the south-west.

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Massereene Upper:

Towns

• Crumlin
• Lisburn

Villages

• Aghagallon
• Aghalee
• Glenavy
• Maghaberry

Population centres

• Lower Ballinderry
• Upper Ballinderry
• Gawley's Gate
• Lane Ends
• Leathemstown
• Pond Park
• Stoneyford

List of civil parishes

Below is a list of civil parishes in Massereene Upper:

• Aghagallon
• Aghalee
• Ballinderry
• Blaris (split with barony of Iveagh Lower, Lower Half)
• Camlin
• Derriaghy (also partly in barony of Belfast Upper)
• Glenavy
• Lambeg (split with barony of Castlereagh Upper)
• Magheragall
• Magheramesk
• Tullyrusk

Notes and References

1. https://www.placenamesni.org/resultdetails.php?entry=18988 Killultagh