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The Belfast and County Down Railway ( BCDR) was an Irish gauge ( 1,600 mm ( 5 ft 3 in )) railway in Ireland (later Northern Ireland) linking Belfast with County Down. [2] It was built in the 19th century and absorbed into the Ulster Transport Authority in 1948. All but the line between Belfast and Bangor was closed in the 1950s, although some ...
Holywood ( / ˈhɒliwʊd / HOL-ee-wuud; from Latin Sanctus Boscus 'holy wood' [2]) is a town in the metropolitan area of Belfast in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is a civil parish and townland of 306 hectares (755 acres) lying on the shore of Belfast Lough, between Belfast and Bangor. Holywood Exchange and Belfast City Airport are nearby.
Downpatrick. / 54.322; -5.703. Downpatrick (from Irish Dún Pádraig, meaning ' Patrick's fort') [4] is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is on the Lecale peninsula, about 21 mi (34 km) south of Belfast. In the Middle Ages, it was the capital of the Dál Fiatach, the main ruling dynasty of Ulaid.
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. It was built from 1890 to 1892 and absorbed into the Ulster Transport Authority in 1948. It was closed on 16 January 1950.
County Down. Contae an Dúin is the Irish name, Countie Doun[ 2] and Coontie Doon[ 3] are Ulster Scots spellings. County Down ( Irish: Contae an Dúin) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the traditional thirty-two counties of Ireland. [ 4][ 5] It covers an area of 961 sq mi (2,490 km 2 ...
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 ...
Shrigley, County Down. Coordinates: 54.411°N 5.664°W. Shrigley [1] is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland about a mile north-west of Killyleagh. It is named after Pott Shrigley in Cheshire. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 456.
Ballymacarrett Junction. / 54.601559°N 5.908207°W / 54.601559; -5.908207. Ballymacarrett Junction was a railway switching point on the Belfast and County Down Railway in the Ballymacarrett area of Eastern Belfast, in modern-day Northern Ireland. [1] It was located near the present-day Titanic Quarter railway station .