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Dunluce Lower
Dún Libhse Íochtarach[1] (Irish)
Location of DunluceLower, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Location of DunluceLower, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryNorthern Ireland
CountyAntrim

Dunluce Lower is a barony in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.[2] To its north runs the north-Antrim coast, and it is bordered by three other baronies: Dunluce Upper to the south, Cary to the east, and the North East Liberties of Coleraine to the west.[2] The River Bush flows through this barony.[1] Dunluce Lower also formed the northern part of the medieval territory known as the Route.[3]

History

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List of main settlements

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Below is a list of settlements in Dunluce Lower:[1]

Towns

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Villages

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Population centres

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  • Priestland

List of civil parishes

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Below is a list of civil parishes in Dunluce Lower:[4][5]

  • Ballyrashane (also partly in barony of North-East Liberties of Coleraine)
  • Ballywillan (split with barony of North-East Liberties of Coleraine)
  • Billy (split with barony of Cary)
  • Derrykeighan
  • Dunluce

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Dunluce Lower". Placenames Database of Ireland. Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) – nidirect". proni.gov.uk. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  3. ^ Ulster Archaeological Society. "Ulster journal of archaeology". Belfast [Ulster Archaeological Society]. Retrieved 17 April 2018 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ^ "Unavailable". applications.proni.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Unavailable". applications.proni.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2018.