Oneilland East is a barony in County Armagh

County Armagh

-History:Ancient Armagh was the territory of the Ulaid before the fourth century AD. It was ruled by the Red Branch, whose capital was Emain Macha near Armagh. The site, and subsequently the city, were named after the goddess Macha...

, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

. It lies to the far north-east of the county on the south-eastern shoreline of Lough Neagh

Lough Neagh

Lough Neagh, sometimes Loch Neagh, is a large freshwater lake in Northern Ireland. Its name comes .-Geography:With an area of , it is the largest lake in the British Isles and ranks among the forty largest lakes of Europe. Located twenty miles to the west of Belfast, it is approximately twenty...

 and the north-western boundary of County Down

County Down

-Cities:*Belfast *Newry -Large towns:*Dundonald*Newtownards*Bangor-Medium towns:...

. It is bordered by three other baronies: Oneilland West

Oneilland West

Oneilland West is a barony in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies in the north of the county on the south-western shoreline of Lough Neagh and borders County Tyrone with its western boundary...

 to the west; Iveagh Lower, Lower Half to the east; and Orior Lower

Orior Lower

Orior Lower is a barony in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies in the east of the county and borders County Down with its eastern boundary...

 to the south.

Carrickblacker house is located in Oneilland East, and is the home of the Blacker family. The Blacker family are claimed as being descended from the Viking Blacar

Blácaire mac Gofrith

Blácaire mac Gofrith , in Old Norse Blákári Guðrøðsson, was King of Dublin. Son of Gofraid ua Ímair, he was a great-grandson of Ímar, ancestor of the Uí Ímair kindred which dominated the Scandinavianised and Norse-Gael regions of Britain and Ireland in the tenth century.According to the Annals of...

, who was a King of Dublin. On 26 February 943, Blacar defeated Muirchertach mac Néill

Muirchertach mac Néill

Muirchertach mac Néill , called Muirchertach of the Leather Cloaks , King of Ailech.-Family ramifications:Muirchertach belonged to the Cenél nEógain sept of the northern Uí Néill...

 and his army, near Armagh, allegedly by the River Bann

River Bann

The River Bann is the longest river in Northern Ireland, the total length being 80 miles . The river winds its way from the south east corner of Northern Ireland to the north west coast, pausing in the middle to widen into the enormous Lough Neagh...

where Carrickblacker now stands.

List of civil parishes

Below is a list of civil parishes in Oneilland East:

• Magheralin (split with barony of Iveagh Lower, Lower Half)
• Montiaghs
• Seagoe
• Shankill (split with barony of Iveagh Lower, Lower Half)