County Down, (Contae An Dúin in Irish) is one of the six counties that form Northern Ireland, covering an area of 2,448 km² (945 square miles). It lies in the province of Ulster. The estimated population in 1992 was 416,600, a more recent approximation puts it at about 516,000. The county town is Downpatrick, and the largest town is Bangor.
Down contains both the southernmost point in Northern Ireland (Cranfield Point) and the easternmost point on the island of Ireland (Burr Point).
The county borders County Antrim to the north, the Irish Sea to the east and County Armagh to the west.

Places of interest

White Image - County Down Art Gallery
Bangor FM - County Down Radio Station
County Down website
Armagh and Down Tourism
Culture Northern Ireland - Industrial Heritage of County Down
Down Gaelic Athletic Association/Cummann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste An Dún
Genealogy indexes for County Down