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    Downpatrick (from Irish Dún Pádraig, meaning 'Patrick's fort') is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is on the Lecale peninsula, about 21 mi...
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    Edmund Maximilian George Windsor, Lord Downpatrick (born 2 December 1988), known professionally as Eddy Downpatrick, is a British travel consultant, fashion...
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    Republic of Ireland). The fort in question was in the historic town of Downpatrick, originally known as Dún Lethglaise ("fort of the green side" or "fort...
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  • The Downpatrick and County Down Railway (DCDR) is a 5 foot, 3 inch (1,600 mm) gauge heritage railway in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is operated...
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  • Downpatrick Racecourse, located one mile from the town of Downpatrick in County Down, is one of the two horse racing courses in Northern Ireland, (the...
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    in 1884. The line to Downpatrick was opened on 25 March 1859. The line from Downpatrick to Newcastle was built by the Downpatrick, Dundrum and Newcastle...
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    Downpatrick Courthouse is a judicial facility on English Street, Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland. The courthouse, which served as the headquarters...
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    and Queen Mary, was created Duke of Kent, Earl of St Andrews and Baron Downpatrick. Prince George had three children before his death in 1942: Prince Edward...
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    Downpatrick railway station was on the Belfast and County Down Railway, which ran its longest route from Belfast to Downpatrick in Northern Ireland. Today...
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  • near Edinburgh. The couple have three children: Edward Windsor, Lord Downpatrick Lady Marina Windsor Lady Amelia Windsor "The Duke of Kent". The Royal...
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  • having outweighed his sins. Another location associated with Crom Dubh is Downpatrick Head in County Mayo. According to Irish legend, St. Patrick came to the...
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    Margaret Mary Ritchie, Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick (born 25 March 1958), is an Irish politician who was the Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour...
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    Undivided Trinity, is a Church of Ireland cathedral located in the town of Downpatrick in Northern Ireland. It stands on Cathedral Hill overlooking the town...
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    The Downpatrick, Killough and Ardglass Railway (DKALR) was an Irish gauge (1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)) railway in Ireland linking Downpatrick with Ardglass...
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  • Downpatrick Racecourse Platform railway station was on the Downpatrick, Killough and Ardglass Railway, which ran from Downpatrick to Ardglass in Northern...
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    The Meadow is a cricket ground in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland. It is the home of Downpatrick Cricket Club. In 1983, the ground hosted what is the only...
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  • detonated a massive improvised land mine under a British Army convoy outside Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland. Four soldiers of the Ulster Defence Regiment...
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  • Arthur Brian Deane Faulkner, Baron Faulkner of Downpatrick, PC (18 February 1921 – 3 March 1977), was the sixth and last Prime Minister of Northern Ireland...
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    The Quoile Bridge is a railway bridge across the River Quoile in Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is 43 metres (141 ft) long and carries...
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  • scenes onboard the train in S3 E3 took place at the Downpatrick and County Down Railway in Downpatrick, with the end of the episode shot at the then-recently-closed...
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  • Downpatrick Football Club is an amateur, association football club based in Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland, playing in the Premier Division...
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    ambush Derryard checkpoint attack 1990s Derrygorry Gazelle shootdown Downpatrick landmine attack Operation Conservation Armagh City roadside bombing Fort...
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    BT28 Lisburn County Antrim BT BT29shared CRUMLIN County Antrim BT BT30 Downpatrick County Down BT BT31 Castlewellan County Down BT BT32 Banbridge County...
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    Lord Downpatrick, and their granddaughter Lady Marina have also become Catholics. Their elder son, Earl of St Andrews, father of Lord Downpatrick, married...
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    Thumpers. Retrieved 31 May 2018. "Downpatrick and County Down Railway". Retrieved 10 April 2018 – via Facebook. "Downpatrick and County Down Railway". Retrieved...
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    designs. The only preserved line of this gauge on the island is the Downpatrick and County Down Railway, which operates heritage steam and diesel locomotives...
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  • and politician, who represented Athlone in Parliament, 1820–26, and Downpatrick, 1835–41. Ker was born circa 1778, the son of David Ker, a landowner...
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    purchased the Barony of Lecale in 1606 and built an "imposing house" in Downpatrick, County Down. Edward Cromwell married firstly in 1581, Elizabeth Upton...
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  • Derryard attack  1990–1991 Derrygorry Gazelle downing South Armagh sniper Downpatrick roadside bomb Operation Conservation 1990 Wembley bombing Carlton Club...
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  • Russell Gaelic Union, Downpatrick is a Gaelic football and ladies' Gaelic football club based in Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland. The first...
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