Downpatrick Head

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Dublin Core

Title

Downpatrick Head

Description

Downpatrick (from Irish: Dún Pádraig, meaning "Patrick's stronghold") is a small town about 21 mi (34 km) south of Belfast in County Down, Northern Ireland. It has been an important site since ancient times. Its cathedral is said to be the burial place of Saint Patrick. Today, it is the county town of Down and the joint headquarters of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council. Downpatrick had a population of 10,822 according to the 2011 Census.

Source

downpatrick,wildatlantic

Contributor

eulac3d

Type

Site

Identifier

12

Date Submitted

26/11/2020

Extent

cm x cm x cm

Spatial Coverage

current,54.3235653,-9.3439736;

Europeana

Europeana Data Provider

Downpatrick Head

Europeana Type

TEXT

Site Item Type Metadata

Wiki

https://stratus.openvirtualworlds.org/wiki/index.php/Downpatrick_Head

Institutional nature

Building

Prim Media

15

Condition

1

Contact

museums@eu-lac.org

Citation

“Downpatrick Head,” Stratus, accessed June 13, 2025, https://stratus.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/16.

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