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Strabane Upper

Strabane Upper is a barony in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is bordered by six other baronies: Tirkeeran and Keenaght to the north; Loughinsholin and Dungannon Upper to the east; Omagh East to the south; and Strabane Lower to the west.

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Strabane Upper
An Srath Bán Uachtarach1 (Irish)
Location of Strabane Upper, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
Location of Strabane Upper, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryNorthern Ireland
CountyTyrone

Strabane Upper (named after Strabane) is a barony in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.2 It is bordered by six other baronies: Tirkeeran and Keenaght to the north; Loughinsholin and Dungannon Upper to the east; Omagh East to the south; and Strabane Lower to the west.2

It was subdivided by 1851 from the earlier Strabane barony.3

List of settlements

Below is a list of the main settlements in Strabane Upper:1

Villages

List of civil parishes

Below is a list of civil parishes in Strabane Upper:4

  • Bodoney Lower
  • Bodoney Upper
  • Cappagh (split with barony of Omagh East)
  • Termonmaguirk (split with barony of Omagh East)
References

References

  1. "Strabane Upper". Placenames Database of Ireland. Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  2. PRONI Baronies of Northern Ireland
  3. Database of Irish Historical Statistics - Notes on Baronies of Ireland 1821-1891 (PDF), p. 14, archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2016, retrieved 16 January 2026, Strabane UC09B04 [..] Barony split by 1851; See UC09B04A [Strabane Lower] & UC09B04B [Strabane Upper]
  4. PRONI Parishes of County Tyrone