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</a> <ul id="toc-Large_towns-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Medium_towns" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Medium_towns"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.3.3</span> <span>Medium towns</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Medium_towns-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Small_towns" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Small_towns"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.3.4</span> <span>Small towns</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Small_towns-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Intermediate_settlements" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Intermediate_settlements"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.3.5</span> <span>Intermediate settlements</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Intermediate_settlements-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Villages" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Villages"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.3.6</span> <span>Villages</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Villages-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Small_villages_or_hamlets" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Small_villages_or_hamlets"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.3.7</span> <span>Small villages or hamlets</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Small_villages_or_hamlets-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Demography" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Demography"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Demography</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Demography-sublist" class="cdx-button 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class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Irish_language_and_Ulster_Scots"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3</span> <span>Irish language and Ulster Scots</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Irish_language_and_Ulster_Scots-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Administration" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Administration"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Administration</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Administration-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Transportation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Transportation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Transportation</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Transportation-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet 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class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#In_popular_culture"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>In popular culture</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-In_popular_culture-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notable_people" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notable_people"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Notable people</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notable_people-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>Notes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Further_reading" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Further_reading"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">13</span> <span>Further reading</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Further_reading-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">14</span> <span>External links</span> 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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B7%D8%B9%D8%A9_%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%86" title="مقاطعة داون – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="مقاطعة داون" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condau_de_Down" title="Condau de Down – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Condau de Down" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cond%C3%A1u_de_Down" title="Condáu de Down – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Condáu de Down" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_K%C5%ABn" title="Down Kūn – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Down Kūn" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B0%D1%9E%D0%BD_(%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%84%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B0)" title="Даўн (графства) – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Даўн (графства)" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BD_(%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%84%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE)" title="Даун (графство) – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Даун (графство)" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kontelezh_An_D%C3%BAn" title="Kontelezh An Dún – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Kontelezh An Dún" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comtat_de_Down" title="Comtat de Down – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Comtat de Down" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hrabstv%C3%AD_Down" title="Hrabství Down – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Hrabství Down" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swydd_Down" title="Swydd Down – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Swydd Down" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_Down" title="County Down – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="County Down" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_Down" title="County Down – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="County Down" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condado_de_Down" title="Condado de Down – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Condado de Down" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graflando_an_D%C3%BAin" title="Graflando an Dúin – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Graflando an Dúin" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_konderria" title="Down konderria – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Down konderria" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%86" title="شهرستان داون – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="شهرستان داون" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comt%C3%A9_de_Down" title="Comté de Down – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Comté de Down" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contae_an_D%C3%BAin" title="Contae an Dúin – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Contae an Dúin" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gv mw-list-item"><a href="https://gv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coontae_yn_Doon" title="Coontae yn Doon – Manx" lang="gv" hreflang="gv" data-title="Coontae yn Doon" data-language-autonym="Gaelg" data-language-local-name="Manx" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaelg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contae_an_D%C3%BAin" title="Contae an Dúin – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Contae an Dúin" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condado_de_Down" title="Condado de Down – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Condado de Down" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%8B%A4%EC%9A%B4%EC%A3%BC" title="다운주 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="다운주" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contea_di_Down" title="Contea di Down – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Contea di Down" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%97%D7%95%D7%96_%D7%93%D7%90%D7%95%D7%9F" title="מחוז דאון – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="מחוז דאון" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%93%E1%83%90%E1%83%A3%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%92%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90%E1%83%A4%E1%83%9D" title="დაუნის საგრაფო – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="დაუნის საგრაფო" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_Down" title="County Down – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="County Down" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a 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href="/wiki/Irish_language" title="Irish language">Irish</a>)</span><br /> <span title="Scots-language text"><i lang="sco">Coontie Doon</i></span>/<span title="Scots-language text"><i lang="sco">Countie Doun</i></span> (<a href="/wiki/Ulster_Scots_dialect" title="Ulster Scots dialect">Ulster-Scots</a>)</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/Counties_of_Ireland" title="Counties of Ireland">County</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols{text-align:center;display:table;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-row{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cell{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cellt{display:table-cell;vertical-align:top}</style> <div class="ib-settlement-cols"> <div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Down_arms.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Coat of arms of County Down"><img alt="Coat of arms of County Down" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Down_arms.png/140px-Down_arms.png" decoding="async" width="140" height="115" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Down_arms.png/210px-Down_arms.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Down_arms.png/280px-Down_arms.png 2x" data-file-width="310" data-file-height="255" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Coat of arms</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Nickname: <div class="ib-settlement-nickname nickname"><a href="/wiki/Mourne_Mountains" title="Mourne Mountains">Mourne</a> Country</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Motto(s): <div class="ib-settlement-nickname nickname"><span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la">Absque Labore Nihil</i></span><span class="nowrap">  </span>(<a href="/wiki/Latin_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Latin language">Latin</a>)<br />"Nothing Without Labour"</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Island_of_Ireland_location_map_Down.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location of County Down"><img alt="Location of County Down" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Island_of_Ireland_location_map_Down.svg/250px-Island_of_Ireland_location_map_Down.