Downpatrick

/ ˌdaʊnˈpætrɪk /

noun

a market town in Northern Ireland: reputedly the burial place of Saint Patrick. Pop: 10 316 (2001)

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At the instigation of a ghost a lawsuit took place at Downpatrick in 1685.

At the summer assizes for Downpatrick, August the 17th, 1813, they were brought up for trial.

Killala Bay is flanked on the west by Downpatrick Head, which rises two thousand feet sheer above the sea-level.

Downpatrick, where these events are supposed to have taken place, is at the extreme northern extremity of Tyrawley, Co.

After this victory De Courcy settled in Downpatrick with his followers, and built a strong castle there for his better security.

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