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Newry
Newry (from the Irish: An tIúr meaning "the yew tree") is the fourth largest city in Northern Ireland and ninth in all of Ireland.

Carrickfergus Castle
Carrickfergus Castle is a Norman castle in Northern Ireland, situated in the town of Carrickfergus in County Antrim, on the shore of Belfast Lough.

Dunluce Castle
Dunluce Castle is one of the most extensive ruins of a medieval castle on the island of Ireland[citation needed.

Bangor Abbey
The Annals of Ulster tells us that the monastery of Bangor was founded by Saint Comgall in approximately 558 and was where the Antiphonarium Benchorense was written, a copy of which can be seen in the town's heritage centre.

Florence Court
Florence Court is a large 18th century house and estate located 8 miles south-west of Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.

Mountjoy Castle
The ruined castle sits on a small hill overlooking the Lough and the village, boasting fine views across the fields to the water’s edge.

Mussenden Temple
Mussenden Temple is a small circular building located on cliffs near Castlerock, high above the Atlantic Ocean on the north-western coast of Northern Ireland.

Historic Houses
There are some historic houses, Ardress House, Derrymore House, The Argory.

The oldest pub
Grace Neill is listed as the oldest pub in Ireland in the Guinness Book of Records, it has been there almost four centuries.

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