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County Down

County Down (Irish: Contae an Dúin) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the traditional thirty-two counties of Ireland. It covers an area of 961 mi2 (2,490 km2) and has a population of 552,261. It borders County Antrim to the north, the Irish Sea to the east, County Armagh to the west, and County…

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Constituent Country
Northern Ireland
Country
United Kingdom
County town
Downpatrick
Established
Early 16th century
Highest elevation (Slieve Donard)
2,790 ft (850 m)
Postcode area
BT

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County Down

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Edges325
Triples429
Avg. degree1.99
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related to Notable people · 163
County Down → Air, Anne Brontë, Ards PeninsulaFrancis Rawdon-Hastings, Armagh, Ash, Ava, Ballywalter, BanbridgeColin Middleton, BangorBear Grylls, BangorBetsy Gray, BangorCharles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, BangorCraig Gilroy, BangorFoy Vance, BangorJames Martin, BangorJohn Mitchel, BangorKathleen Isabella Mackie, BangorNeil Shawcross, BangorPatrick Brontë, BangorPaul Rankin, BangorStephen Craigan
related to Places of interest · 76
County Down → An, Anne, Anthony Trollope, Ards Peninsula, Ballynoe, Banbridge, Barn, Branwell, Brigid, British Isles, Brontë Homeland, Brunty, Bush, Castlewellan, Castlewellan Forest Park, Charles Dickens, Charles Stewart, Charlotte, Church, Cloughmore
related to history · 37
County Down → An Act, Arde, August, Banne, Blackstafe, Brian Boru, Carie, Clandeboy, Coine, Copelande, Countries, Dufferin, Eaghe, English, Fierce, From, Glynes, In, Irish Parliament, Kilultoghe
related to Horse racing · 21
County Down → BetVictor Champion Chase, British Isles, County, Down, Down Royal, Down Royal Racecourse, Downpatrick, Downpatrick Racecourse, England, Grade, Horse Breeders, It, King James II, Lisburn, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland's, Overall, The, The Royal Corporation, The Ulster Derby
related to Royal Black Institution · 16
County Down → Bangor, Battle, Boyne, Each, In, July, July Royal Black Institution, King James II, King William III, Northern Ireland, Royal Black Institution, Scarva, Sham Fight, Sunday, The, Twelfth
related to Administration · 15
County Down → Ards, Armagh City, Banbridge, Belfast, Castlereagh, County Antrim, County Armagh, Craigavon, Down, Down County Council, Lisburn, Mourne, North DownNewry, Northern Ireland, The
related to Toponymy · 15
County Down → Another, Donegal, Downpatrick, Downshire, Dumbarton, Dundalk, Dundee, Dunfermline, Dún Lethglaise, Gaelic, Ireland, Irish, Republic, Scotland, The
related to Railways · 13
County Down → Ardglass, Ballynoe, Belfast, County Down Railway, Downpatrick, Former, Great Northern Railway, Inch Abbey, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Railways, The, The Downpatrick
related to In popular culture · 12
County Down → Battle, Build, Dolly's Brae, Gallows, Irish, Irish Catholic, July Orange, Star, The, The Loyalist, Twelfth, Ulster
related to Lawn bowls · 10
County Down → Bowling, Comber, Dunbarton, Dundonald, Holywood Bowling Club, Knock, Lawn, Newcastle, Northern Ireland Bowling Association, Saintfield

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county ireland northern irish ulster bangor downpatrick newry ards lough also strangford north antrim belfast holywood newcastle royal peninsula lisburn

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
County DownConstituent CountryNorthern Ireland1.00infobox
County DownCountryUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
County DownCounty townDownpatrick1.00infobox
County DownEstablishedEarly 16th century1.00infobox
County DownHighest elevation (Slieve Donard)2,790 ft (850 m)1.00infobox
County DownPostcode areaBT1.00infobox
County DownProvinceUlster1.00infobox
County DownTime zoneUTC±0 (GMT)1.00infobox
County Down• Rank4th1.00infobox
County Down• Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)1.00infobox
County Down• Total961 sq mi (2,489 km2)1.00infobox
County Down• Total553,2611.00infobox

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