Castlewellan
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Castlewellan is a small historic market town in County Down, in the south-east of Northern Ireland close to the Irish Sea. It is beside Castlewellan Lake and Slievenaslat mountain, 11 miles southwest
Main Street, Castlewellan, May 2010
St Malachy's Roman Catholic Church, May 2010
St Paul's Church of Ireland, May 2010
Southern entrance to the souterrain at Drumena Cashel
Newcastle, County Down
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Newcastle is a small seaside resort town in County Down, Northern Ireland, which had a population of 8,298 at the 2021 Census. It lies by the Irish Sea at the foot of Slieve Donard, the highest of the
Castlewellan
…Castlewellan railway station was opened on 24 March 1906 by the Great Northern Railway of Ireland, but closed on 2 May 1955. Trains used to connect Newcastle and Belfast via Lisburn. The Celtic Fusion International Musical Arts Festival was held annually in the town for a number of years, starting in 2002…
Newcastle from the beach, with Slieve Donard in the background
A photochrom print of Newcastle in the 1890s
View from main street in Newcastle towards Slieve Donard, the highest peak of the Mourne Mountains.
Newcastle from Donard Forest, with Murlough Nature Reserve beyond