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Bright, County Down
Bright is a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Lecale Upper. It is also a townland of 336 acres. History Bright is mentioned in the Tripartite Life of Saint Patrick by its old Irish name of ''Mrechtan.'' In 1178 John de Courcy confirmed the church of ''Bricht'' to the See of Downpatrick. A stone church was built in the 12th or 13th century. In 1316 the church, filled with people, was burned by Edward Bruce. A 1622 survey reported the church to be in ruins and it was not restored until 1745. Bright Castle is the remains of a three storey tower house probably built in the last fifteenth or early sixteenth century. Townlands Bright civil parish contains the following townlands: * Ballycam * Ballydargan * Ballygallum *Ballygilbert * Ballylig * Ballynagallagh * Ballynoe * Ballyviggis *Bright * Carrowbane * Castlekreen * Coniamstown * Crollys Quarter *Erenagh * Grange Walls * Island Henry * Kilbride * Legamaddy * Lisoid *Strand * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil Parishes In Ireland
Civil parishes () are units of territory in the island of Ireland that have their origins in old Gaelic territorial divisions. They were adopted by the Anglo-Norman Lordship of Ireland and then by the Elizabethan Kingdom of Ireland, and were formalised as land divisions at the time of the Plantations of Ireland. They no longer correspond to the boundaries of Roman Catholic or Church of Ireland parishes, which are generally larger. Their use as administrative units was gradually replaced by Poor_law_union#Ireland, Poor Law Divisions in the 19th century, although they were not formally abolished. Today they are still sometimes used for legal purposes, such as to locate property in deeds of property registered between 1833 and 1946. Origins The Irish parish was based on the Gaelic territorial unit called a ''túath'' or ''Trícha cét''. Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the Anglo-Normans, Anglo-Norman barons retained the ''tuath'', later renamed a parish or manor, as a un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Island Henry
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Grange Walls
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Coniamstown
Coniamstown townland lies in upper Lecale and is part of the Civil Parish of Bright, County Down in Ireland. It occupies 426 acres with three roads, the main Coniamstown Road leads from the old course to the castle at the top of Bright hill. Within County Down, it is the 587th largest townland. History Coniamstown translates to Baile an Choiniamaigh in Irish, the area is believed to get its name from John de Balicoingham, rector of Ardquin. He was elected to the seat of Down in 1328 and was sent by the Pope to County Cork in 1330. The area retained his name thereafter. The townland has a least two ruined chapels. The medieval chapel was located at the end of the avenue leading to Coniamstown House. It is recorded as ''Capella de Baliconyngham'' in the Papal Taxation of c.1306. No traces of it are visible from the ground however it can be seen in satellite imagery. It was built sometime in the 1200s or before. It was in complete ruin by 1622. A graveyard is present and q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
