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Newcastle (Irish: An Caisleán Nua) is a small seaside resort town in County Down, Northern Ireland, which had a population of 8,298 at the 2021 Census. [3] It lies by the Irish Sea at the foot of Slieve Donard, the highest of the Mourne Mountains. Newcastle is known for its sandy beach, forests (Donard Forest and Tollymore Forest Park), and
County Down is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland. County Down is bordered by County Antrim to the north, the Irish Sea to the east, County Armagh to the west and County Louth in the Republic of Ireland across Carlingford Lough to the southwest. This list shows towns and cities in bold.
1885 map, with the county divided into baronies. During the 2nd century the region was home to the Voluntii tribe, according to Ptolemy. From the 400s–1177 County Down formed a central part of the kingdom of Ulaid. Ulaid was a frequent target of Viking raids in the eighth and ninth centuries, however fierce local resistance prevented the ...
Newcastle Lifeboat Station was re-established in 1854 by the RNLI. A boathouse was provided by The Earl of Annesley MP . It would seem that there was some confusion over the ordering of a lifeboat, as a 27-foot unnamed Self-righting 'Pulling and Sailing' (P&S) lifeboat, one with oars and sails, arrived in 1854, only to be followed by a 26-foot ...
Dundrum (from Irish Dún Droma, meaning 'fort of the ridge') [1] [2] is a village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is beside Dundrum Bay, about 4 miles outside Newcastle on the A2 road. The village is best known for its ruined Norman castle. It had a population of 1,555 people at the 2011 census. [3]
Description: Map of County Down, UK with the following information shown: . Administrative borders; Coastline, lakes and rivers; Roads and railways; Urban areas; Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum, with N/S stretched 170%
Bryansford is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It sits at the northern side of Tollymore Forest Park, roughly halfway between the towns of Newcastle and Castlewellan. The village is within the townlands of Ballyhafry and Aghacullion, in the Civil parish of Kilcoo. It had a population of 392 people in the 2001 Census.
The New Castle (Irish: An Caisleán Nua) is a ruined castle at the mouth of the Shimna River in Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland. The original castle is mentioned as early as 1433 and was built to guard a ford across the river. The castle was rebuilt in 1588 by Felix Magenis. [1] It was demolished in 1830. [2] [3]