Downpatrick
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Downpatrick Dún Pádraig |
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| Part of the country | Northern Ireland | |||
| county | Down | |||
| District | Newry, Morne and Down | |||
| Residents | 10,822 (2011) | |||
| Geographical location | 54 ° 20 ′ N , 5 ° 43 ′ W | |||
| POSTCODE: | BT30 | |||
Downpatrick ( Irish : Dún Pádraig = Castle of Patrick ) is a city in Northern Ireland . It was the administrative seat of historic County Down and is now one of the two administrative seats of the District of Newry, Morne and Down .
The population of the city was determined in the 2011 Census at 10,822 people. Downpatrick is 20 miles south of Belfast on the south-west corner of Strangford Lough . The tomb of the Irish national saint Patrick , who was buried here in 461 or 492/493 and where numerous pilgrims and tourists appear on the day of his death, March 17th ( St. Patrick's Day ), is located near the city's cathedral . The city's St. Patrick's Center documents his life story. Downpatrick is also home to the grave of Saint Brigid of Kildare .
Downpatrick also has the Down County Museum and Down Civics Art Center. A railway line with historic steam locomotives is also operated from Downpatrick. To the east of the city are the Holy Springs of Struell Wells and the Court Tomb of Ballyalton . Glovet's basement , restored in the 1980s, is roughly southwest of Downpatrick.
Personalities
- Northern Irish national soccer player David Healy was born here in 1979.
- The three founding members of the rock band Ash come from Downpatrick.
- Aodh Mac Cathmhaoil , Catholic theologian and Archbishop of Armagh, was born in the suburb of Saul (Sabhall) in 1571
Web links
Tomb of saint patrick
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Struell Wells near Downpatrick
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Downpatrick (Town) on citypopulation.de, accessed on September 30, 2019