#downpatrick

ihtaria.bsky.social

@ihtaria.bsky.social

18 hours ago

Map of Ireland denoting the towns published and in progress by the Irish Historic Towns Atlas. Ireland in green with sea in blue. Published towns with a red dot and those in progress with a green one.

Access #IHTA no. 8 Downpatrick for free here:
www.ria.ie/irish-histor...

And see some of our other published and in progress towns

Learn more about St Patrick with the @dib.ie doi.org/10.3318/dib....

and his Confessio
www.confessio.ie

#MapMonday #IHTA #StPatrick #Downpatrick

ihtaria.bsky.social

@ihtaria.bsky.social

18 hours ago

Cover of the Downpatrick atlas, no. 8 in the IHTA series. Cream background and an image of the cathedral in a green wash with people in the foreground

We are in the north for this week’s #MapMonday and what a better place to be than supposed burial place of St Patrick in #Downpatrick after he died in c. 490 at Saul ( modern Co. Down)
No. 8 in the #IHTA series by R.H. Buchanan & Anthony Wilson was published by the @ria.ie in 1997

Patrick Brannigan

@patrickjmb.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

CIÉ 124 - Downpatrick and County Down Railway 121 class locomotive 124 is one of 15 121 class locomotives built by General Motors for CIÉ in 1960 and operated on the Irish Rail system until 2008.

Oh, that is really interesting. I wonder is this it, see link, below. www.downrail.co.uk/rollingstock...

The folks at @downrail.bsky.social can help with this.

For those who know #Downpatrick this is a cracking picture of the loco on the low-loader coming into Market Street.

#SpéirGhorm

Patrick Brannigan

@patrickjmb.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

English Street
Views to and from Down Cathedral
Faded glory
#Downpatrick
#Lecale #LeathCathail
#CountyDown
#SpéirGhorm

Patrick Brannigan

@patrickjmb.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Shadow of a Cathedral Tower
Down Cathedral

#Downpatrick
#Lecale #LeathCathail
#CountyDown
#SpéirGhorm

Patrick Brannigan

@patrickjmb.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

1829 a dinner was held in Irish Street in honour of Daniel O'Connell for winning his campaign for Catholic Emancipation after a notable campaign for electoral reform.
#Downpatrick
#Lecale #LeathCathail
#CountyDown
#SpéirGhorm

Toni

@greatnorthern85.bsky.social

1 month ago

80 Class Cab Ride at Downpatrick Railway YouTube video by Enterprising Rail Films

A cab ride a few months ago at the Downpatrick & County Down Railway.

A shunt of their 80 class powercar, taking it from mainline to the front car park....

@downrail.bsky.social

#Trains #Railways #Ireland #Downpatrick #Heritage #NorthernIreland

youtu.be/uaWwwS73jFU?...

RailAdvent

@railadvent.bsky.social

2 months ago

Work starts on refurbishment of rare Irish railway carriage The Downpatrick & County Down Railway has started the restoration of Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ) ‘laminate’ carriage No. 1918.

Work starts on refurbishment of rare Irish railway carriage www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/01/work-starts-on-r... #downpatrick #ireland #restoration

RailAdvent

@railadvent.bsky.social

2 months ago

Call for greenways and heritage railways to receive equal treatment The Downpatrick and County Down Railway is asking the government to ensure that heritage railways are treated the same as greenway projects.

There is a wider structural issue around the difference in public support for the different uses of former railway lines. www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/01/call-for-greenwa... #downpatrick #DownpatrickAndCountyDownRailway #ireland

RailAdvent

@railadvent.bsky.social

2 months ago

Northern Ireland heritage railway volunteer receives Gaisce award by President Connolly Downpatrick and County Down Railway volunteer Shea McKee received a Gaisce Gold Award from Uachtarán na hÉireann / President of Ireland, Catherine Connolly, last week.

Downpatrick and County Down Railway volunteer Shea McKee received a Gaisce Gold Award from Uachtaran na hEireann / President of Ireland, Catherine Connolly, last week. #downpatrick

Victorian Turkish Baths

@victurk.bsky.social

4 months ago

Typographic advertisement in the Downpatrick Recorder (9 November 1861) announcing the opening of the Turkish baths. Details opening hours for men and women, and charges for different times of day ranging from 1/3d down to 6d. In the ladies bath, children under 10 were charged at half price, and those under 4 were admitted free. Shampooing cost 3d. extra. [The baths were not, of course, open on Sunday.]

#onthisday, 9 November 1861, Mr J Wilson opened #TurkishBaths at 15 English Street, #Downpatrick, Ireland. Little is known about them apart from what is in the advert announcing their opening. The town may have been too small to support them for they seem to disappear from view after 1863. 🗃️ #C19th

Downpatrick & County Down Railway

@downrail.bsky.social

4 months ago

For those of you who like your ghost trains extra dark, we also have an additional 18:45 departure on Saturday only.

Face-painting for kids included.

www.downrail.co.uk/event/hallow...

#Halloween #Downpatrick