The Fews

The Fews (from Irish na Feá/Feadha, meaning 'the woods')^[1]^[2]^[3] is a former Irish barony in County Armagh, modern-day Northern Ireland, based on the territory of the O'Neills of the Fews. It was at a later period divided into the baronies of Fews Lower and Fews Upper.

Sometimes known as the "Highlands of South Armagh",^{[according to whom?]} it was originally populated by Irish Gaelic families clans. It was then colonized, mostly by Scots Clans with names such as McClelland, Sterritt, Morrow, Hamilton and Atkinson during the Plantation of Ulster. There were only a few safe and guarded passes for the colonlists through these hills. Jerrettspass and Poyntzpass, both named due to their historic role as passes through the hills and bogland.

References

^ Placenames Database of Ireland
^ Anthony David Mills (9 October 2003). A Dictionary of British Place-names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780191578472. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
^ A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. Oxford Reference.

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[PDI-1] Placenames Database of Ireland

[2] Anthony David Mills (9 October 2003). A Dictionary of British Place-names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780191578472. Retrieved 24 July 2012.

[3] A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. Oxford Reference.

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