County Down
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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. | |
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.
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
- Mourneswiki
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. Census of Population 1971; Summary Tables (1975). Belfast: HMSO. p. 1. 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.
- ↑ CountyNISRA. 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 Archived 2022-04-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Genealogy indexes for County Down
- Ardglass Fishing port on East Down coast Archived 2018-05-11 at the Wayback Machine
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