County Down

County Down, (Contae an Dúin in Irish - meaning the Fort) is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland, and one of the nine counties of the ancient province of Ulster.

The county forms an area of 2,489 km² (961 square miles). The population in 2021 was 553,261. The county town is Downpatrick, and the largest town is Bangor.

References

Further reading
 Harris, Walter (attributed). 1744. The Ancient and Present Stare of the County of Down...'''Dublin.
 The Memoirs of John M. Regan, a Catholic Officer in the RIC and RUC, 1909–48'', Joost Augusteijn, editor, District Inspector, Co. Down 1930s, 1919, .

Other websites
 County Down website
 Armagh and Down Tourism 
 Culture Northern Ireland - Industrial Heritage of County Down 
 Down Gaelic Athletic Association/Cummann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste An Dún 
 Genealogy indexes for County Down
  Ardglass Fishing port on East Down coast