Blaris

Blaris (from Irish Bláras, meaning 'a field')[1] is a civil parish covering areas of both County Antrim and County Down, Northern Ireland.It is also a townland of 543 acres,[2] which contains the site of the Blaris medieval parish church, and is on the south-east side of the River Lagan, adjacent to Lisburn.[1] In the 1306 Papal Taxation the church is recorded as Ecclesia de Blaris.In the mid-19th century the antiquarian William Reeves noted that very little of the church was intact, although the graveyard remained.Some of those who took part in the Irish Rebellion of 1798 were executed outside the graveyard and are buried in an unmarked plot.
CountyCounty DownCounty AntrimCountryNorthern IrelandSovereign statePostcode districtDialling codecivil parishbaroniesCastlereagh UpperIveagh Lower, Upper HalfMassereene UpperRiver LaganLisburnWilliam ReevesIrish Rebellion of 1798LurganureRavernetAghnatriskAnnacloyList of civil parishes of County Down