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Island_of_Ireland_location_map_Down.svg/375px-Island_of_Ireland_location_map_Down.svg.png 1.5x, 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class="infobox-data">Early 16th century</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/County_town#Historic_counties_of_Northern_Ireland" title="County town">County town</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Downpatrick" title="Downpatrick">Downpatrick</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-census1971summary_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census1971summary-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">961 sq mi (2,489 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Irish_counties_by_area" title="List of Irish counties by area">12th</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Highest elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"> (<a href="/wiki/Slieve_Donard" title="Slieve Donard">Slieve Donard</a>)</div></th><td class="infobox-data">2,790 ft (850 m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2021)</div></th><td class="infobox-data">553,261</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Irish_counties_by_population" title="List of Irish counties by population">4th</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%C2%B10" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC±0">UTC±0</a> (<a href="/wiki/Greenwich_Mean_Time" title="Greenwich Mean Time">GMT</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B1" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+1">UTC+1</a> (<a href="/wiki/British_Summer_Time" title="British Summer Time">BST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_postcode_areas_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom">Postcode area</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code"><a href="/wiki/BT_postcode_area" title="BT postcode area">BT</a></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><span title="Irish-language text"><i lang="ga">Contae an Dúin</i></span> is the <a href="/wiki/Irish_language" title="Irish language">Irish</a> name, <span title="Scots-language text"><i lang="sco">Countie Doun</i></span><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <span title="Scots-language text"><i lang="sco">Coontie Doon</i></span><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> are <a href="/wiki/Ulster_Scots_dialects" class="mw-redirect" title="Ulster Scots dialects">Ulster Scots</a> spellings.</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>County Down</b> (<a href="/wiki/Irish_language" title="Irish language">Irish</a>: <i lang="ga">Contae an Dúin</i>) is one of the six <a href="/wiki/Counties_of_Northern_Ireland" title="Counties of Northern Ireland">counties of Northern Ireland</a>, one of the nine counties of <a href="/wiki/Ulster" title="Ulster">Ulster</a> and one of the traditional thirty-two <a href="/wiki/Counties_of_Ireland" title="Counties of Ireland">counties of Ireland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It covers an area of 961 sq mi (2,490 km<sup>2</sup>) and has a population of 552,261.<sup id="cite_ref-2021_pop_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2021_pop-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It borders <a href="/wiki/County_Antrim" title="County Antrim">County Antrim</a> to the north, the <a href="/wiki/Irish_Sea" title="Irish Sea">Irish Sea</a> to the east, <a href="/wiki/County_Armagh" title="County Armagh">County Armagh</a> to the west, and <a href="/wiki/County_Louth" title="County Louth">County Louth</a> across <a href="/wiki/Carlingford_Lough" title="Carlingford Lough">Carlingford Lough</a> to the southwest. </p><p>In the east of the county is <a href="/wiki/Strangford_Lough" title="Strangford Lough">Strangford Lough</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Ards_Peninsula" title="Ards Peninsula">Ards Peninsula</a>. The largest settlement is <a href="/wiki/Bangor,_County_Down" title="Bangor, County Down">Bangor</a>, a city on the northeast coast. Three other large towns and cities are on its border: <a href="/wiki/Newry" title="Newry">Newry</a> lies on the western border with County Armagh, while <a href="/wiki/Lisburn" title="Lisburn">Lisburn</a> and <a href="/wiki/Belfast" title="Belfast">Belfast</a> lie on the northern border with County Antrim. Down contains both the southernmost point of Northern Ireland (<a href="/wiki/Cranfield_Point" title="Cranfield Point">Cranfield Point</a>) and the easternmost point of Ireland (<a href="/wiki/Burr_Point" title="Burr Point">Burr Point</a>). </p><p>It was one of two counties of Northern Ireland to have a <a href="/wiki/Protestant" class="mw-redirect" title="Protestant">Protestant</a> majority at the time of the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_Census_2001" class="mw-redirect" title="United Kingdom Census 2001">2001 census</a>. The other Protestant-majority County was County Antrim to the north.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, as of the 2021 Census, it is now the only county in which there is a Protestant background majority, as Antrim has Protestant background plurality.<sup id="cite_ref-religion_brought_up_in_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-religion_brought_up_in-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the 2021 census, Ards and North Down had the highest number of "No Religion" responses (30.6%) for Northern Ireland.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2018, <i>The Sunday Times</i> published its list of Best Places to Live in Britain, including five in Northern Ireland. The list included three in County Down: <a href="/wiki/Holywood,_County_Down" title="Holywood, County Down">Holywood</a>, <a href="/wiki/Newcastle,_County_Down" title="Newcastle, County Down">Newcastle</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Strangford" title="Strangford">Strangford</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The county has two cities: <a href="/wiki/Newry" title="Newry">Newry</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bangor,_County_Down" title="Bangor, County Down">Bangor</a>. The latter is the more recent, gaining city status on 2 December 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Toponymy">Toponymy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=County_Down&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Toponymy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>County Down takes its name from <i>dún</i>, the Irish word for <a href="/wiki/Dun_(fortification)" title="Dun (fortification)">dun</a> or fort, which is a common root in Gaelic place names (such as <a href="/wiki/Dundee" title="Dundee">Dundee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dunfermline" title="Dunfermline">Dunfermline</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dumbarton" title="Dumbarton">Dumbarton</a> in Scotland and <a href="/wiki/Donegal_(town)" title="Donegal (town)">Donegal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dundalk" title="Dundalk">Dundalk</a> in the Republic of Ireland).<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The fort in question was in the historic town of <a href="/wiki/Downpatrick" title="Downpatrick">Downpatrick</a>, originally known as <i>Dún Lethglaise</i> ("fort of the green side" or "fort of the two broken fetters").<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=County_Down&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Picturesque_Ireland_-_a_literary_and_artistic_delineation_of_the_natural_scenery,_remarkable_places,_historical_antiquities,_public_buildings,_ancient_abbeys,_towers,_castles,_and_other_romantic_and_(14780216352).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Picturesque_Ireland_-_a_literary_and_artistic_delineation_of_the_natural_scenery%2C_remarkable_places%2C_historical_antiquities%2C_public_buildings%2C_ancient_abbeys%2C_towers%2C_castles%2C_and_other_romantic_and_%2814780216352%29.jpg/220px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="275" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Picturesque_Ireland_-_a_literary_and_artistic_delineation_of_the_natural_scenery%2C_remarkable_places%2C_historical_antiquities%2C_public_buildings%2C_ancient_abbeys%2C_towers%2C_castles%2C_and_other_romantic_and_%2814780216352%29.jpg/330px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Picturesque_Ireland_-_a_literary_and_artistic_delineation_of_the_natural_scenery%2C_remarkable_places%2C_historical_antiquities%2C_public_buildings%2C_ancient_abbeys%2C_towers%2C_castles%2C_and_other_romantic_and_%2814780216352%29.jpg/440px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1912" data-file-height="2390" /></a><figcaption>1885 map, with the county divided into <a href="/wiki/Baronies_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="Baronies of Ireland">baronies</a></figcaption></figure> <p>During the 2nd century the region was home to the Voluntii tribe, according to <a href="/wiki/Ptolemy" title="Ptolemy">Ptolemy</a>. From the 400s–1177 County Down formed a central part of the kingdom of <a href="/wiki/Ulaid" title="Ulaid">Ulaid</a>. Ulaid was a frequent target of Viking raids in the eighth and ninth centuries, however fierce local resistance prevented the Norse from setting up permanent settlements in the region. In 1001 a fleet led by <a href="/wiki/Sigtrygg_Silkbeard" title="Sigtrygg Silkbeard">Sigtrygg Silkbeard</a> raided much of the region in retribution for the Ulaiden's refusal to offer him sanctuary from <a href="/wiki/Brian_Boru" title="Brian Boru">Brian Boru</a> the previous year. </p><p>The region was <a href="/wiki/Norman_invasion_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="Norman invasion of Ireland">invaded</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Normans" title="Normans">Normans</a> in 1177. From the 1180s–1600s the region saw waves of English and Scottish immigration. In 1569 the Irish Parliament passed "An Act for turning of Countries that be not yet Shire Grounds into Shire Grounds".<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1570 a commission was issued in pursuance of that statute "to survey and make enquiry in the countries and territories ... that are not shire ground, or are doubtful to what shire they belong; to limit and nominate them a shire or county; to divide them into countries, baronies or hundreds, or to join them to any existing shire or barony" "for the countries or territories of Arde,<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as well this side Blackstafe<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as the other side, Copelande islands,<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the Dufferin,<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Clandeboy,<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kilultoghe, the Glynes<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>f<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with the Raughlines,<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>g<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Momerie and Carie,<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>h<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the Rowte M'William (<a href="/wiki/McQuillan" title="McQuillan">McQuillan</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>i<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and all lands between lough Coine<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>j<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and lough Eaghe,<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>k<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the water of Strangforde and the Banne.