County Down (An Dún)
“The Mournemen” — in the province of Ulster. County town: Downpatrick.
The Mountains of Mourne and the burial place of St Patrick.
County Down 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 Louth across Carlingford Lough to the southwest.
Surnames from Down: Murray · Rooney · Garvey · Fitzsimons · Magennis · McCartan · Savage