Newcastle (County Down) Trivia

Can you answer these questions about the quiet Northern Irish seaside town of Newcastle, County Down?

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Last updated: October 31, 2021

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Hint	Answer
Located in this county	County Down
Located in this council area	Newry, Mourne and Down
Population	7672
Located on this river	Shimna
Forest located nearby	Donard Forest
Forest located nearby; popular visitor attraction and used as a location in Game of Thrones	Tollymore Forest
Named after a castle built by this ruling clan	Magennis
Mountains which town lies at foot of	Mourne Mountains
Highest mountain in Northern Ireland it sits at the foot of	Slieve Donard
Nearby nature reserve which is largest dune heath in Ireland; used as a training ground by American soldiers during World War II	Murlough Nature Reserve
Hard, shiny stone which forms mountains; used to create Edward Carson's grave and the base of the 9/11 Memorial in New York	Granite
Stream set to mark boundary of ancient Kingdom of Mourne; a rock next to it is said to have the handprint of this famous Christian saint	St Patrick's Stream
Famous golf club that has hosted major tournaments such as the Irish Open; voted the second best club in the world by Golfscape	Royal County Down Golf Club

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Disaster that occurred in 1843 in Dundrum Bay; 73 people died	Fishing boats sank in gale force winds
Row of cottages built for the widows and dependents of the men lost in disaster above	Widow's Row
Ship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel that ran aground in Dundrum Bay nearby	SS Great Britain
Family who helped transform village into coastal resort	Annesleys
Massive luxury hotel located next to famous golf club and former railway station;	Slieve Donard Hotel
Children's author who has lived most of his life in town	Martin Waddell
Wife of author Bram Stoker; believed to be inspiration for Lucy Westenra in Dracula	Florence Balcombe
Professional golfer born in town	Eddie Polland
Local newspaper based in town	The Mourne Observer
NAFL football team whose home ground is Shimna Integrated College	Newcastle FC
Parliamentary constituency	South Down
Postcode area	BT33
Railways which formerly served the town until closure in 1955	Belfast and County Down Railway Great Northern Railway of Ireland