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>l<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To certify their proceedings before the 1st August."<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The county was privately planted during the <a href="/wiki/Plantations_of_Ireland" title="Plantations of Ireland">Plantation period</a> (16th–17th centuries). During the <a href="/wiki/Williamite_War_in_Ireland" title="Williamite War in Ireland">Williamite War in Ireland</a> (1689–1691) the county was a centre of Protestant rebellion against the rule of the Catholic <a href="/wiki/James_II_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="James II of Ireland">James II</a>. After forming a scratch force the Protestants were defeated by the <a href="/wiki/Irish_Army_(Kingdom_of_Ireland)" class="mw-redirect" title="Irish Army (Kingdom of Ireland)">Irish Army</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Break_of_Dromore" title="Break of Dromore">Break of Dromore</a> and forced to retreat, leading to the whole of Down falling under <a href="/wiki/Jacobitism" title="Jacobitism">Jacobite</a> control. Later the same year <a href="/wiki/Marshal_Schomberg" class="mw-redirect" title="Marshal Schomberg">Marshal Schomberg</a>'s large <a href="/wiki/Williamite" title="Williamite">Williamite</a> expedition arrived in Belfast Lough and captured Bangor. After laying <a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Carrickfergus_(1689)" title="Siege of Carrickfergus (1689)">siege to Carrickfergus</a>, Schomberg marched south to <a href="/wiki/Dundalk_Camp" title="Dundalk Camp">Dundalk Camp</a>, clearing County Down and much of the rest of East Ulster of Jacobite troops.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=County_Down&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mournes_wiki.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Mournes_wiki.jpg/220px-Mournes_wiki.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="115" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Mournes_wiki.jpg/330px-Mournes_wiki.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Mournes_wiki.jpg/440px-Mournes_wiki.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2802" data-file-height="1467" /></a><figcaption>Mourne Mountains</figcaption></figure> <p>Down contains two significant <a href="/wiki/Peninsula" title="Peninsula">peninsulas</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ards_Peninsula" title="Ards Peninsula">Ards Peninsula</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lecale_peninsula" class="mw-redirect" title="Lecale peninsula">Lecale peninsula</a>. </p><p>The county has a coastline along <a href="/wiki/Belfast_Lough" title="Belfast Lough">Belfast Lough</a> to the north and <a href="/wiki/Carlingford_Lough" title="Carlingford Lough">Carlingford Lough</a> to the south (both of which have access to the sea). <a href="/wiki/Strangford_Lough" title="Strangford Lough">Strangford Lough</a> lies between the Ards Peninsula and the mainland. Down also contains part of the shore of <a href="/wiki/Lough_Neagh" title="Lough Neagh">Lough Neagh</a>. Smaller loughs include <a href="/wiki/Lough_Island_Reavy" title="Lough Island Reavy">Lough Island Reavy</a> and Castlewellan Lake near Castlewellan, Clea Lough near Killyleagh, Lough Money and Loughinisland near Downpatrick and, within the <a href="/wiki/Mourne_Mountains" title="Mourne Mountains">Mourne Mountains</a>, <a href="/wiki/Silent_Valley_Reservoir" title="Silent Valley Reservoir">Silent Valley</a> Reservoir, Ben Crom Reservoir, Spelga Dam and Lough Shannagh. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/River_Lagan" title="River Lagan">River Lagan</a> forms most of the border with County Antrim. The <a href="/wiki/River_Bann" title="River Bann">River Bann</a> also flows through the southwestern areas of the county. Other rivers include the <a href="/wiki/Newry_River" title="Newry River">Clanrye</a> and <a href="/wiki/River_Quoile" title="River Quoile">Quoile</a>. </p><p>There are several islands off the Down coast: Mew Island, Light House Island and the <a href="/wiki/Copeland_Islands" title="Copeland Islands">Copeland Islands</a>, all of which lie to the north of the Ards Peninsula. Gunn Island lies off the Lecale coast. In addition, there are at least seventy islands (several inhabited) along with many islets – or pladdies – in Strangford Lough,<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although folk tradition says there are 365 islands in Strangford Lough, one for every day of the year.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>County Down is where, in the words of the song by <a href="/wiki/Percy_French" title="Percy French">Percy French</a>, "<a href="/wiki/Mourne_Mountains" title="Mourne Mountains">The mountains of Mourne</a> sweep down to the sea", and the area around the <a href="/wiki/Granite" title="Granite">granite</a> Mourne Mountains continues to be known for its scenery. <a href="/wiki/Slieve_Donard" title="Slieve Donard">Slieve Donard</a>, at 849 m (2,785 ft), is the highest peak in the Mournes, in Northern Ireland and in the province of Ulster. Another important peak is <a href="/wiki/Slieve_Croob" title="Slieve Croob">Slieve Croob</a>, at 534 m (1,752 ft), the source of the River Lagan. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Places_of_interest">Places of interest</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=County_Down&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Places of interest"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:King_John%27s_Castle_Carlingford_-_geograph.org.uk_-_985692.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/King_John%27s_Castle_Carlingford_-_geograph.org.uk_-_985692.jpg/220px-King_John%27s_Castle_Carlingford_-_geograph.org.uk_-_985692.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="115" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/King_John%27s_Castle_Carlingford_-_geograph.org.uk_-_985692.jpg/330px-King_John%27s_Castle_Carlingford_-_geograph.org.uk_-_985692.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/King_John%27s_Castle_Carlingford_-_geograph.org.uk_-_985692.jpg/440px-King_John%27s_Castle_Carlingford_-_geograph.org.uk_-_985692.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="335" /></a><figcaption>King John's Castle on <a href="/wiki/Carlingford_Lough" title="Carlingford Lough">Carlingford Lough</a>.</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Patrick" title="Saint Patrick">Saint Patrick</a> is reputed to be buried at <a href="/wiki/Down_Cathedral" title="Down Cathedral">Down Cathedral</a> in <a href="/wiki/Downpatrick" title="Downpatrick">Downpatrick</a>, reputedly alongside St. Brigid and St. Columcille.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saul,_County_Down" title="Saul, County Down">Saul, County Down</a> (from the Irish: Sabhall meaning "Barn") – where Saint Patrick said his first eucharist in Ireland</li> <li>The city of <a href="/wiki/Newry" title="Newry">Newry</a> in the south of the county contains St Patrick's (<a href="/wiki/Church_of_Ireland" title="Church of Ireland">Church of Ireland</a>, 1578), overlooking the city centre from Church street, on the east side of the city, which is considered to be Ireland's first ever <a href="/wiki/Protestant" class="mw-redirect" title="Protestant">Protestant</a> church.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Newry_Canal" title="Newry Canal">Newry Canal</a> is also the first summit-level canal ever to be built in the <a href="/wiki/British_Isles" title="British Isles">British Isles</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castlewellan_Forest_Park" title="Castlewellan Forest Park">Castlewellan Forest Park</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cloughmore" title="Cloughmore">Cloughmore</a> (The Big Stone), a 30-ton Granite boulder lies on the Slieve Martin Mountain Ridge approximately 1000 ft. above <a href="/wiki/Rostrevor" title="Rostrevor">Rostrevor</a> village in <a href="/wiki/Kilbroney_Park" title="Kilbroney Park">Kilbroney Park</a>.</li> <li>Down is also home to <a href="/wiki/Exploris" title="Exploris">Exploris</a>, the Northern Ireland Aquarium, located in <a href="/wiki/Portaferry" title="Portaferry">Portaferry</a>, on the shores of Strangford Lough, on the Ards Peninsula.</li> <li>The Old Inn in <a href="/wiki/Crawfordsburn" title="Crawfordsburn">Crawfordsburn</a> is one of Ireland's oldest hostelries, with records dating back to 1614. It is predated however by Donaghadee's Grace Neill's which was opened in 1611. The Old inn claims that people who have stayed there include <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Swift" title="Jonathan Swift">Jonathan Swift</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dick_Turpin" title="Dick Turpin">Dick Turpin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peter_I_of_Russia" class="mw-redirect" title="Peter I of Russia">Peter the Great</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alfred_Tennyson,_1st_Baron_Tennyson" class="mw-redirect" title="Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson">Lord Tennyson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charles_Dickens" title="Charles Dickens">Charles Dickens</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Trollope" title="Anthony Trollope">Anthony Trollope</a>, former US president <a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush" title="George H. W. Bush">George H. W. Bush</a>, and <a href="/wiki/C._S._Lewis" title="C. S. Lewis">C. S. Lewis</a>, who honeymooned there.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tollymore_Forest_Park" title="Tollymore Forest Park">Tollymore Forest Park</a> between <a href="/wiki/Castlewellan" title="Castlewellan">Castlewellan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Newcastle,_County_Down" title="Newcastle, County Down">Newcastle</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scrabo_Tower" title="Scrabo Tower">Scrabo Tower</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Newtownards" title="Newtownards">Newtownards</a>, was built as a memorial to <a href="/wiki/Charles_Stewart,_3rd_Marquess_of_Londonderry" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles Stewart, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry">Charles Stewart, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry</a>.