Downpatrick (Northern Ireland)
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Information for Authority record
Name (Hebrew)
דאונפטריק (צפון אירלנד)
Name (Latin)
Downpatrick (Northern Ireland)
Other forms of name
nnaa Downpatrick, Ire
Coordinates
-5.703 -5.703 54.322 54.322 (gooearth )
W0054212 W0054212 N0541935 N0541935 (geonames )
Associated country
Great Britain
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Dunleath, D. M. List of historic buildings, groups of buildings ... in the town of Downpatrick, 1970.
- Reader's Digest complete atlas of the Brit. Isles, 1965(Downpatrick, Down)
Wikipedia description:
Downpatrick (from Irish Dún Pádraig, meaning 'Patrick's fort') is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is on the Lecale peninsula, about 21 mi (34 km) south of Belfast. In the Middle Ages, it was the capital of the Dál Fiatach, the main ruling dynasty of Ulaid. Its cathedral is said to be the burial place of Saint Patrick. Today, it is the county town of Down and the joint headquarters of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council. Downpatrick had a population of 11,545 according to the 2021 Census.
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