Dundalk Lower () is a barony in County Louth, Ireland.

Etymology Dundalk Lower is named after the town of Dundalk ( "Dalgan's dún").

Location

Dundalk Lower is found in northeast County Louth, making up all of the Cooley Peninsula.

Dundalk Lower is bordered to the west by Dundalk Upper (), and to the northwest by Orior Upper (), County Armagh, and to the northeast by Iveagh Upper, Upper Half (), and Mourne (, Old Irish: Mughdorna) County Down.

History Dundalk Lower was formed from the territory of Fera Lorg, Lorgan, or Lurgin. In Airgíalla, the MacScannlain are found centered here in the parish of Ballymacscanlan. The barony of Dundalk was the ancient home of the Conaille Muirtheimhne. The barony was split in half by 1821.

Civil parishes There are four civil parishes in Dundalk Lower:

Ballyboys (1 townlands) Ballymascanlan (33 townlands) Carlingford (49 townlands) Jonesborough (5 townlands)

Townlands There are 91 townlands.

Aghaboys (), Ballymascanlan Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Aghameen (), Ballymascanlan Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Aghnaskeagh (), Ballymascanlan Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Anaverna (), Ballymascanlan Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Annaloughan (), Ballymascanlan Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Annies (), Ballymascanlan Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Ardaghy (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Ardtully Beg (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Ardtully More (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Ballagan (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Ballaverty (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Ballinteskin (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Ballug (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Ballygoly (), Ballymascanlan Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Ballymakellett (), Ballymascanlan Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Ballymascanlan (), Ballymascanlan Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Ballynamaghery (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Ballynamony (Bradshaw) (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Ballynamony (Murphy) (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Ballyonan (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Ballytrasna (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Bavan (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Bellurgan (), Ballyboys Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Benagh (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Broughattin (), Ballymascanlan Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Carrickaneena (), Ballymascanlan Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Carrickcarnan (), Jonesborough Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Castlecarragh (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Castletowncooley (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Commons (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Cornamucklagh (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Corrakit (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Culfore (), Ballymascanlan Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Doolargy (), Ballymascanlan Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Drumad (), Jonesborough Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Drummullagh (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Drumnacarra (), Ballymascanlan Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Drumnasillagh (), Ballymascanlan Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Earls Quarter (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Edentober (), Jonesborough Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Faughart Lower (), Ballymascanlan Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Faughart Upper (), Ballymascanlan Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Feede (), Jonesborough Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Galtrimsland (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Glenmore (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Grange Irish (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Grange Old (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Greenore (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Jenkinstown (), Ballymascanlan Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Killin (), Ballymascanlan Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Knocknagoran (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Liberties of Carlingford (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Lislea (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Loughanmore (), Ballymascanlan Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Lower Faughart (), Ballymascanlan Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth) Lower Rath (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth) Lugbriscan (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Maddoxgarden (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Maddoxland (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Millgrange (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Monascreebe (), Ballymascanlan Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Moneycrockroe (), Ballymascanlan Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Monksland (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Mountbagnall (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Muchgrange (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Mucklagh (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Mullabane (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Mullaghattin (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Mullaghattin (E.D. Jenkinstown) (), Ballymascanlan Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Mullatee (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Navan (), Ballymascanlan Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Petestown (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Piedmont (), Ballymascanlan Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Plaster (), Ballymascanlan Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Proleek (), Ballymascanlan Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Proleek Acres (), Ballymascanlan Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Rampark (), Ballymascanlan Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Rath (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Rathcor (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Rath Lower (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Ravensdale Park (), Jonesborough Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Rockmarshall (), Ballymascanlan Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Seecrin (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Slievenaglogh (), Ballymascanlan Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Spellickanee (), Ballymascanlan Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Templetown (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Tullaghomeath (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Upper Faughart (), Ballymascanlan Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth) Whitemill (), Ballymascanlan Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Whitestown (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth Willville (), Carlingford Civil Parish, Barony of Lower Dundalk, County Louth

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