Downpatrick
Downpatrick (from Irish: Dún Pádraig, indicating "Patrick's stronghold") [4] is a small town about 33 kilometres (21 mi) south of Belfast in County Down, Northern Ireland. It has actually been an essential site since old times. Its cathedral is stated to be the tomb of Saint Patrick. Today, it is the county town of Down as well as the joint headquarters of Newry, Mourne as well as Down District Council. Downpatrick had a population of 10,822 according to the 2011 Census. As the largest community in the Lecale area, Downpatrick is an industrial, entertainment and administrative center for the area as well as acts as a center for the close-by towns and towns. Within a half an hour drive from Belfast, the area acts as a traveler community for a a great deal of individuals. The town has a number of main and also post-primary institutions enlightening pupils from all over the east Down location. Downpatrick is also well-known due to the fact that its history of St Patrick, despite the fact that the community had been named after him, it is thought during the 5th century he had lived in Downpatrick and is currently hidden in Down Cathedral. Downpatrick is characterised by the rolling drumlins that are an attribute of the Lecale location and a heritage of glaciation during the Pleistocene, the Down drumlins themselves are underlaid by Ordovician and Silurian shales as well as grits. Its lowest point lies within the marshland surrounding the north east of the community, taped as being 1.3 feet (0.40 m) below water level. Downpatrick is around 22 miles (35 kilometres) from Belfast as well as has a regular bus service to the city.
