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Down

Down (spr. daun), Grafschaft im östlichen Teil der irischen Provinz Ulster, erstreckt sich zwischen Belfast Lough und Carlingford Lough längs des Irischen Meeres, grenzt westlich an die Grafschaften Antrim und Armagh und umfaßt 2478 qkm (45 QM.) mit (1901) 289,335 Einw. (116 auf 1 qkm), darunter 26,4 Proz. Katholiken, aber 39,4 Proz. Presbyterianer, 22,6 Proz. Anhänger der irischen Kirche und 2,1 Proz. Anhänger der bischöflichen Kirche. Die Hauptstadt ist Downpatrick, die größten Städte sind Newry und Newtownards.


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