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Downpatrick

the County Town of County Down


Downpatrick (from the Irish: Dún Phádraig meaning "Patrick's fort") is a town in County Down in Northern Ireland, about 33 km south of Belfast. It is the County town of Down. It had 10,316 inhabitants in the 2001 Census. Downpatrick is where the local council, Down District Council has its headquarters.  (Source:  Wikipedia)
For most, mention of Downpatrick will bring to mind St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland who is reputedly buried in Downpatrick along with St. Brigid and St. Columba.

ST. PATRICK'S GRAVE.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume 07, Issue 23, 7 June 1900, Page 27
 

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Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXII, Issue 2841, 3 September 1866, Page 4

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Daily Southern Cross, 19 March 1867

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Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 128, 1 June 1911, Page 1

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Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 85, 12 April 1890, Page 2
 

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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LIII, Issue 9368, 20 June 1907, Page 3

 

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A UNIVERSITY MAN AS A LABORER.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 4095, 25 April 1894, Page 5

 

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Golden Jubilee of a Priest.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIX, Issue 26, 27 June 1901, Page 9

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