Orior Upper

Orior Upper
Na hOirthir Uachtaracha(Irish)
Location of Orior Upper, County Armagh, Northern Ireland.
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryNorthern Ireland
CountyArmagh

Orior Upper (from Irish: Airthir, the name of an ancient Gaelic territory) is a barony in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies in the south-east of the county and borders the Republic of Ireland with its southern boundary. It is bordered by five other baronies in Northern Ireland: Fews Upper and an enclave of Fews Lower to the west; Orior Lower to the north; Iveagh Upper, Upper Half to its west, which is divided in two by the Lordship of Newry. It also borders two baronies in the Republic of Ireland: Dundalk Lower and Dundalk Upper to the south.