County Down
County Down, (Contae an Dúin in Irish - meaning the Fort) is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland, and one of the nine counties of the ancient province of Ulster.
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Constituent Country | Northern Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| Established | Early 16th century |
| County town | Downpatrick |
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| • Total | 961 sq mi (2,489 km2) |
| • Rank | 12th |
| Highest elevation | 2,790 ft (850 m) |
| Population (2021) | 553,261 |
| • Rank | 4th |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
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| Contae an Dúin is the Irish name, Countie Doun[2] and Coontie Doon[3] are Ulster Scots spellings. | |
The county forms an area of 2,489 km² (961 square miles). The population in 2021 was 553,261.[4] The county town is Downpatrick, and the largest town is Bangor.
County Down Media
An 1885 map, with the county divided into baronies
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King John's Castle on Carlingford Lough.
A steam train on the Downpatrick and County Down Railway travelling through the Ulster drumlin belt near Downpatrick.
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References
- ↑ Northern Ireland General Register Office (1975). "Table 1: Area, Buildings for Habitation and Population, 1971". Census of Population 1971; Summary Tables (PDF). Belfast: HMSO. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ↑ 2008 Annual Report in Ulster Scots Archived 29 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine North–South Ministerial Council.
- ↑ 2006 Annual Report in Ulster Scots Archived 27 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine North–South Ministerial Council.
- ↑ "County". NISRA. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
Further reading
- Harris, Walter (attributed). 1744. The Ancient and Present Stare of the County of Down...'Dublin.
- The Memoirs of John M. Regan, a Catholic Officer in the RIC and RUC, 1909–48, Joost Augusteijn, editor, District Inspector, Co. Down 1930s, 1919, ISBN 978-1-84682-069-4.
Other websites
- County Down website
- Armagh and Down Tourism Archived 2005-11-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Culture Northern Ireland - Industrial Heritage of County Down Archived 2007-03-10 at the Wayback Machine
- Down Gaelic Athletic Association/Cummann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste An Dún
- Genealogy indexes for County Down
- Ardglass Fishing port on East Down coast Archived 2018-05-11 at the Wayback Machine
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