</li> <li>An area of County Down is known as the Brontë Homeland (situated between <a href="/wiki/Rathfriland" title="Rathfriland">Rathfriland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Banbridge" title="Banbridge">Banbridge</a>, where <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Bront%C3%AB" title="Patrick Brontë">Patrick Brontë</a> had his church.) Patrick Brontë (originally Brunty), father of <a href="/wiki/Anne_Bront%C3%AB" title="Anne Brontë">Anne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Bront%C3%AB" title="Charlotte Brontë">Charlotte</a>, <a href="/wiki/Emily_Bront%C3%AB" title="Emily Brontë">Emily</a> and <a href="/wiki/Branwell_Bront%C3%AB" title="Branwell Brontë">Branwell</a>, was born in this region.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Subdivisions">Subdivisions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=County_Down&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Subdivisions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Baronies</b> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Barony_(Ireland)" title="Barony (Ireland)">Barony (Ireland)</a></div> <ul><li>Ards Lower (from the <a href="/wiki/Irish_language" title="Irish language">Irish</a>: <i lang="ga">Aird</i>)</li> <li>Ards Upper</li> <li>Castlereagh Lower</li> <li>Castlereagh Upper</li> <li>Dufferin (from the <a href="/wiki/Irish_language" title="Irish language">Irish</a>: <i lang="ga">Duifrian</i>)</li> <li>Iveagh Lower, Lower Half (from the <a href="/wiki/Irish_language" title="Irish language">Irish</a>: <i lang="ga">Uíbh Eachach</i>)</li> <li>Iveagh Lower, Upper Half</li> <li>Iveagh Upper, Lower Half</li> <li>Iveagh Upper, Upper Half</li> <li>Kinelarty (from the <a href="/wiki/Irish_language" title="Irish language">Irish</a>: <i lang="ga">Cineál Fhártaigh</i>)</li> <li>Lecale Lower (from the <a href="/wiki/Irish_language" title="Irish language">Irish</a>: <i lang="ga">Leath Cathail</i>)</li> <li>Lecale Upper</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lordship_of_Newry" title="Lordship of Newry">Lordship of Newry</a></li> <li>Mourne (from the <a href="/wiki/Irish_language" title="Irish language">Irish</a>: <i lang="ga">Múrna</i>)</li></ul> <p><b>Parishes</b> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_civil_parishes_of_County_Down" title="List of civil parishes of County Down">List of civil parishes of County Down</a></div> <p><b>Townlands</b> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_townlands_in_County_Down" class="mw-redirect" title="List of townlands in County Down">List of townlands in County Down</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Settlements">Settlements</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=County_Down&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Settlements"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236656977">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-top:none;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:5px}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border-top:1px #a2a9b1 solid!important}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:none}}</style><table class="table-pale" style="width:15em;border-top-width:0;border-spacing: 0;float:right;clear:right;margin:0.5em 0 1em 0.5em;"><caption class="caption-purple" style="padding:0.25em;font-weight:bold">Historical population</caption><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Percent change" class="abbr-header">±%</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1653</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">13,207</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1659</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">15,183</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+15.0%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1821</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">325,410</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+2043.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1831</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">352,012</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+8.2%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1841</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">361,446</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+2.7%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1851</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">320,817</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−11.2%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1861</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">299,302</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−6.7%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1871</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">277,294</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−7.4%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1881</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">248,190</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−10.5%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1891</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">224,008</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">−9.7%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1901</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">205,889</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−8.1%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1911</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">204,303</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.8%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1926</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">209,228</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+2.4%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1937</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">210,687</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.7%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1951</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">241,181</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+14.5%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1961</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">266,939</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+10.7%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1966</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">286,631</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+7.4%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1971</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">311,876</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+8.8%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1981</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">417,978</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+34.0%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1991</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">454,411</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+8.7%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2001</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">489,004</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+7.6%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2011</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">531,665</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+8.7%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2021</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">553,261</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+4.1%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);font-size:85%;text-align:left"><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Cities">Cities</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=County_Down&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Cities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>(population of 75,000 or more at 2001 Census)<sup id="cite_ref-NI_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NI-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Belfast" title="Belfast">Belfast</a> – the eastern suburbs of the city lie partly in County Down but mainly in <a href="/wiki/County_Antrim" title="County Antrim">County Antrim</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Large_towns">Large towns</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=County_Down&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Large towns"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>(population of 18,000 or more and under 75,000 at 2001 Census)<sup id="cite_ref-NI_41-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NI-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bangor,_County_Down" title="Bangor, County Down">Bangor</a> (officially a city)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dundonald,_County_Down" title="Dundonald, County Down">Dundonald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lisburn" title="Lisburn">Lisburn</a> – the eastern suburbs of the city lie partly in County Down but mainly in County Antrim (officially a city)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newry" title="Newry">Newry</a> – in counties Armagh and Down, divided by the <a href="/wiki/Newry_River" title="Newry River">Clanrye River</a> (officially a city)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newtownards" title="Newtownards">Newtownards</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Medium_towns">Medium towns</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=County_Down&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Medium towns"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>(Population of 10,000 or more and under 18,000 at 2001 Census)<sup id="cite_ref-NI_41-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NI-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol 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dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Banbridge" title="Banbridge">Banbridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Downpatrick" title="Downpatrick">Downpatrick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holywood,_County_Down" title="Holywood, County Down">Holywood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carryduff" title="Carryduff">Carryduff</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Small_towns">Small towns</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=County_Down&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Small towns"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>(Population of 4,500 or more and under 10,000 at 2001 Census)<sup id="cite_ref-NI_41-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NI-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ballynahinch,_County_Down" title="Ballynahinch, County Down">Ballynahinch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comber" title="Comber">Comber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donaghadee" title="Donaghadee">Donaghadee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dromore,_County_Down" title="Dromore, County