Barony

Belfast Upper

Béal Feirste Uachtarach

Belfast Upper is a barony in Antrim. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationBelfast Upper54.59732° N · 5.98186° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.

Approximate recorded location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

béalopening, approach, mouth

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

Béal Feirste Uachtarach · Irish · main form
Belfast Upper · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type: Barony
County: Antrim
Coordinates: 54.59732, -5.98186 (approximate)
Mapped area: 156.37 km²
Logainm ID: 61248 ↗

Sources & further reading

Logainm.ie — Belfast Upper. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-05-26. How this page was prepared.