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Answer
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Located in this county
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County Down
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Located in this council area
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Newry, Mourne and Down
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Population
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7672
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Located on this river
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Shimna
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Forest located nearby
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Donard Forest
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Forest located nearby; popular visitor attraction and used as a location in Game of Thrones
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Tollymore Forest
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Named after a castle built by this ruling clan
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Magennis
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Mountains which town lies at foot of
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Mourne Mountains
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Highest mountain in Northern Ireland it sits at the foot of
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Slieve Donard
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Nearby nature reserve which is largest dune heath in Ireland; used as a training ground by American soldiers during World War II
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Murlough Nature Reserve
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Hard, shiny stone which forms mountains; used to create Edward Carson's grave and the base of the 9/11 Memorial in New York
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Granite
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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
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St Patrick's Stream
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Famous golf club that has hosted major tournaments such as the Irish Open; voted the second best club in the world by Golfscape
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Royal County Down Golf Club
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Disaster that occurred in 1843 in Dundrum Bay; 73 people died
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Fishing boats sank in gale force winds
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Row of cottages built for the widows and dependents of the men lost in disaster above
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Widow's Row
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Ship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel that ran aground in Dundrum Bay nearby
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SS Great Britain
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Family who helped transform village into coastal resort
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Annesleys
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Massive luxury hotel located next to famous golf club and former railway station;
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Slieve Donard Hotel
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Children's author who has lived most of his life in town
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Martin Waddell
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Wife of author Bram Stoker; believed to be inspiration for Lucy Westenra in Dracula
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Florence Balcombe
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Professional golfer born in town
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Eddie Polland
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Local newspaper based in town
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The Mourne Observer
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NAFL football team whose home ground is Shimna Integrated College
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Newcastle FC
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Parliamentary constituency
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South Down
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Postcode area
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BT33
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Railways which formerly served the town until closure in 1955
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Belfast and County Down Railway Great Northern Railway of Ireland
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