Ireland

County Down

County Down, or An Dún in Irish, is one of the six counties in Northern Ireland. It is home to the No. 1 ranked golf course outside of the US and has beautiful natural landscapes. Our county town is Downpatrick and we have a population of approximately 531,665. We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.

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267 Group Members 146 Ancestors 11 Buildings 5 Timeline Events

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Buildings from County Down

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Newry Cathedral
Down
Newtownards Workhouse
Down
Newry Workhouse
Down
Kilkeel Workhouse
Down
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Timeline from County Down

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1820
Christmas Day from Medieval Times
27th Dec 1826 Down
1680
The Raid on Newry
Nov 1689 Down
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County Down Message Board

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Portaferry’s Captain Robert Curran & Killough’s Captain Richard McSherry (both later of Belfast from approximately 1867-1891) 11 Dec 2019 14:58
Cochrane 14 Nov 2019 4:05
Stewart Morrow Family 27 Oct 2019 1:11
TURLEY ANCESTOR. 18 Oct 2019 19:08
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County Down Local Guide

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Killorglin (Kerry) +others
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