Down">Dromore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kilkeel" title="Kilkeel">Kilkeel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newcastle,_County_Down" title="Newcastle, County Down">Newcastle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saintfield" title="Saintfield">Saintfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warrenpoint" title="Warrenpoint">Warrenpoint</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Intermediate_settlements">Intermediate settlements</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=County_Down&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Intermediate settlements"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>(Population of 2,250 or more and under 4,500 at 2001 Census)<sup id="cite_ref-NI_41-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NI-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ballygowan" title="Ballygowan">Ballygowan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castlewellan" title="Castlewellan">Castlewellan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hillsborough,_County_Down" class="mw-redirect" title="Hillsborough, County Down">Hillsborough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Killyleagh" title="Killyleagh">Killyleagh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moira,_County_Down" title="Moira, County Down">Moira</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portaferry" title="Portaferry">Portaferry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rostrevor" title="Rostrevor">Rostrevor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saintfield" title="Saintfield">Saintfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waringstown" title="Waringstown">Waringstown</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Villages">Villages</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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County Down">Drumbeg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dundrum,_County_Down" title="Dundrum, County Down">Dundrum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilford,_County_Down" title="Gilford, County Down">Gilford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greyabbey" title="Greyabbey">Greyabbey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helen%27s_Bay" title="Helen's Bay">Helen's Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kilcoo" title="Kilcoo">Kilcoo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kircubbin,_County_Down" title="Kircubbin, County Down">Kircubbin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magheralin" title="Magheralin">Magheralin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Millisle" title="Millisle">Millisle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moneyreagh" title="Moneyreagh">Moneyreagh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portavogie" title="Portavogie">Portavogie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rathfriland" title="Rathfriland">Rathfriland</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Small_villages_or_hamlets">Small villages or hamlets</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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title="Ballymartin">Ballymartin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bryansford" title="Bryansford">Bryansford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burren,_County_Down" title="Burren, County Down">Burren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cabra,_County_Down" title="Cabra, County Down">Cabra, County Down</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carrowdore" title="Carrowdore">Carrowdore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clough" title="Clough">Clough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cloughey" class="mw-redirect" title="Cloughey">Cloughey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crawfordsburn" title="Crawfordsburn">Crawfordsburn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donaghcloney" title="Donaghcloney">Donaghcloney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dromara" title="Dromara">Dromara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilnahirk" class="mw-redirect" title="Gilnahirk">Gilnahirk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Groomsport" title="Groomsport">Groomsport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hilltown,_County_Down" title="Hilltown, County Down">Hilltown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Killinchy" title="Killinchy">Killinchy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Killough" title="Killough">Killough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawrencetown,_County_Down" title="Lawrencetown, County Down">Lawrencetown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leitrim,_County_Down" title="Leitrim, County Down">Leitrim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Listooder" title="Listooder">Listooder</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Longstone,_County_Armagh&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Longstone, County Armagh (page does not exist)">Longstone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loughbrickland" title="Loughbrickland">Loughbrickland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loughinisland" title="Loughinisland">Loughinisland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayobridge" title="Mayobridge">Mayobridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saul,_County_Down" title="Saul, County Down">Saul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scarva" title="Scarva">Scarva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seaforde" title="Seaforde">Seaforde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheeptown" title="Sheeptown">Sheeptown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strangford" title="Strangford">Strangford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toye" title="Toye">Toye</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demography">Demography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=County_Down&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Demography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="notheme barbox tright" style="overflow-x: auto;"> <div style="border:1px solid silver; font-size:88%; padding:0.4em; width:auto; background: white; color: black;"> <table style="text-align:left; border-collapse:collapse; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ddd"><th style="text-align:center;" colspan="5">Religious Background in Down (2021)</th></tr> <tr style="font-size:88%; height:4px;"> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; text-align:left;">Religion</td> <td style="width:100px; text-align:left;"></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; width:1em; text-align:right;">Per cent</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Protestant" class="mw-redirect" title="Protestant">Protestant</a> and Other Christian</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:Blue; width:53.5%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">53.5%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Catholic" class="mw-redirect" title="Catholic">Catholic</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:DarkOrchid; width:32.3%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">32.3%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">None</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:grey; width:12.7%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">12.7%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Other faiths</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:grey; width:1.5%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">1.5%</td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/2021_United_Kingdom_census" title="2021 United Kingdom census">2021 census</a>, County Down had a population of 552,261, making it the second most populous county in Northern Ireland.<sup id="cite_ref-2021_pop_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2021_pop-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Community_background_and_religion">Community background and religion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=County_Down&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Community background and religion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Religion or religion brought up in (2021 Census)<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Religion or religion brought up in </th> <th>Number </th> <th>% </th></tr> <tr> <td>Protestant and Other Christian </td> <td>296,228 </td> <td>53.54% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Catholic </td> <td>178,523 </td> <td>32.27% </td></tr> <tr> <td>None (no religion) </td> <td>70,046 </td> <td>12.66% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Other religion </td> <td>8,464 </td> <td>1.53% </td></tr> <tr> <th>Total </th> <th>553,261 </th> <th>100.00% </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="National_identity">National identity</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=County_Down&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: National identity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>National identity (2021 Census)<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>National identity </th> <th>Number </th> <th>% </th></tr> <tr> <td>British only </td> <td>208,523 </td> <td>37.69% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Irish only </td> <td>102,174 </td> <td>18.47% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Northern Irish only </td> <td>120,003 </td> <td>21.69% </td></tr> <tr> <td>British and Northern Irish only </td> <td>58,256 </td> <td>10.53% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Irish and Northern Irish only </td> <td>9,820 </td> <td>1.78% </td></tr> <tr> <td>British, Irish and Northern Irish only </td> <td>12,605 </td> <td>2.28% </td></tr> <tr> <td>British and Irish only </td> <td>4,421 </td> <td>0.80% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Other identity </td> <td>37,459 </td> <td>6.77% </td></tr> <tr> <th>Total </th> <th>553,261 </th> <th>100.00% </th></tr> <tr> <th>All Irish identities </th> <th>131,143 </th> <th>23.70% </th></tr> <tr> <th>All British identities </th> <th>290,524 </th> <th>52.51% </th></tr> <tr> <th>All Northern Irish identities </th> <th>204,276 </th> <th>36.92% </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Irish_language_and_Ulster_Scots">Irish language and Ulster Scots</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=County_Down&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Irish language and Ulster Scots"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the 2021 UK census in County Down: </p> <ul><li>8.04% claim to have some knowledge of the Irish language, whilst 2.35% claim to be able to speak, read, write and understand spoken Irish. 