About County Down
County Down is one of Northern Ireland's 6 counties, bordered by Armagh and Antrim. One of the county's most prominent features is the Ards Peninsula, famed for its sandy beaches. Down's county town is Downpatrick and it is here that St Patrick built his first church and where Downpatrick Cathedral now stands. Saint Patrick is buried here, at a spot marked by a bolder with the inscription Patric. By the seaside town of Newcastle is another of County Down's prominent features, the famous Mourne Mountains. These distinctive rolling granite mountains form twelve summits rising above 2,000ft, the tallest Slieve Donard, is
About County Armagh
County Armagh is in Northern Ireland. It was once the centre for the High Kings of Ulster and is now the ecclesiastic capital of Ireland. Armagh is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland and is situated on the border with the Republic. The north east of the county is known as the Orchard of Ireland, famed for its strawberries and apples and the people of Armagh call the county God's Country. Armagh City is the seat of both the Catholic and Protestant Archbishops of Ireland. The last High King of all Ireland; Brian Boru, is buried in the