Bleary

Bleary
Irish: *Bladhraigh*
Bleary Irish: Bladhraigh;
	Bleary Location within County Down
Population	1,009 ; (estimate based on 2011 census)
Irish grid reference	J073540
• Belfast	24 mi (39 km)
District	Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon;
County	County Down;
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CRAIGAVON
Postcode district	BT63; BT66
Dialling code	028
UK Parliament	Upper Bann;
NI Assembly	Upper Bann;
Website	www.craigavon.gov.uk
	List of places UK Northern Ireland Down 54°25′23″N 6°20′42″W / 54.423025°N 6.344948°W

Bleary (likely from Irish Bladhraigh) is a small village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is near the County Armagh border and the settlements of Craigavon, Lurgan and Portadown. In the 2011 Census its population was counted as part of Craigavon. It lies within the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon area.

History

The Troubles

18 June 1972 - Three British soldiers (Arthur McMillan (aged 37), Ian Mutch (aged 31) and Colin Leslie (aged 26)) were killed in an IRA booby-trap bomb attack. The bomb had been left in a derelict house in Bleary.
27 April 1975 - Loyalists shot dead three people in Bleary Darts Club. See Bleary Darts Club shooting
28 October 1993 - The UVF shot dead two Catholic brothers (Gerrard Cairns, 22, and Rory Cairns, 18) at their home in front of their eleven-year-old sister in Bleary, County Down.

Education

Bleary Primary School

Demography

2011 Census

On Census day (27 March 2011) there were 1,009 people living in Bleary.

51.5% belong to or were brought up in a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)' religion and 40.6% belong to or were brought up in the Catholic religion.
53.6% indicated that they had a British national identity, 20.4% had an Irish national identity, and 32.4% had a Northern Irish national identity.

There were 4,081 people living in the Bleary ward.

73.1% belong to or were brought up in a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)' religion and 19.9% belong to or were brought up in the Catholic religion.
70.65% indicated that they had a British national identity, 11.43% had an Irish national identity, and 27.17% had a Northern Irish national identity.

References

1 2 Placenames NI
↑ Placenames Database of Ireland
↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "I thought it was a Halloween prank ... then UVF gang shot my brothers". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 27 October 2018. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
↑ "Bleary Primary School, Craigavon".
↑ "NINIS Redirect".
↑ "NINIS Redirect".

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List of places in County Down
Cities	Bangor Belfast (part) Lisburn (part) Newry (part)
Towns	Ballynahinch Banbridge Carryduff Castlewellan Comber Donaghadee Downpatrick Dromore Dundonald Holywood Kilkeel Moira Newcastle Newtownards Warrenpoint
Villages	Annahilt Annalong Annsborough Ardglass Attical Aughnacloy Ballela Balloo Ballygowan Ballyhalbert Ballyhornan Ballykinler Ballylesson Ballylough Ballymacmaine Ballynoe Ballyskeagh Ballywalter Blackskull Bleary Bryansford Burren Carrowdore Cloghy Clough Conlig Corbet Crawfordsburn Cregagh Crossgar Cultra Dechomet Dollingstown Donaghcloney Dromara Drumaness Drumbeg Drumbo Drumlough, Hillsborough Drumlough, Rathfriland Dundrum Dunnaval Edenderry Gamblestown Gilford Greyabbey Groomsport Helen's Bay Hillhall Hillsborough Hilltown Katesbridge Kilcoo Killinchy Killough Killowen Killyleagh Kinallen Kircubbin Lawrencetown Leitrim Lenaderg Loughbrickland Loughinisland Lurganare Lurganville Magheraconluce Magheralin Mayobridge Maze Millisle Moneyreagh Moneyslane Monteith Newtownbreda Portaferry Portavogie Poyntzpass Rathfriland Ravernet Rostrevor Saintfield Saul Scarva Seaforde Seahill Sheeptown Shrigley Spa Strangford Temple Tullylish Waringsford Waringstown Whiterock
Townlands	Ballybannan Ballydargan Ballyhay Ballynagarrick Ballynahatty Ballylucas Ballynewport Ballynoe Benraw Braniel Cabra Carnalea Derryneill Drumaroad Keentagh Killinure Legacurry Legamaddy Legananny Ringhaddy Tievenadarragh Tullynakill
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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Bleary Irish: Bladhraigh
Bleary Location within County Down
Population	1,009 (estimate based on 2011 census)
Irish grid reference	J073540
• Belfast	24 mi (39 km)
District	Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
County	County Down
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CRAIGAVON
Postcode district	BT63 BT66
Dialling code	028
UK Parliament	Upper Bann
NI Assembly	Upper Bann
Website	www.craigavon.gov.uk
List of places UK Northern Ireland Down 54°25′23″N 6°20′42″W / 54.423025°N 6.344948°W / 54.423025; -6.344948