Places to see in ( Downpatrick - UK )
Places to see in ( Downpatrick - UK )
Downpatrick is a medium-sized town about 33 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.
As the largest town in the Lecale area, Downpatrick is a commercial, recreational and administrative centre for the locality and serves as a hub for the nearby towns and villages. Within a 30 minutes drive from Belfast, the location serves as a commuter town for a large number of people. The town has a number of primary and post-primary schools educating students from all over the east Down area.
Downpatrick is characterised by the rolling drumlins that are a feature of the Lecale area and a legacy of glaciation during the Pleistocene, the Down drumlins themselves are underlaid by Ordovician and Silurian shales and grits. Its lowest point lies within the marshland surrounding the north east of the town, recorded as being 1.3 ft (0.40 m) below sea level. Downpatrick is approximately 22 miles (35 km) from Belfast and has a regular bus service to the city.
Ballyalton Court Cairn is a single court grave situated on a rock outcrop by the roadside 0.5 miles (0.80 km) from Ballyalton village, which is 2.25 miles (3.62 km) east of Downpatrick, at grid ref 531 448. Ballynoe Stone Circle, a large circle of over 50 closely spaced upright stones, surrounding a mound which, when excavated, was found to contain two cists in which cremated bones were found, is only 2.5 miles (4 km) south in the hamlet of Ballynoe.
Down County Museum, is located on the Mall in English Street in Downpatrick and was formerly the old Down County Gaol. It was built between 1789 and 1796 at the behest of the County Grand Jury of Down under the supervision of Marquess of Downshire, the Earl of Hillsborough and the Hon Edward Ward, it was designed by architect Charles Lilly.
Downpatrick Racecourse, is located on the Ballydugan Road on the outskirts of Downpatrick. Horse racing has been held at Downpatrick under the charter of James II of England.
Downpatrick & County Down Railway is Ireland's only full-sized heritage railway. Built on the BCDR's former line to Belfast, it links the town with Inch Abbey and various other places of historical interest.
Inch Abbey, a large, ruined Cistercian monastic site featuring early Gothic architecture is 0.75 miles (1.2 km) north-west of Downpatrick on the north bank of the River Quoile off the main road to Belfast. The Lecale peninsula covers an area of some 78 square miles (200 km2) between Downpatrick and Dundrum. It is an area of historical and geographic significance.
The Mound of Down or Rathkeltair is one of the major earthworks of Ulster, situated on the NW edge of Downpatrick it is a good example of an Iron Age defensive earthwork in the middle of which a Norman Motte and Bailey was built by John de Courcy after his defeat of Rory Mac Donlevy in 1177.
St. Patrick Center, is the only permanent exhibition in the world dedicated to the patron saint of Ireland, and one of the best tourist destinations in Ireland. Quoile Castle is a ruined 16th-century tower house, just off the main road from Downpatrick to Strangford.
Downpatrick is situated at the junction of the A7 (Downpatrick to Saintfield and Belfast) road, the A25 (Downpatrick to Newry and Dublin) road and the A2 coast road. While there are no rail services in Downpatrick, Ulsterbus provides bus services to and from the Downpatrick Bus Station. Downpatrick railway station on the Belfast and County Down Railway, opened on 23 March 1859 and Downpatrick Loop Platform opened on 24 September 1892.
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No 3 Switching sides at Inch Abbey (HD)
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The Downpatrick and County Down Railway brings you in a vintage passenger train to the magical ruins of Inch Abbey. I didn't film the ruins there though and decided to observe how the steam locomotive is being switched from the front of the train to the back. No 3 is a very cute locomotive like in every boys dream. In summer season there are at least five trains leaving Downpatrick to Inch Abbey. The rides are very affordable so it makes a good family trip too. No3 has been brought back to operation thanks to a joint venture with Whitehead based RPSI. The steam locomotive was one of 9 locos built by a German firm for the Irish Sugar Company in the middle of the 1930s. Before RPSI had the opportunity to overhaul the engine it was planned to ship it to England to do the work there but after finding out that Irish railways use a different gauge than English ones it was impossible and luckily it fell in the the hands of RPSI. No 3 is back in operation again since the year 2000.
I know this is a summer video but I am sure it makes a good Christmas present too. In this respect I wish all our viewers and friends a very HAPPY CHRISTMAS.
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The Inch Abbey in Northern Ireland
Please ignore my horrible voice... lol
Inch Abbey - County Down Northern Ireland by Drone - DJI SPARK
A quick flight around Inch Abbey in County Down Northern Ireland on a beautiful frosty morning with the small DJI Spark, a stunning historical site set near Downpatrick and a must visit for a walk around if you are visiting Northern Ireland.
Inch Abbey To Downpatrick On By A Steam Train
this train it takes in about 7 minutes
INCH ABBEY OLD GRAVEYARD
I'm back down outside Downpatrick at Inch Abbey this Easter Monday. I couldn't resist a walk round the old graveyard nearby.
This is a walled enclosure to the north of the old abbey The abbey is about half a mile south of the new road from Crossgar to Downpatrick across a new Quoile bridge It is in the townland and parish of Inch The word means an island and it was one in the Quoile marshes until modern times The site is very beautiful overlooking the river and Downpatrick Cathedral A Celtic monastery existed here of which little is known but in 1180 John de Courcy established a Cisterican abbey, the nave of which was completed about 1200 The abbey church fell into ruins in the fifteenth century and a new parish church was built in 1610 in the centre of the present grave- yard (Lewis) A stone from this church or earlier is over the Maxwell vault and a crucifixion scene of this period is in the modern church The ruins of the church were pulled down to make way for the Maxwell vault, which dominates the graveyard Two old stones of 1662 have been built into the approach to this and are the oldest extant in the graveyard though one to Melville of 1628 formerly existed in the abbey The graveyard Is in very good order but the Gray stone had to be pieced together from about 30 fragments, The present Inch Parish Church is 1 miles to the north and was built in 1730 with a tower added in 1784 and an aisle In 1826 One memorial tablet from it has been included below There is no graveyard round this church The Parish registers are preserved in parochial custody, baptisms from 1767, marriages from 1764 and burials from 1788 Two inscriptions from the graveyard are included in Memorials of the Dead, XI, 26 In the Linen Hall Library (Blackwood Collection) is a typed volume entitled 'Gossiping about the Parish of Inch' by T W Hanna, dated 1861.