1.15% claim to use Irish daily. 0.13% claim that Irish is their main language.</li> <li>9.85% claim to have some knowledge of Ulster Scots, whilst 1.01% claim to be able to speak, read, write and understand spoken Ulster Scots. 1.34% claim to use Ulster Scots daily.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Administration">Administration</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=County_Down&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Administration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The county was administered by <a href="/wiki/Down_County_Council" title="Down County Council">Down County Council</a> from 1899 until the abolition of county councils in Northern Ireland in 1973.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> County Down is now served by the following <a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_Northern_Ireland" title="Local government in Northern Ireland">local government districts</a>: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ards_and_North_Down_Borough_Council" title="Ards and North Down Borough Council">Ards and North Down</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newry,_Mourne_and_Down_District_Council" title="Newry, Mourne and Down District Council">Newry, Mourne and Down</a> <i>(also serves part of <a href="/wiki/County_Armagh" title="County Armagh">County Armagh</a>)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lisburn_and_Castlereagh_City_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council">Lisburn and Castlereagh</a> <i>(also serves part of <a href="/wiki/County_Antrim" title="County Antrim">County Antrim</a>)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belfast_City_Council" title="Belfast City Council">Belfast</a> <i>(also serves part of County Antrim)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armagh_City,_Banbridge_and_Craigavon_Borough_Council" title="Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council">Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon</a> <i>(also serves parts of County Armagh and County Antrim)</i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transportation">Transportation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=County_Down&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Railways">Railways</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=County_Down&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Railways"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:A_Passing_Steam_train_-_geograph.org.uk_-_350110.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/A_Passing_Steam_train_-_geograph.org.uk_-_350110.jpg/220px-A_Passing_Steam_train_-_geograph.org.uk_-_350110.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/A_Passing_Steam_train_-_geograph.org.uk_-_350110.jpg/330px-A_Passing_Steam_train_-_geograph.org.uk_-_350110.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/A_Passing_Steam_train_-_geograph.org.uk_-_350110.jpg/440px-A_Passing_Steam_train_-_geograph.org.uk_-_350110.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="426" /></a><figcaption>A steam train on the <a href="/wiki/Downpatrick_and_County_Down_Railway" title="Downpatrick and County Down Railway">Downpatrick and County Down Railway</a> travelling through the <a href="/wiki/Ulster" title="Ulster">Ulster</a> <a href="/wiki/Drumlin" title="Drumlin">drumlin</a> belt near <a href="/wiki/Downpatrick" title="Downpatrick">Downpatrick</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>Former railways within the county include the <a href="/wiki/Great_Northern_Railway_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="Great Northern Railway of Ireland">Great Northern Railway of Ireland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Belfast_and_County_Down_Railway" title="Belfast and County Down Railway">Belfast and County Down Railway</a> both of which were formed in the 19th century and were closed (or amalgamated) in the 1950s. The <a href="/wiki/Downpatrick_and_County_Down_Railway" title="Downpatrick and County Down Railway">Downpatrick and County Down Railway</a> operates a short section of the former Belfast and County Down line as a <a href="/wiki/Heritage_railway" title="Heritage railway">heritage railway</a> between Downpatrick and <a href="/wiki/Inch_Abbey_railway_station" title="Inch Abbey railway station">Inch Abbey</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Railways" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Ireland Railways">Northern Ireland Railways</a> operates the area's modern rail network. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sport">Sport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=County_Down&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Sport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Association_football">Association football</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=County_Down&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Association football"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In association football, the <a href="/wiki/NIFL_Premiership" title="NIFL Premiership">NIFL Premiership</a>, which operates as the top division, has three teams in the county: <a href="/wiki/Newry_City_F.C." title="Newry City F.C.">Newry City F.C.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ards_F.C." title="Ards F.C.">Ards F.C.</a> and <a href="/wiki/Warrenpoint_Town_F.C." title="Warrenpoint Town F.C.">Warrenpoint Town F.C.</a>, with <a href="/wiki/Banbridge_Town_F.C." title="Banbridge Town F.C.">Banbridge Town F.C.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bangor_F.C." title="Bangor F.C.">Bangor F.C.</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lisburn_Distillery_F.C." title="Lisburn Distillery F.C.">Lisburn Distillery F.C.</a> competing in the <a href="/wiki/NIFL_Championship" title="NIFL Championship">NIFL Championship</a>, which operates as levels two and three. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gaelic_games">Gaelic games</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=County_Down&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Gaelic games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Down_GAA" title="Down GAA">Down County Board</a> administers <a href="/wiki/Gaelic_games" title="Gaelic games">Gaelic games</a> in the county. Down is the most successful team north of the border in terms of <a href="/wiki/All-Ireland_Senior_Football_Championship" title="All-Ireland Senior Football Championship">All-Ireland Senior Football Championships</a> won with five (1960, 1961, 1968, 1991 and 1994) in total. In terms of Ulster, they share that accolade with Cavan who also have 5 titles. They currently have four minor All-Ireland titles, twelve Ulster titles and one under 21 all Ireland title (1979). The Ards peninsula is a hurling stronghold. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Golf">Golf</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=County_Down&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Golf"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>County Down is also home to the No.1-ranked golf course, <a href="/wiki/Royal_County_Down_Golf_Club" title="Royal County Down Golf Club">Royal County Down Golf Club</a>, in not just Ireland, but the entire <a href="/wiki/Great_Britain" title="Great Britain">Great Britain</a>, according to <i><a href="/wiki/Today%27s_Golfer" title="Today's Golfer">Today's Golfer</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Former No.1 golfer in the world, <a href="/wiki/Rory_McIlroy" title="Rory McIlroy">Rory McIlroy</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> originates from <a href="/wiki/Holywood,_County_Down" title="Holywood, County Down">Holywood</a>, which is situated in the north of the county. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_popular_culture">In popular culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=County_Down&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: In popular culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>"<a href="/wiki/Star_of_the_County_Down" title="Star of the County Down">Star of the County Down</a>" is a popular Irish ballad. </p><p>The county is named in the lyrics of the song "<a href="/wiki/Around_the_World_(1956_song)" title="Around the World (1956 song)">Around the World</a>", from the film <i><a href="/wiki/Around_the_World_in_80_Days_(1956_film)" title="Around the World in 80 Days (1956 film)">Around the World in 80 Days</a></i>, which was an American top ten hit for <a href="/wiki/Bing_Crosby" title="Bing Crosby">Bing Crosby</a> and UK top ten hit for <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Hilton" title="Ronnie Hilton">Ronnie Hilton</a>, both in 1957, although it was <a href="/wiki/Mantovani" title="Mantovani">Mantovani</a>'s instrumental version which was actually used in the film. <a href="/wiki/Rihanna" title="Rihanna">Rihanna</a>'s video "<a href="/wiki/We_Found_Love" title="We Found Love">We Found Love</a>" was filmed there in 2011, causing complaints when the singer removed her clothes to reveal a bikini.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Ulster" title="Ulster">Ulster</a> singer <a href="/wiki/Van_Morrison" title="Van Morrison">Van Morrison</a> has made reference to the County Down in the lyrics to several songs including "Northern Muse (Solid Ground)", "Mystic of the East" and the nostalgic "<a href="/wiki/Coney_Island_(Van_Morrison_song)" title="Coney Island (Van Morrison song)">Coney Island</a>", which names several places and landmarks in the county. Van Morrison also covered "Star of the County Down" with <a href="/wiki/The_Chieftains" title="The Chieftains">The Chieftains</a> as a part of their collaboration album <i><a href="/wiki/Irish_Heartbeat" title="Irish Heartbeat">Irish Heartbeat</a></i>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/C._S._Lewis" title="C. S. Lewis">C. S. Lewis</a>, author of <a href="/wiki/The_Chronicles_of_Narnia" title="The Chronicles of Narnia"><i>The Chronicles of Narnia</i></a>, was inspired by the <a href="/wiki/Mourne_Mountains" title="Mourne Mountains">Mourne Mountains</a>. There is a Narnia trail in Kilbroney Park, in <a href="/wiki/Rostrevor" title="Rostrevor">Rostrevor</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Sam_Hanna_Bell" title="Sam Hanna Bell">Sam Hanna Bell</a> based his novel of Ulster rural life, <i>December Bride</i> (1951) in the Ards peninsula. A film version of the novel, also called <i><a href="/wiki/December_Bride_(film)" title="December Bride (film)">December Bride</a></i>, was produced in 1990 and released in November 1991. </p><p>Several areas of County Down served as filming locations for the <a href="/wiki/HBO" title="HBO">HBO</a> series <a href="/wiki/Game_of_Thrones" title="Game of Thrones"><i>Game of Thrones</i></a> including <a href="/wiki/Castle_Ward" title="Castle Ward">Castle Ward</a> (<a href="/wiki/Winterfell" class="mw-redirect" title="Winterfell">Winterfell</a>),<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Inch_Abbey" title="Inch Abbey">Inch Abby</a> (<a href="/wiki/Riverlands_(A_Song_of_Ice_and_Fire)" class="mw-redirect" title="Riverlands (A Song of Ice and Fire)">Riverlands</a>), and <a href="/wiki/Tollymore_Forest_Park" title="Tollymore Forest Park">Tollymore Forest Park</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Academy Award-winning short film <i><a href="/wiki/The_Shore_(2011_film)" title="The Shore (2011 film)">The Shore</a></i> (2011) was filmed in and around Killough bay by director/writer Terry George and his daughter Oorlagh. The film starred Ciaran Hynds, Kerry Condon and Connleth Hill.