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Downpatrick

a market town in Northern Ireland: reputedly the burial place of Saint Patrick. Pop.: 10 316 (2001)
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UNDER-13 LEAGUE TWO Downpatrick captain Jake Harding UNDER-14 Newcastle skipper Ryan McGorrian
But as we drove along the town's main street two days ago, my dad pointed out Downpatrick's new claim to fame - it is now home to Ireland's worst Christmas tree.
"I didn't want to run him at Downpatrick today because the difference between the two courses - Down Royal and Downpatrick is like day and night - but because of the small penalty he had to carry I decided to go ahead."
Rosaleen, as far as I know, was a great friend of mum and dad, who have passed on and she came from a town near Downpatrick called Saintfield.
"The Arts Centre was the last place we played in Downpatrick," frontman Tim Wheeler told The People.
In the first attack, at Downpatrick, two loud explosions were heard around 10.50pm and a hole was discovered in an outer fence of the station.
Ian Duff, manager of Downpatrick, said: "I am glad to see that the IHA have recognised the importance of racing in Northern Ireland and our input to the industry as a whole.
TRIPLE champion Irish flat jockey Pat Smullen starred with a double at Downpatrick yesterday.
The Bradford-based supermarket chain - which acquired all Safeway stores in a merger deal last month - could be forced to fork out the massive sum after acquiring the Safeway store in Downpatrick.
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