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Banbridge (/ b æ n ˈ b r ɪ dʒ / ban-BRIJ, [2] Irish: Droichead na Banna pronounced [d̪ˠɾˠɪçəd̪ˠ n̪ˠə ˈbˠan̪ˠə] [3]) is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on the River Bann and the A1 road and is named after a bridge built over the River Bann in 1712.
McWilliam was born in Banbridge, County Down, Ireland, the son of Dr William McWilliam, a local general practitioner. [2] Growing up in Banbridge had a great influence on his work. He made references to furniture makers such as Carson the Cooper and Proctors in his letters to his friend, Marjorie Burnett.
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There is now a monument on Downshire Place, put up by Banbridge District Council and recently a stained glass window was dedicated to J.M. Scriven, the dedication being carried out by Bishop Henry Scriven, who was then Suffragan Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe and is the great-great-grandnephew of Joseph Scriven. Joseph had two brothers— George ...
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. ... People from Banbridge (2 C, 24 P) S. ... (1 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Banbridge" The following 13 pages are in ...
Loughbrickland lake is a site of significance to the members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Ireland as the site of the first baptism by immersion in Ireland. On July 31st 1840, the Thomas Tate was baptised there [ 8 ] by Elder John Taylor , who later became a President of the Church.
This compared to a mean Northern Ireland per-capita spend of £7.70, putting Banbridge District in 22nd place out of the 26 local councils. [17] By 2006–2007, the mean per-capita spending on the arts by the council had risen to £3.38, but this compared to a Northern Ireland average of £8.44, putting the council at fifth from the bottom of ...
Katesbridge is a small hamlet in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is within the townland of Shannaghan, [1] just off the main route from Castlewellan to Banbridge, and 4.3 miles (7 km) north of Rathfriland. The River Bann flows by the hamlet. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 135 people. It lies within the Banbridge District.