County Down
County Down
Irish: Contae an Dúin Coontie Doon / Countie Doun | |
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| Coordinates: 54°12′28″N 5°53′29″W / 54.2079°N 5.8913°W | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Region | Northern Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County seat | Downpatrick |
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| • Total | 945 sq mi (2,448 km2) |
| • Rank | 12th |
| Population (2001) | 492,840 |
| • Rank | 4th |
| Contae an Dúin is the Irish name, Countie Doun[1] and Coontie Doon[2] 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 2,448 km² (945 square miles). The estimated population in 1992 was 416,600, a more recent approximation puts it at about 516,000.[source?] The county town is Downpatrick, and the largest town is Bangor.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 2008 Annual Report in Ulster Scots North-South Ministerial Council.
- ↑ 2006 Annual Report in Ulster Scots Archived 2013-02-27 at the Wayback Machine North-South Ministerial Council.
Further reading
[change | change source]- 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
[change | change source]- County Down website
- Armagh and Down Tourism
- 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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