Downpatrick
Downpatrick (from Irish: Dún Pádraig, meaning "Patrick's stronghold")[1] is a small town about 21 mi (34 km) south of Belfast in County Down, Northern Ireland. Its cathedral is said to be the burial place of Saint Patrick.
Downpatrick had a population of 10,822 according to the 2011 Census.[2]
Downpatrick Media
- Mound of Down.jpg
The remains of the 'Mound of Down'.
- St Patrick's Grave Downpatrick - older photo.jpg
Reputed grave of St Patrick
- A view of the old Abbey of Downpatrick, before it was rebuilt, anno 1790 (continued) (IA jstor-20608798) (page 3 crop).jpg
A view of the old Abbey of Downpatrick, before it was rebuilt, anno 1790
- Countynstables! (8241200776).jpg
Downpatrick in the late 19th century
- St Patrick's Catholic Church, Downpatrick - geograph.org.uk - 2446907.jpg
St Patrick's Catholic Church
- The Down Arts Centre (geograph 2853261).jpg
The Down Arts Centre, located in the former Downpatrick Town Hall
Inch abbey near Downpatrick
- Quoile Castle, geograph.jpg
Quoile Castle, near Downpatrick
- O&K No. 1, Downpatrick Station.JPG
Steam locomotive O&K No. 1 operating at the Downpatrick and County Down Railway
- St Patricks Centre.tif
St Patricks Centre Downpatrick with the Tara Brooch Statue and Down Cathedral
References
- ↑ "Bunachar Logainmneacha na hÉireann – Placenames Database of Ireland". logainm.ie. 13 December 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ↑ "Census 2011 Population Statistics for Downpatrick Settlement". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). Retrieved 10 August 2019.
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