Newtownards (ny
tənärdz`), town (1991 pop. 20,531), Ards dist., E Northern Ireland, near the head of Strangford Lough. There are textile and other industries in Newtownards. The ruins of a Dominican monastery, founded in 1244 by Walter de Burgh, earl of Ulster, are there.
tənärdz`), town (1991 pop. 20,531), Ards dist., E Northern Ireland, near the head of Strangford Lough. There are textile and other industries in Newtownards. The ruins of a Dominican monastery, founded in 1244 by Walter de Burgh, earl of Ulster, are there.Newtownards
Town (pop., 1991: 24,301), district seat of Ards, Northern Ireland. Settled in 1608 on the site of a ruined monastery, it is located east of Belfast. It is now a manufacturing centre.
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