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Downpatrick

British  
/ ˌdaʊnˈpætrɪk /

noun

  1. a market town in Northern Ireland: reputedly the burial place of Saint Patrick. Pop: 10 316 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The incident began at about 04:45 BST on Sunday after a vehicle failed to stop for a police in the Fountain Street area of Downpatrick.

From BBC Jun. 1, 2026

On another wall there's a 1984 Skyway BMX - somewhat timely given Downpatrick opened its new BMX pumptrack a matter of months ago.

From BBC May 24, 2026

Angela Feenan, who was from Downpatrick, was pronounced dead at the scene of the incident, on Ardglass Road in the County Down town.

From BBC Dec. 27, 2025

Both British and Irish sides agreed there "must have been substantial co-ordination between south Armagh, west Belfast and Downpatrick".

From BBC Dec. 26, 2025

She was buried at Kildare, but her remains were afterwards translated to Downpatrick, where they were laid beside the bodies of St Patrick and St Columba.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various

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