Guide Dogs NI Inch Abbey Outing
Guide Dogs for the Blind Northern Ireland, Puppy walking excursion to Downpatrick and Inch Abbey, on board the Downpatrick & County Down Railway Steam train. Sunday 6 September 2015.
Video: Prince Edward is treated to a steam train ride to Inch Abbey during his visit to the...
He visited the Downpatrick and County Down Railway Museum, located in the centre of the town.
He visited the Downpatrick and County Down Railway Museum, located in the centre of the town.
He visited the Downpatrick and County Down Railway Museum, located in the centre of the town.
Video: Prince Edward is treated to a steam train ride to Inch Abbey during his visit to the...
Video: Prince Edward is treated to a steam train ride to Inch Abbey during his visit to the...
Video: Prince Edward is treated to a steam train ride to Inch Abbey during his visit to the...
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Summer Steam on the Inch Abbey Line - 27th July 2013
The Downpatrick & County Down Railway's Summer Steam weekends are continuing to enjoy nice summer weather. Here's a couple of views on the approaches to Inch Abbey station, showing O&K loco No. 1 arriving and departing.
I hope my followers appreciate the suffering I go through for you all. Nettle stings, thistle jags, sunburn, sweat, dehydration, and I had to fight off a million flying insects. I christened this location Clegg Mountain (cleggs = horseflies) after they nearly ate me alive!
Downpatrick Steam Train
A very windy day for flying, so just a short flight before the wind got too strong, I shall return.
The Downpatrick railway, which has a triangular layout, connects two local tourist attractions, Inch Abbey to the north, and a locally famous Viking site ('King Magnus' Grave') to the south.
This is the only operational Irish standard gauge (5' 3) heritage railway in the whole of Ireland.
The railway restoration project is, to date, the only Irish Standard Gauge railway restoration project ever undertaken in Ireland (Irish standard gauge is five foot three inches as opposed to narrow gauge which is three foot and English standard gauge which is four feet eight and a half inches). The only other example of a Irish standard gauge railway in Northern Ireland is Northern Ireland Railways.
Filmed with a Mi Drone 4K
DCRD Building Inch Abbey Station
this is a slide show of the building of Inch Abbey Station.
Best places to visit
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St.Patrick's Day Downpatrick
Eclipse Cinemas Downpatrick St Patricks Day 2011
UTV News at the 2010 Green Party AGM in Downpatrick.
Steven Agnew and Brian Wilson state that a green economy is the best way to create new jobs in Northern Ireland.
A WALK AROUND CARRICKFERGUS CASTLE
Hi all,
I was up in Belfast last Thursday and thought I would head over to Carrickfergus to do some filming. I think you'll agree that this is the most perfect Anglo-Norman castle! It was a very changeable day so I had to film quickly before the weather came in.
If you'd like to let me know what you think, or have any questions about Carrickfergus Castle, you can catch me @ruadhbutler and on facebook.com/ruadhbutler.
LINKS
Music by Van Morrison and The Chieftains: Irish Heartbeat
Novel about Siege of 1315: THE WASTE LAND by Tim Hodkinson
Novel about Norman invasion 1169: SWORDLAND by Ruadh Butler
Novel about Norman invasion 1170: LORD OF THE SEA CASTLE by Ruadh Butler
RESEARCH - De Courcy: Anglo-Normans in Ireland, England and France in the eleventh and twelfth centuries
RESEARCH - Anglo-Norman Ulster by TE McNeill
RESEARCH - John de Courcy: Prince of Ulster by Steve Flanders
VISIT NORTHERN IRELAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
discovernorthernireland.com/Carrickfergus-Castle-Carrickfergus-P2814
discovernorthernireland.com/Inch-Abbey-Downpatrick-P2876
discovernorthernireland.com/things-to-do/attractions/game-of-thrones/game-of-thrones/
discovernorthernireland.com/Titanic-Belfast-Belfast-P27157
And if you do make it this far, give me a shout and I might be about for a beer!
Best,
Ruadh
Downpatrick Heritage Railway
Ireland's only full-size heritage railway is celebrating 20 years. Entirely run by volunteers, this unique railway allows you to enjoy the beautiful countryside of County Down on board vintage passenger trains and sample the atmosphere of an early 20th Century railway station. This Halloween, children got the chance to visit Merlin the Magician in his own grotto train!
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Downpatrick Railway - ITG Diesel Day
Irish Traction Group 'Diesel Day' at the Downpatrick & Co.Down Railway, March 2010, featuring ITG/DCDR diesel traction including ex CIE Metrovick A Class A39 and E and G Class shunters, and NIR Railbus RB3.
Filmed March 2010.
DCDR Summer Diesel Sunday - 8th July 2018
A collection of clips I captured of Downpatrick & County Down Railway's Summer Diesel Sunday. Like the RPSI Steam & Jazz two days earlier, it would normally be a steam outing but a diesel loco was employed to negate the risk of starting a lineside fire on the dry vegetation.
A little bonus at the end, NIR 80 class powercar (80)90 still in NIR Red Bull livery had its engine turned on for the first time in preservation yesterday, and an attempt to turn it on again today is seen here.