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=County_Down&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/County_Down" title="Special:EditPage/County Down">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">July 2021</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Category:People_from_County_Down" title="Category:People from County Down">Category:People from County Down</a></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ash_(band)" title="Ash (band)">Ash</a>, rock band, from <a href="/wiki/Downpatrick" title="Downpatrick">Downpatrick</a><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paddy_Ashdown" title="Paddy Ashdown">Paddy Ashdown</a>, former <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrats (UK)</a> leader, brought up near <a href="/wiki/Comber" title="Comber">Comber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Barcroft" title="Joseph Barcroft">Joseph Barcroft</a>, scientist, <a href="/wiki/Newry" title="Newry">Newry</a><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Best" title="George Best">George Best</a>, Northern Ireland footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colin_Blakely" title="Colin Blakely">Colin Blakely</a>, actor, <a href="/wiki/Bangor,_County_Down" title="Bangor, County Down">Bangor</a><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Bront%C3%AB" title="Patrick Brontë">Patrick Brontë</a>, father of the authors <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Bront%C3%AB" title="Charlotte Brontë">Charlotte</a>, <a href="/wiki/Emily_Bront%C3%AB" title="Emily Brontë">Emily</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Anne_Bront%C3%AB" title="Anne Brontë">Anne Brontë</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rathfriland" title="Rathfriland">Rathfriland</a><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Campbell_(minister)" title="Thomas Campbell (minister)">Thomas Campbell</a>, co-founder of the Christian religious movement that led to a Protestant church in the United States, the <a href="/wiki/Christian_Church_(Disciples_of_Christ)" title="Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)">Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comgall" title="Comgall">Comgall</a>, saint and founder of the great monastery at <a href="/wiki/Bangor,_County_Down" title="Bangor, County Down">Bangor</a><sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Craigan" title="Stephen Craigan">Stephen Craigan</a>, Motherwell and Northern Ireland defender, from <a href="/wiki/Newtownards" title="Newtownards">Newtownards</a><sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamie_Dornan" title="Jamie Dornan">Jamie Dornan</a>, actor in <a href="/wiki/50_Shades_of_Grey_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="50 Shades of Grey (film)">50 Shades of Grey</a> is from <a href="/wiki/Holywood,_County_Down" title="Holywood, County Down">Holywood</a><sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garth_Ennis" title="Garth Ennis">Garth Ennis</a>, comic books author of <a href="/wiki/Preacher" title="Preacher">Preacher</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Boys_(comics)" title="The Boys (comics)">The Boys</a>, brought up in <a href="/wiki/Holywood,_County_Down" title="Holywood, County Down">Holywood</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="reference needed for his Holywood connection (May 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Ferguson" title="Harry Ferguson">Harry Ferguson</a>, inventor of modern tractor, <a href="/wiki/Dromore,_County_Down" title="Dromore, County Down">Dromore</a><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Faulkner" title="Brian Faulkner">Brian Faulkner</a>, Baron Faulkner of Downpatrick, last Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, <a href="/wiki/Helen%27s_Bay" title="Helen's Bay">Helen's Bay</a><sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patricia_Ford_(politician)" title="Patricia Ford (politician)">Patricia Ford</a>, first female MP from Northern Ireland, <a href="/wiki/Donaghadee" title="Donaghadee">Donaghadee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Gallogly" title="Charlie Gallogly">Charlie Gallogly</a>, Irish professional footballer for Huddersfield Town, Watford and Bournemouth.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keith_Gillespie" title="Keith Gillespie">Keith Gillespie</a>, former Manchester United & Newcastle professional footballer grew up in <a href="/wiki/Bangor,_County_Down" title="Bangor, County Down">Bangor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Craig_Gilroy" title="Craig Gilroy">Craig Gilroy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ulster_Rugby" title="Ulster Rugby">Ulster Rugby</a> winger, raised in <a href="/wiki/Bangor,_County_Down" title="Bangor, County Down">Bangor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Betsy_Gray" title="Betsy Gray">Betsy Gray</a>, heroine of the 1798 rebellion, Gransha, <a href="/wiki/Bangor,_County_Down" title="Bangor, County Down">Bangor</a><sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bear_Grylls" title="Bear Grylls">Bear Grylls</a>, Chief Scout and TV personality, was raised in <a href="/wiki/Donaghadee" title="Donaghadee">Donaghadee</a><sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frederick_Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood,_1st_Marquess_of_Dufferin_and_Ava" title="Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava">Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava</a>, Governor-General of Canada, Viceroy of India, <a href="/wiki/Clandeboye_Estate" title="Clandeboye Estate">Clandeboye Estate</a><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Harrison_(Irish_politician)" title="Henry Harrison (Irish politician)">Henry Harrison</a>, Parnellite Member of Parliament, <a href="/wiki/Holywood,_County_Down" title="Holywood, County Down">Holywood</a><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Cecilia_Harrison" title="Sarah Cecilia Harrison">Sarah Cecilia Harrison</a>, artist and first woman councillor to serve on Dublin Corporation, <a href="/wiki/Holywood,_County_Down" title="Holywood, County Down">Holywood</a><sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Healy_(footballer)" title="David Healy (footballer)">David Healy</a>, Northern Ireland record goalscorer from <a href="/wiki/Killyleagh" title="Killyleagh">Killyleagh</a><sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Irvine" title="Eddie Irvine">Eddie Irvine</a>, racing driver, <a href="/wiki/Newtownards" title="Newtownards">Newtownards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/E._Neville_Isdell" title="E. Neville Isdell">E. Neville Isdell</a>, former chair and CEO of <a href="/wiki/The_Coca-Cola_Company" title="The Coca-Cola Company">The Coca-Cola Company</a>, <a href="/wiki/Downpatrick" title="Downpatrick">Downpatrick</a><sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Jennings" title="Pat Jennings">Pat Jennings</a>, former NI goalkeeper, is from <a href="/wiki/Newry" title="Newry">Newry</a><sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Kielty" title="Patrick Kielty">Patrick Kielty</a>, comedian and television presenter, <a href="/wiki/Dundrum,_County_Down" title="Dundrum, County Down">Dundrum</a><sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christine_Lampard" title="Christine Lampard">Christine Lampard</a> née Bleakley, TV Presenter was born in <a href="/wiki/Newry" title="Newry">Newry</a> and lived in <a href="/wiki/Newtownards" title="Newtownards">Newtownards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Lightbody" title="Gary Lightbody">Gary Lightbody</a>, lead singer of <a href="/wiki/Snow_Patrol" title="Snow Patrol">Snow Patrol</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bangor,_County_Down" title="Bangor, County Down">Bangor</a><sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kathleen_Isabella_Mackie" title="Kathleen Isabella Mackie">Kathleen Isabella Mackie</a> (1899– 1996) painter and glider pilot</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_McLaughlin_(sculptor)" title="Elizabeth McLaughlin (sculptor)">Elizabeth McLaughlin</a>, sculptor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Josh_Magennis" title="Josh Magennis">Josh Magennis</a>, Professional footballer currently for <a href="/wiki/Bolton_Wanderers_F.C." title="Bolton Wanderers F.C.">Bolton Wanderers F.C.</a> from <a href="/wiki/Bangor,_County_Down" title="Bangor, County Down">Bangor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Martin_(engineer)" title="James Martin (engineer)">James Martin</a>, inventor of the ejector seat, from <a href="/wiki/Crossgar" title="Crossgar">Crossgar</a><sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Blair_Mayne" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert Blair Mayne">Robert Blair Mayne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_colonel" title="Lieutenant colonel">lieutenant colonel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Commanding_officer" title="Commanding officer">commanding officer</a> of the 1st <a href="/wiki/Special_Air_Service" title="Special Air Service">SAS</a> Regiment, <a href="/wiki/Newtownards" title="Newtownards">Newtownards</a><sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aodh_Mac_Cathmhaoil" title="Aodh Mac Cathmhaoil">Aodh Mac Cathmhaoil</a>, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of all Ireland, <a href="/wiki/Saul,_County_Down" title="Saul, County Down">Saul, County Down</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhys_McClenaghan" title="Rhys McClenaghan">Rhys McClenaghan</a> – International gymnast from <a href="/wiki/Newtownards" title="Newtownards">Newtownards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_McGarry_(Wisconsin_politician)" title="Edward McGarry (Wisconsin politician)">Edward McGarry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a> politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rory_McIlroy" title="Rory McIlroy">Rory McIlroy</a>, major champion golfer, from <a href="/wiki/Holywood,_County_Down" title="Holywood, County Down">Holywood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deirdre_McKay" title="Deirdre McKay">Deirdre