County Down

Down ( Irish An Dún ) is one of six historic counties ( counties ) in Northern Ireland.

Geography

The County is located between the Carlingford Lough, the River Bann, Belfast Lough and the Irish Sea. The landscape is dominated by the last Ice Age. Higher elevations, there are just to the south of the Mourne Mountains and in Central Down with the Clieve Croob.

History

The county has a long history in the construction of megalithic plays a prominent role. The history of Down is up to the partition of the island part of the history of Ireland; see there. The historical battle of Mag Rath ( Moira, County Down ) in 637 is obtained ( " The Yellow Book of Lecan " ) in mythical form in the tale Cath Maige Rátha in the Leabhar Buidhe Lecain.

Economy

25 percent of agricultural land is used for agriculture ( barley, potatoes, vegetables ), 75 percent for livestock (cattle, pigs, poultry, sheep). Along the coast, fishing is done and there are several major resorts there.

In the vicinity of Belfast, the industry is concentrated. Primarily, there is a mechanical, electrical and computer, and textile industries.

Cities

Attractions

  • Dolmen of Anna Dorn
  • Audleystown ( Cairn )
  • Ballynoe Stone Circle
  • Bally Stokes, ( cup-and -ring markings)
  • Drumena Cashel, ( Dun )
  • Dunnaman ( Court tomb )
  • Finnis Souterrain accessible to visitors
  • Giant's Ring ( Stone Circle )
  • Goward (portal tomb )
  • Inch Abbey
  • Jordan 's Castle
  • Kilfeaghan (portal tomb )
  • Kilteagh ( Dolmen )
  • Church at St. John 's Point
  • Churches of Killevy
  • Legananny ( Dolmen )
  • Millin Bay ( Cairn )
  • Nendrum Monastery

Personalities

  • Robert Ross, an officer in the British Army British (1766-1814)
  • Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry, British statesman ( 1769-1822 )
  • Francis Crozier, an officer in the British Royal Navy and polar explorers (1796-1848)
  • Arthur Edward Kennedy, politician and British colonial administrator (1809-1883)
  • Colin Blakely, actor (1930-1987)
  • Pat Jennings, football player ( b. 1945 )
  • Rose Marie, singer ( b. 1956 )
  • Gary Lightbody, singer and frontman of the rock band Snow Patrol ( b. 1976 )

Antrim | Armagh | Down | Fermanagh | Londonderry | Tyrone

Counties in Ireland

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