Dufferin (barony)

This article is about the barony of Dufferin in Northern Ireland. For other uses, see Dufferin.

Dufferin
An Duifrian[1] (Irish)
Location of Dufferin, County Down, Northern Ireland.
Location of Dufferin, County Down, Northern Ireland.
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryNorthern Ireland
CountyDown

Dufferin (from Irish [A]n Duibhthrian, meaning 'the black third'[2]) is a historic barony in County Down, Northern Ireland.[3] It is on the southern half of the west shore of Strangford Lough, and is bordered by three other baronies: Castlereagh Lower to the north; Castlereagh Upper to the west; and Lecale Lower to the south.[3]

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