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Arts and crafts in Down

Down (including Belfast) is in Northern Ireland. It has a population of around 532,000 and covers approximately 244,000 hectares. Here is a list of nearby or neighbouring counties: Antrim, Armagh.

County flag of DownThe National Museum of Northern Ireland is locate in Holywood, a coastal town famous as a port and bathing area.

Influential and inspirational people from Down
People worth learning a little more about


Patrick Bronte

(Born 1777 in Rathfriland in Down), Fiction, Poetry

The father of the famous Bronte sisters, Patrick was a poet and writer. He actually changed his name from Brunty.