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See also:NEWTOWNARDS (pron. Newtondrds)
, a See also:market See also:town of Co
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Down, See also:Ireland, beautifully situated near the See also:northern extremity of See also:Strangford Lough, on a See also:branch of the See also:Belfast and Co
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Down railway, 91 M
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E. of Belfast
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Pop
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(1901) 9110
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The town is sheltered by the Scrabo Hills on the See also:west and See also:north, and possesses a See also:fine square, in which the See also:pedestal of an See also:ancient See also:cross was erected in 1636
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See also:Muslin See also:embroidery is the See also:principal See also:industry
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There are also See also:mills for See also:flax and See also:hemp yarns, a See also:weaving factory and a See also:hosiery factory
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The remains of the old See also:
It was forfeited by the O'Neills, and given to the Hamiltons and Montgomeries, from whom it passed to the See also:marquess of See also:Londonderry
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It received a See also:charter from See also: |
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