McKay</a>, composer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/F._E._McWilliam" title="F. E. McWilliam">F. E. McWilliam</a>, sculptor, <a href="/wiki/Banbridge" title="Banbridge">Banbridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colin_Middleton" title="Colin Middleton">Colin Middleton</a>, Irish artist and surrealist, lived in <a href="/wiki/Bangor,_County_Down" title="Bangor, County Down">Bangor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Mitchel" title="John Mitchel">John Mitchel</a>, Irish nationalist, Young Ireland movement, <a href="/wiki/Newry" title="Newry">Newry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colin_Murray" title="Colin Murray">Colin Murray</a>, sports TV Presenter, is from <a href="/wiki/Dundonald,_County_Down" title="Dundonald, County Down">Dundonald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Murray_(mathematician)" title="Richard Murray (mathematician)">Richard Murray</a>, Provost of Trinity College Dublin 1795–1799, born in County Down</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kristian_Nairn" title="Kristian Nairn">Kristian Nairn</a>, portrayed <a href="/wiki/Hodor_(character)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hodor (character)">Hodor</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Game_of_Thrones" title="Game of Thrones">Game of Thrones</a></i> is from <a href="/wiki/Lisburn" title="Lisburn">Lisburn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lembit_%C3%96pik" title="Lembit Öpik">Lembit Öpik</a>, former Liberal Democrat MP and Shadow Welsh and Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary, <a href="/wiki/Bangor,_County_Down" title="Bangor, County Down">Bangor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Rankin" title="Paul Rankin">Paul Rankin</a>, TV chef, grew up in <a href="/wiki/Ballywalter" title="Ballywalter">Ballywalter</a>, Ards Peninsula</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francis_Rawdon-Hastings,_1st_Marquess_of_Hastings" title="Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings">Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings</a>, Governor-General of India, 1813–1823, <a href="/wiki/Moira,_County_Down" title="Moira, County Down">Moira</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Ritchie,_Baroness_Ritchie_of_Downpatrick" title="Margaret Ritchie, Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick">Margaret Ritchie, Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick</a>, former leader of <a href="/wiki/Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party" title="Social Democratic and Labour Party">Social Democratic and Labour Party</a> and MP, <a href="/wiki/Downpatrick" title="Downpatrick">Downpatrick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Russell,_Baron_Russell_of_Killowen" title="Charles Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen">Charles Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen</a>, first Roman Catholic Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, <a href="/wiki/Newry" title="Newry">Newry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zoe_Salmon" title="Zoe Salmon">Zoe Salmon</a>, TV presenter and Miss UK contestant is from <a href="/wiki/Bangor,_County_Down" title="Bangor, County Down">Bangor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neil_Shawcross" title="Neil Shawcross">Neil Shawcross</a>, artist, lives in <a href="/wiki/Hillsborough,_County_Down" class="mw-redirect" title="Hillsborough, County Down">Hillsborough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hans_Sloane" title="Hans Sloane">Hans Sloane</a>, founder of the British Museum, <a href="/wiki/Killyleagh" title="Killyleagh">Killyleagh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Stewart,_Viscount_Castlereagh" title="Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh">Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh</a>, British Foreign Secretary and diplomat at <a href="/wiki/Congress_of_Vienna" title="Congress of Vienna">Congress of Vienna</a>, brought up in family seat <a href="/wiki/Mount_Stewart" title="Mount Stewart">Mount Stewart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Trimble" title="David Trimble">David Trimble</a>, former First Minister of Northern Ireland, former <a href="/wiki/Ulster_Unionist_Party" title="Ulster Unionist Party">Ulster Unionist Party</a> leader, <a href="/wiki/Bangor,_County_Down" title="Bangor, County Down">Bangor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foy_Vance" title="Foy Vance">Foy Vance</a>, singer-songwriter, <a href="/wiki/Bangor,_County_Down" title="Bangor, County Down">Bangor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Vane-Tempest-Stewart,_7th_Marquess_of_Londonderry" title="Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry">Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry</a>, Secretary of State for Air, Leader of the House of Lords, <a href="/wiki/Mount_Stewart" title="Mount Stewart">Mount Stewart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Waddell" title="Martin Waddell">Martin Waddell</a>, author of children's books, lives in <a href="/wiki/Newcastle,_County_Down" title="Newcastle, County Down">Newcastle, County Down</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paddy_Wallace" title="Paddy Wallace">Paddy Wallace</a>, rugby union footballer for Ulster and Ireland, <a href="/wiki/Dundonald,_County_Down" title="Dundonald, County Down">Dundonald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Wiffen" title="Daniel Wiffen">Daniel Wiffen</a>, swimmer, Olympic Gold Medalist for Ireland, <a href="/wiki/Magheralin" title="Magheralin">Magheralin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_L._Young" title="Thomas L. Young">Thomas L. Young</a>, U.S. politician, 33rd Governor of the State of Ohio, <a href="/wiki/Killyleagh" title="Killyleagh">Killyleagh</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=County_Down&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_monastic_houses_in_Ireland#County_Down" title="List of monastic houses in Ireland">Abbeys and priories in Northern Ireland (County Down)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_places_in_County_Down" title="List of places in County Down">List of places in County Down</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lord_Lieutenant_of_Down" title="Lord Lieutenant of Down">Lord Lieutenant of Down</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_Sheriff_of_Down" title="High Sheriff of Down">High Sheriff of Down</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=County_Down&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output 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Regan, a Catholic Officer in the RIC and RUC, 1909–48</i>, Joost Augusteijn, editor, District Inspector, Co. 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href="/wiki/City_status_in_Ireland#List" title="City status in Ireland">Cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bangor,_County_Down" title="Bangor, County Down">Bangor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belfast" title="Belfast">Belfast</a> (part)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lisburn" title="Lisburn">Lisburn</a> (part)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newry" title="Newry">Newry</a> (part)</li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="5" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Down_arms.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Down_arms.png/100px-Down_arms.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="82" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Down_arms.png/150px-Down_arms.png 1.5x, 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Coat_of_arms_of_Connacht.svg/20px-Coat_of_arms_of_Connacht.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Coat_of_arms_of_Connacht.svg/30px-Coat_of_arms_of_Connacht.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Coat_of_arms_of_Connacht.svg/40px-Coat_of_arms_of_Connacht.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="226" data-file-height="270" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Connacht" title="Connacht">Connacht</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/County_Galway" title="County Galway">Galway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/County_Leitrim" title="County Leitrim">Leitrim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/County_Mayo" title="County Mayo">Mayo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/County_Roscommon" title="County Roscommon">Roscommon</a></li> <li><a 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title="Fingal">Fingal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Dublin" title="South Dublin">South Dublin</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/County_Kildare" title="County Kildare">Kildare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/County_Kilkenny" title="County Kilkenny">Kilkenny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/County_Laois" title="County Laois">Laois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/County_Longford" title="County Longford">Longford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/County_Louth" title="County Louth">Louth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/County_Meath" title="County Meath">Meath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/County_Offaly" title="County Offaly">Offaly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/County_Westmeath" title="County Westmeath">Westmeath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/County_Wexford" title="County Wexford">Wexford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/County_Wicklow" title="County Wicklow">Wicklow</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" 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Antrim">Antrim</a></i><sup><small>†</small></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/County_Armagh" title="County Armagh">Armagh</a></i><sup><small>†</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/County_Cavan" title="County Cavan">Cavan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/County_Donegal" title="County Donegal">Donegal</a></li> <li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Down</a></i><sup><small>†</small></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/County_Fermanagh" title="County Fermanagh">Fermanagh</a></i><sup><small>†</small></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/County_Londonderry" title="County Londonderry">Londonderry</a></i><sup><small>†</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/County_Monaghan" title="County Monaghan">Monaghan</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/County_Tyrone" title="County Tyrone">Tyrone</a></i><sup><small>†</small></sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3"><div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Italic_type" title="Italic type">Italics</a></i> denote non-administrative counties.</li> 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