Bright, County Down

Place

Bright

Bright Parish Church

Coordinates: 54°16′10″N 5°41′15″W﻿ / ﻿54.2695°N 5.6876°W﻿ / 54.2695; -5.6876

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.[1]

## History

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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.[2]

Bright Castle

Bright Castle is the remains of a three storey tower house probably built in the last fifteenth or early sixteenth century.[3]

## Townlands

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Bright civil parish contains the following townlands:[1]

* Ballycam
* Ballydargan
* Ballygallum
* Ballygilbert
* Ballylig
* Ballynagallagh
* Ballynoe
* Ballyviggis
* Bright
* Carrowbane
* Castlekreen
* Coniamstown
* Crollys Quarter
* Erenagh
* Grange Walls
* Island Henry
* Kilbride
* Legamaddy
* Lisoid
* Strand
* Tullinespick
* Whigamstown

## See also

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* List of civil parishes of County Down

## References

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1. ^ a b "Bright". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
2. ^ William, Stranney (2020). "The Little City of Biright: Revisited". Lecale Review. 18.
3. ^ Muhr, Kay (2005). "An Elizabethan map of north-east Down". Lecale Review. 3: 24.

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Places in County Down

List of places in County Down

Cities|

* Bangor
* Belfast (part)
* Lisburn (part)
* Newry (part)

Towns|

* Ballynahinch
* Banbridge
* Carryduff
* Comber
* Donaghadee
* Downpatrick
* Dromore
* Dundonald
* Holywood
* Kilkeel
* Newcastle
* Newtownards
* Warrenpoint

Villages
and townlands|

* Annahilt
* Annalong
* Annsborough
* Ardglass
* Attical
* Aughnacloy
* Ballela
* Balloo
* Ballybannan
* Ballydargan
* Ballygowan
* Ballyhalbert
* Ballyhay
* Ballyholme
* Ballyhornan
* Ballykinler
* Ballylesson
* Ballylough
* Ballymacmaine
* Ballymartin
* Ballynagarrick
* Ballynahatty
* Ballynoe
* Ballyskeagh
* Ballywalter
* Benraw
* Blackskull
* Bleary
* Braniel
* Bryansford
* Burren
* Cabra
* Carnalea
* Carrowdore
* Castlewellan
* Clandeboye
* Cloghy
* Clough
* Conlig
* Corbet
* Crawfordsburn
* Cregagh
* Crossgar
* Cultra
* Derryneill
* Dollingstown
* Donaghcloney
* Dromara
* Drumaness
* Drumbeg
* Drumbo
* Drumlough, Hillsborough
* Drumlough, Rathfriland
* Dundrum
* Dunnaval
* Edenderry
* Gamblestown
* Gilford
* Gilnahirk
* Gransha
* Greencastle
* Greyabbey
* Groomsport
* Helen's Bay
* Hillhall
* Hillsborough
* Hilltown
* Katesbridge
* Kilcoo
* Kilcooley
* Killinchy
* Killinure
* Killough
* Killowen
* Killyleagh
* Kinallen
* Kircubbin
* Lawrencetown
* Legacurry
* Legananny
* Leitrim
* Lenaderg
* Loughbrickland
* Loughinisland
* Lurganare
* Lurganville
* Magheraconluce
* Magheralin
* Mayobridge
* Maze
* Millisle
* Moira
* Moneyreagh
* Moneyslane
* Monteith
* Newtownbreda
* Portaferry
* Portavogie
* Poyntzpass
* Rathfriland
* Ravernet
* Ringhaddy
* Rostrevor
* Saintfield
* Saul
* Scarva
* Seaforde
* Seahill
* Sheeptown
* Shrigley
* Spa
* Strangford
* Struell
* Tievenadarragh
* Tullylish
* Tullynakill
* Waringsford
* Waringstown
* Whiterock

Landforms|

* Ards Peninsula
* Burr Point
* Carlingford Lough
* Cloughmore
* Copeland Islands
* Cranfield Point
* Lecale peninsula
* Lough Island Reavy
* Mournes
* St. John's Point
* Slieve Croob
* Strangford Lough
Islands of County Down

Baronies|

* Ards Lower
* Ards Upper
* Castlereagh Lower
* Castlereagh Upper
* Dufferin
* Iveagh Lower
* Iveagh Upper
* Kinelarty
* Lecale Lower
* Lecale Upper
* Lordship of Newry
* Mourne

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