Coleraine (barony)

Coleraine
Cúil Rathain (Irish)
Cowlrain or Cowlraine (Scots)
Location of Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryNorthern Ireland
CountyLondonderry

Coleraine (named after Coleraine town) is a barony in the north-east of County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. It connects to the north-Londonderry coastline, and is bordered by five other baronies: Keenaght to the west; Loughinsholin to the south; North East Liberties of Coleraine, Dunluce Upper, and the Kilconway to the east. Before its creation it was once a territory known as "Firnacreeve".

The largest settlement in the barony is the town of Coleraine, which also crosses into the North East Liberties of Coleraine.

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