Downpatrick
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Downpatrick () is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is on the Lecale peninsula, about 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.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Downpatrick
- UK place.irish_name
- Dún Pádraig
- UK place.scots_name
- Doonpetèrick or Doonpetherick
- UK place.static_image_name
- View west along English Street towards Downpatrick Cathedral - geograph.org.uk - 2448646.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Down Cathedral
- UK place.map_type
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.population
- 11,545
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 Census)
- UK place.unitary_northern_ireland
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- UK place.lieutenancy_northern_ireland
- County Down
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- South Down
- UK place.constituency_ni_assembly
- South Down
- UK place.country
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.post_town
- DOWNPATRICK
- UK place.postcode_area
- BT
- UK place.postcode_district
- BT30
- UK place.dial_code
- 028
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- town
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Down District Council
- Population
- 11545
- Capital of
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Image
- Downpatrick view (02), August 2009.JPG
- Dialing code
- 028
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- twinned administrative body
- Listowel
- Commons category
- Downpatrick
- postal code
- BT30
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
- historic county
- County Down
- P8168
- Paul Drayton
- native label
- Dún Pádraig
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
29 sectionsContents
- History
- Pre-history
- Early history
- Reformation and aftermath
- 18th century
- 19th century
- The Troubles
- Places of interest
- St Patrick's Day parade
- Demography
- 2021 census
- 2011 census
- Transport
- Education
- Primary schools
- Post-primary schools
- Further and higher education
- People
- Sport and clubs
- Gaelic games
- Cricket
- Rugby union
- Association football
- Snooker and billiards
- Bowls
- Other sports
- Annalistic references
- See also
- References
Downpatrick () is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is on the Lecale peninsula, about 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.
==History==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Downpatrick” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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