Downpatrick

Burial place

town in County Down, Northern Ireland, UK

Location: 54.3220, -5.7030

Who is recorded here

In art

About the place

Downpatrick is a historic town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is on the Lecale peninsula, about 21 mi (34 km) south of Belfast. In the Middle Ages, it was the capital of the Dál Fiatach, the main ruling dynasty of Ulaid. Its cathedral is said to be the burial place of Saint Patrick.

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