County Down
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
County Down
Irish: Contae an Dúin Coontie Doon / Countie Doun | |
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| Coordinates: 54.2079°N 5.8913°W | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Region | Northern Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County seat | Downpatrick |
| Area | |
| • 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. | |
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. The county town is Downpatrick, and the largest town is Bangor.
References
- 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
- 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
- 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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