Downpatrick
Downpatrick (from Irish: Dún Pádraig, implying "Patrick's stronghold") [4] is a small town regarding 33 km (21 mi) south of Belfast in County Down, Northern Ireland. It has actually been a crucial site because old times. Its cathedral is claimed to be the burial place of Saint Patrick. Today, it is the county town of Down and 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 biggest community in the Lecale area, Downpatrick is an industrial, entertainment as well as management center for the region as well as works as a center for the neighboring communities as well as towns. Within a 30 minutes drive from Belfast, the area works as a commuter community for a large number of people. The town has a number of key as well as post-primary schools enlightening students from around the east Down area. Downpatrick is additionally renowned due to the fact that its background of St Patrick, even though the community had been named after him, it is believed throughout the fifth century he had actually lived in Downpatrick and also is presently buried in Down Cathedral. Downpatrick is characterised by the rolling drumlins that are a function of the Lecale area and also a legacy of glaciation throughout the Pleistocene, the Down drumlins themselves are underlaid by Ordovician and also Silurian shales as well as grits. Its floor lies within the marshland surrounding the north eastern of the town, recorded as being 1.3 feet (0.40 m) listed below sea level. Downpatrick is around 22 miles (35 km) from Belfast and has a normal bus service to the city.
